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 Mandy Porter and YJC Graduate Con Capilot (Con Capitol x Pilot) topped a 12-horse jump-off on Sunday to win the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Thermal. They capped the first week of competition in the desert as the race to qualify for the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix heats up. ©Flying Horse Photography (Ed. Note: Con Capilot competed in the Young Jumper Championships from 2008-2010, earning top ribbons from WEF to Desert Circuit.)
THERMAL, CA (January 28, 2013) – In a thrilling a contest that came down to the final seconds of the jump-off, the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, brought the first week of competition at HITS Desert Horse Park to a heart-pounding conclusion as Encinitas, California rider Mandy Porter on My Equine Ventures’ Con Capilot snatched victory from Mexico’s Enrique Gonzales on his own Quilebo Du Tillard.
Gonzales sat comfortably in first, but in a dramatic turn of events, Porter advanced to first. She was next-to-last in the ring among 32 starters and last to go in a jump-off that saw 12 advance fault-free past round one of Canadian designer Danny Foster’s course of 13 jumping efforts that included lots of tight turns and combinations.
First up in the jump-off was Gonzalez riding Criptonite, laying down an early Great American Time to Beat of 41.22 seconds. The next two – Helen McNaught of San Ramon, California and her own Caballo, and Tammie Phillips of Stratmore, Alberta and her own Lerche 37 – both upped the ante until Gonzalez returned with a redeeming ride on Quilebo Du Tillard. They ended in second in a time of 40.64 seconds.
Continue reading Porter Pulls Out All the Stops to Win the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix with YJC Graduate Con Capilot
 Peterbilt by Wild Turkey Farm's Lio Calyon, and Guy Thomas at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games. Stockimageservices.com photo. August 10, 2011 – Georgetown, KY – The Wild Turkey Farm Western League Finals of the Young Jumper Championships will return to Showpark during the Showpark All Seasons Tournament August 31 – September 4, 2011. The Championship will showcase top-ranked young jumpers from around the west coast in three age groups:
Wild Turkey Farm 5-Year-Old Western League Final
Wild Turkey Farm 6-Year-Old Western League Final
Wild Turkey Farm 7/8-Year-Old Western League Final
Click on the link below to view the list of qualified entries for 2011.
Continue reading YJC Announces Qualifying Lists for Wild Turkey Farm Western League Finals
 "It never gets old," exclaimed Hutchison. "Cantano (Cascavelle x Acord II) has learned it all now which just makes him so much fun to ride." © CapturedMomentPhoto.com. As expected, Venezuelan course designer Leopoldo Palacios challenged riders and horses alike with courses that demanded a technically accurate ride within a tight time allowed. Of the thirty-eight horses who entered the $10,000 1.40M Jumper Classic, eleven were clean and the top five spots went to up and coming young riders. Last to go, Karl Cook aboard Lavito (owned by Signe Ostby) took the top prize away from Paris Sellon on her Orlando LA, when he stopped the clock a mere half a second faster. Coming in a close third, just a half a second slower than Sellon was fourteen year old Kara Chad of Canada on Stone Ridge’s Alberto II. College freshman Saer Coulter rounded out the top five on her two mounts Atticus and Asgard.
Later that afternoon in the $50,000 Grand Prix of California, nine out of thirty-eight riders managed to navigate the first round without fault, advancing to a true race to the finish jump-off. A number of veteran show jumpers earned a spot in the second round, but none of them were able to beat the blazing double clean trip set by Susan Hutchison aboard the outstanding 11-year-old stallion, El Dorado 29’s Cantano.
Flying to the final jump-off fence, Hutchison not only managed to be fastest by almost two seconds, she also secured her fifteenth grand prix win on Cantano.
Continue reading Winning Never Gets Old for Susie Hutchison and Cantano
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