TAMPA, FL-November
26, 2001- Danielle Torano of Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, Erin Haas of Chelsea, MI and Shelby Walter
of Beverly Hills, CA emerged as the three conference
champions of the 2001 National Horse Sports
Foundation Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper
Classic Series. Each received a Tiffany crystal
from the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and a cooler
compliments of the National Horse Sports Foundation.
East Conference
Torano entered the East Conference's final event
at the National Horse Show in Madison Square
Garden with an insurmountable lead on Sir Ruly,
Inc.'s Lojana following her win in September
at the American Gold Cup. She placed fifth at
the National to finish the season with 155 points.
Paige Rassas of Northfield, IL was second in
the final standings with 82 points on her Chica
Bay. She clinched the Reserve Champion honor
by placing second in the final in New York to
Kate Bomgaars of Rochester, MN who won the class
on her Jupiter.
Central Conference
Haas won the Central Conference on her Mir with
88 points after defeating a field of 18 competitors
at the Kentucky National Horse Show, the culminating
event of the eight events in the Central Conference.
She had also won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame
class at the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse
Show in August. Finishing as the Central Conference
Reserve Champion was Chrissy Renz of Lake Geneva,
WI with 56 points on her Boo-Dah.
West Conference
In the final West event at the L.A. National
Horse Show on November 18, Walter and Lancer
Farm's German Dance placed second to Dana Levin
of Los Angeles on her Blackmail. The 22 points
for second place gave Shelby 52 points for the
year and the West Conference Championship over
Reserve Champion Morgan Fauth of Wazota, MN
on Cohiba. They finished the Series with 43
points. 16 horses went in the class at Los Angeles
with two going clean. German Dance went first
and finished clean in 46.314 seconds. Blackmail
then beat that time to gain the win with a clean
ride in 39.326 seconds. The second place was
still good enough for German Dance to win the
Series title. Blackmail's win allowed them to
tie for fourth in the West Conference final
standings with 30 points.
The NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic
Series, which runs February through November,
is divided into three geographical conferences.
In 2001, the East Conference hosted 22 shows,
the Central Conference hosted 8 shows and the
West Conference hosted 5 shows. At the end of
the series, East and Central Conference champions
were honored at the National Horse Show in New
York and the West Conference champion was honored
at the Los Angeles National Horse Show in Burbank,
CA.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic
Series gives Amateur-Owner and junior riders
an opportunity to compete at higher levels and
serves as a proving ground for riders who aspire
to someday represent the United States in international
competition.
The focus of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and
Museum, Inc. is to encourage broader interest
and participation in the equestrian sport of
show jumping, as well as to educate the equestrian
and non-equestrian alike by sharing the sport's
lore, fundamentals, history and greatest achievements.
The National Horse Sports Foundation (NHSF)
is a publicly supported charitable and educational
organization whose purposes include providing
financial and technical support for amateur
equestrian programs for adults and children
including therapeutic riding and competitions
for the disabled.
For more information about the 2001 Show Jumping
Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, please visit
the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.showjumpinghalloffame.com.
For more information
about the National Horse Sports Foundation,
please call (914) 454-5555.
