July 2022 Issue

Page 16 July 2022 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Animal Health Blanket Repair/Custom Tack Farrier Supply Boarding & Lessons Aged Equines Barn Construction Bedding The Directory Fencing Competitive Distance Riding The King of Devon Continues His Reign at the 2022 Devon Horse Show Rizvi rounded out the top three aboard Exquise du Pachis for her 4-fault effort and time of 74.51 seconds. McLain Ward was awarded the Open Jumper Championship, and the Leading Open Jumper Rider title. After two wins during the week on two different mounts, Jessica Mendoza emerged as the Leading Open Jumper Lady Rider. The Open Jumper Reserve Cham- pion was awarded to Schuyler Riley and Robin de Ponthual. Adult Amateur Jumper com- petition came to a head on Monday evening, May 30, with the $7,500 NALAdult Jumper Classic. Of 25 horse-and-rider combinations, Wen- dy Chapot Nunn on Cashe’ claimed the division’s tricolor ribbon. Tori Bilas and Brisbane took the red ribbon, whileAlyson Gurney and Black Friday finished third. Alexandra Pielet and Hyperbolics were named theAmateur-Owner Jumper Champion and the Leading Amateur-Owner Jumper Rider. Arena Eventing One of the Devon Horse Show’s most popular events, the $50,000 Arena Eventing, took center stage Sunday evening, May 29. Since its inception in 2017, the special class has been supported by some of eventing’s most esteemed riders. The 2017 inaugural victor Sara Kozumplik and Rubens D’Ysieux went home with the Devon blue. The unique class combines two of the three elements of eventing: cross-country and show jumping. The cross-country phase featured a 27-obstacle course spanning the Dixon Oval and the Wheeler Ring that combined many traditional cross-country elements with show jumping oxers and verticals. Following round one, the top twelve athletes returned to the Dixon Oval to complete 15 more obstacles in a jump-off round. In the jump-off round Olym- pian and reigning Devon Arena Eventing champion Boyd Martin aboard Fedarman B jumped to the top spot with a clear ride and a time of 77.382 seconds. Fellow Olympian Phillip Dutton aboard his first of two mounts, Hachi, had one time fault in the first round and a rail down in the second round to finish with five faults in a time of 85.69 seconds. A clear round in the jump off put Ema Klugman and Bendigo in second place, until Arielle Aharoni and Dutch Times flew into second place carrying only 0.4 faults with a time of 79.788 seconds. (Continued from page 7) (Continued on page 17) Before a sell-out crowd, McLain Ward captured his twelfth Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon win on Contagious, extending his reign as “King of Devon” for another year. The class honors Sapphire, Ward’s mount for two Olympic games with whom he won the Devon Grand Prix twice. Photo credit: Emma Miller, Phelps Media Group