Tina Lund treated and released from University Hospital
The 2006 Maclay National Championship for the ASPCA Horsemanship Classes was held on November 4th and 5th at the Syracuse Invitational Horse Show. After Saturday’s events, Californian Nick Haness was at the top of the leaderboard with Julie Welles and Maggie McAlary close on Nick’s Heels.
Sunday saw the cream rise to the top as Maggie McAlary became this years ASPCA Maclay winner. McAlary qualified as a finalist by finishing 2nd in the Northeast. The Northeast (Region 1) produced both the first and second place finishers but the West (Region had the most top tens with 4 riders.
In the final round, four riders of the 25 finalists were called back for extra testing by the judges; they were: Nick Haness, Jennifer Waxman, Julie Welles and Maggie McAlary. In the end it was McAlary who most impressed judges Ralph Caristo and Rick Williamson with the smoothness of her test today.
McAlary rode Chagall and is trained by Andre Dignelli. Missy Clark’s student Julie Welles was second on Sander, and Jennifer Waxman, trained by Ken Smith and riding Falcon was third. Nick Haness, who is trained by John Bragg, was fourth riding Landano. Today’s final round followed a jumping and a flat phase yesterday that shortened the list from 148 to 25 finalists. The National Horse Show ASPCA Maclay Horsmanship National Championship originated in 1933 and is one of the most important honors for young equestrians.
Class 30 - National Horse Show ASPCA Maclay - Final Round
1 Triumph Maggie McAlary, Region 1
2 Sander Julie Welles, Region 1
3 Falcon Jennifer Waxman, Region 4
4 Landano Nick Haness, Region 8
5 Oscar R Sloane Coles, Region 3
6 Graf Gold Addison Phillips, Region 2
7 Obermie Adrienne Dixon, Region 8
8 Simplicity Mallory Olson, Region 8
9 Double O’Seven Nikko Ritter, Region 3
10 Ricochet Tina Dilandri, Region 8
Lund Released from Hospital
Denmark’s Tina Lund who suffered an injury during the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament Saturday evening has been treated and released from University Hospital, a nursing supervisor said on Sunday.
Lund aboard Zamiro, the 28th rider in a field of 37, hit a rail in the final triple-combination. The horse crashed through the rails and threw Tina to the ground.
For what seemed like a lifetime, Lund lay motionless on the ground until paramedics took her out of the ring on a stretcher.
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