Ocala, FL- March 7, 2006- Kacey McCann of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, has found Ocala to her liking as she was named Best Junior Rider by the judges at the HITS IV Ocala Tournament show in Ocala, Florida. This is the third time in four weeks that McCann has been given this honor at Ocala.
Trainer Susie Schoellkopf said, “I’m very proud of Kacey.”
In the Equitation 15-17 division, McCann began her week with a blue ribbon riding her equitation horse, Marcellus, owned by the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center of Buffalo, New York.
McCann showed her own Only Jumping Boy in the Level 5 Jumper to finish 2nd to Eamonn Hughes and Faldo and returned with Mick O Angelo in the Junior Jumper (Low) Level 5 competition where she finished 2nd to Jenny Childs and Gulfstream V.
In the Washington International Show Equitation Classic, McCann rode Marcellus in the Hunter phase, where the pair also took second place.
In the Small Junior Hunter 15 and Under division, McCann showed Regalo, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Oare of Warren, Virginia. The pair was champion in the division, taking home three first place ribbons to capture the tricolor.
Moving on to the Large Junior Hunter 15 and Under division, McCann showed Carlyle for owner Susan Brunn of Medinah, Minnesota. The pair received two first place ribbons on their way to the reserve championship.
McCann finished off her superb weekend with a double win in the Modified Junior Hunter division. Again on Carlyle she took two blue ribbons for the championship ribbon. Showing Natalie for Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Tosh, she also captured the reserve championship with a first and two seconds.
Not a bad weeks work.
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