Lexington, Ky. – Aug. 2, 2018 – Large ponies took over the Claiborne Ring on Thursday at the Kentucky Horse Park, concluding competition with the USEF Large Pony Medal, where 13-year-old Lourdes Low bested 21 entries to capture the victory with Agnes Hahn’s Splendid. Second place was awarded to Madison Moore and Watchusayin, while Katherine Fason and A Blond Moment finished third.
Lourdes Low and Splendid
Bobby Murphy’s course proved difficult for many young riders, starting with a trot fence and including a double combination as well as a halt before the final fence. Low and the 11-year-old Welsh gelding rode to the winning round as they prepare ahead of next week’s USEF Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. Low will be returning for her third year at the annual championship, but it will be her first year with Splendid and her first year in the Large Pony division.
Low, of Okatie, South Carolina, is qualified to compete in her second Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal at this year’s USEF Pony Finals, where the small, medium and large sizes will compete in combined competition on Sunday, Aug. 12, in the Alltech Arena.
Madison Moore and Watchusayin
Hunter competition will resume in the Clairborne Ring at 8 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, with the remaining Large Pony Hunter over fences classes upon which the Large Pony Hunter champion will be crowned. The Kentucky Summer Classic will highlight hunter competition with the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, sponsored by the World Equestrian Center and Kentucky Horse Shows, in the Stonelea Ring on Saturday, Aug. 4.
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