Palatine Stables Awarded Horse Show of the Year

In November 2013,the Northern Illinois Hunter Jumper Association presented the 2013 Horse Show of the Year Award to Palatine Stables for the Palatine Stable’s NIHJA Horse Show held on May 17, 18 and 19. The recipient of this award is determined by the total number of votes an NIHJA recognized horse show receives from the members of the Northern Illinois Hunter Jumper Association at the completion of the horse show season. There were a total of 19 NIHJA recognized shows during the 2013 Season which began in February and continued through the end of September. Palatine Stables has been the recipient of the NIHJA Horse Show of the Year Award a number of times in the past including 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2010. According to Toni Bruns, Palatine Stables Manager/Trainer, “We are very honored to have received this award following the effort and hard work it takes to produce the kind of horse show that exhibitors feel was the best horse show of the season.”

A large number of riders and horses from Palatine Stables also won individual awards including:

Reserve High Point Horse 2013: Seven's Prospect

2013 NIHJA MEDAL WINNERS

• NIHJA Adult Mini Medal 3rd place: Cadee Gehrke

• NIHJA Children's Mini Medal Reserve Champion: Caroline Kendall

• NIHJA Junior Medal 3rd place: Alison Hill, 4th place: Taylor Wienold, 5th place: Lauren Schaefer, 7th place Caitlin Griffin

• NIHJA Children's Medal 8th place: Lia Tzoubris

2013 DIVISIONAL WINNERS-EQUITATION

• Amateur Adult Equitation 3rd place: Kristie Hohol

• Junior Equitation 14 & under 3rd place: Lia Tzoubris, 5th place: Caitlin Griffin, 7th place Jayden Messner

• Junior Equitation 15-17 Reserve Champion: Taylor Wienold, 3rd place: Alison Hill, 8th place: Lauren Schaefer

• Modified Adult Equitation Champion: Cadee Gehrke, 3rd place: Sabine Zolan

• Modified Children's Equitation 4th place Lia Tzoubris, 8th place: Jayden Messner

• Short Stirrup Equitation Reserve Champion: Caleigh Klein

• Limit Children's Equitation 4th place: Haley Farrahar, 6th place: Caroline Kendall

2013 DIVISIONAL WINNERS-HUNTERS

• Short Stirrup Hunter Reserve Champion: Hello Irresistible

• Regular Working Hunter Champion: Pikant, Reserve Champion: Giant's Causeway, 3rd place: Slainte, 4th place: Barcello, 5th place: Seven's Prospect, 6th place: Monte Carlo

• Amateur Adult Hunter 4th place: Donatello

• Children's Hunter Reserve Champion: Second Chance, 4th place: Spilled Milk

• Junior Hunter 14 & under Champion: Second Chance, 3rd place: Giant's Causeway

• Junior Hunter 15-17 Reserve Champion: Barcello, 5th: Pikant

• Large Hunter Champion: Pikant, Reserve Champion: Giant's Causeway, 3rd place: Barcello, 4th place: Slainte, 8th place: Cavallino

• Modified Adult Hunter Reserve Champion: Spilled Milk, 7th place: Sugar n' Spice

• Non-Pro Hunter 4th place: Pikant, 6th place: Giant's Causeway

• Non-Thoroughbred Hunter 5th place: Barcello, 7th place: Monte Carlo

• Novice Adult Hunter Champion: Spilled Milk, 3rd place: Sugar n' Spice, 7th place: Moe

• Open Hunter Reserve Champion: Barcello, 4th place: Giant's Causeway, 7th place: Monte Carlo

2013 DIVISIONAL WINNERS-JUMPERS

• Combined Jumper Reserve Champion: Seven's Prospect, 6th place: Slainte

• Junior Amateur Jumper Champion: Seven's Prospect, 3rd place: Jameson, 6th place: Slainte

• Training Jumper Champion: Seven's Prospect, 6th place: Jameson

Palatine Stables is a facility of the Palatine Park District offering riding lessons, horsemanship classes, pony rides, pony parties, and an award winning show team. Palatine Stables is located at 1510 W. Northwest Hwy in Palatine, near the intersection of Northwest Hwy and Dundee Road. For more information about Palatine Stables, programs, lessons, parties, and camps, visit www.palatineparks.org or call the stables at 847-359-0009.

The mission of Palatine Park District is to provide a variety of safe, enjoyable and affordable parks and recreation facilities and activities that will enhance the quality of life by promoting good health and well-being for all residents and visitors of the Palatine Park District.