Kathryn Mc Carthy Captures the NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay Region 2 Championship
John Y.G. Walker III, first vice president of the National Horse Show Association of America and his wife, Kim Beckwith Walker present the award to Kathryn Mc Carthy aboard Cool De Reve, with trainers Michael DelFiandra and Vanessa Roman of Grafton Ridge. Photo by SEL Photograp
North Salem, NY — Sept. 19, 2020 — The final day of competition during the Week II of the Old Salem Farm Fall Series kicked off Saturday morning. Sixteen junior horse-and-rider combinations were poised and ready to display their best efforts against Paul Jewell’s track in the NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay Region 2 Championship, while jumper competitors prepared for the $10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic. Young riders from across the region produced top rounds in the championship class but ultimately, Kathryn Mc Carthy of New Canaan, Connecticut, sealed the deal with her own Cool De Reve.
The NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay Championship is one of the most prestigious competitions for junior riders. Its winners are some of the most illustrious names in equestrian sport.
Each year, hundreds of the top junior riders compete to qualify for the NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay Championship at thousands of shows across the country for the honor to compete at the finals.
This year, the qualification process for the 2020 NHAA/ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships was amended so that riders who qualified for the finals were eligible to compete in the regionals, though it was not required. They also added that the top-placing, non-qualified rider in each regional competition would qualify for the Finals.
Kathryn Mc Carthy and Cool De Reve. Photo by SEL Photography
“The course I built today set all of the riders up for success,” said Jewell. “It was a challenging course with details such as triple bars and Swedish oxers, but it also allowed them time to breathe between some of the jumps. I feel most of the riders left with a positive experience.”
Of the 16 original combinations, judges Jeffrey Ayers and Walter (Timmy) Kees were in agreement that Mc Carthy’s solid round led the pack.
“Our champion had the most consistent round of all the riders,” Ayers said. “The second and third place winners were only slightly less consistent but still at a very elite level and in that way the class almost pinned itself.”
Despite being entirely new to the world of equitation when she partnered with Cool De Reve, Mc Carthy, who is in her final junior year, learned quickly from the 14-year-old Selle Francais gelding. The pair won several classes during the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington and qualified for both the NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay National Championship and the Washington International Horse Show Equitation Finals.
“This horse has been a great teacher for Kathryn and together they have qualified for several top equitation events, so we are very excited for indoor season,” said Grafton Ridge head trainer Michael DelFiandra.
Mc Carthy takes all her show ring cues from DelFiandra and his business partner, Vanessa Roman and credits them for her success.
“I went in the ring pretty nervous today because this is only my second Regionals but this horse is really everything I could ever imagine in an equitation horse. He took very good care of me today,” Mc Carthy said.
Ella Kraut and Limoncello Z. Photo by SEL Photography
“One thing I was happy about was that I did not rush as much as I anticipated, which is something my trainers and I have been working on quite a bit at home,” she added.
Mc Carthy spends the bulk of her time at the farm in her role as a working student. She said that because of her position, she benefits from training and hands-on horsemanship.
“The barn is everywhere and everything for me,” Mc Carthy said. “This is what I want to do with my life.”
Finalists from across the country will head to the National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park to determine the final outcome and 2020 winner of the coveted class.
Ella Kraut of Devon, Pennsylvania, piloted Chloe Doherty’s 13-year-old Zangersheide gelding Limoncello Z (Lupicor x Mompty) to second-place honors. Kraut trains with Olympic gold-medalist Chris Kappler. Bedford, New York’s Emily Aitken, trained by Gabrielle Hero, rode Katie Abajian’s 11-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Lambada to round out the top three.
Saturday’s class was presented by John Y.G. Walker III, first vice president of the NHSAA and his wife Kim Beckwith Walker.
“The National Horse Show will take place Oct. 23-Nov. 3 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, with all the appropriate COVID precautions,” Walker said. “We are very much looking forward to it!.”
For more information on the Maclay Finals visit:
HISTORY OF THE MACLAY
PAST WINNERS OF THE MACLAY
2020 QUALIFYING INFORMATION
Lillie Keenan and Stakki 6. Photo by SEL Photography
Lillie Keenan and Stakki 6 Steal the Show in the
$10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic
Hot on the heels of her victory in the $1,000 1.30m Open Jumper Stake earlier in the week, Lillie Keenan (USA) led Stakki 6 to a second victory. The 2013 NHSAA/ASPCA Maclay Finals champion won the $10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic. The first round course, set at a solid 1.35 meters, tasked riders with an efficient track to be completed in 75.00 seconds.
Keenan faced 32 top combinations including Olympians Leslie Howard and Rodrigo Pessoa, but with three elite mounts the 23-year-old athlete gave herself some good odds. Ten of the original starting field passed Jewell’s first test and moved on to the jump-off phase.
Keenan’s other equine partners included Double H Farm’s Giorgio Van’t Hagenhof, who had an unlucky four faults in the opening round and Chansonette Farm LLC’s El Balou Old. She and the 8-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Eldorado VD Zeshoek x Sunshine’s Botox) also produced a clear round and moved on to place eighth after the jump off.
It was Keenan’s youngest mount, the 7-year-old gelding Stakki 6, a Hanoverian gelding (Stakkato Gold x Adelaide), that proved unbeatable after racing through the final timers in 37.851 seconds of the 50.000 allowed.
“This horse is very mature for his age so I just had to make a plan and stick to it,” Keenan said. “In the jump-off, I didn’t have to do anything crazy or wild because he is naturally a fast horse so everything came up right as planned.
“From the day he entered the barn, Stakki has understood how to win,” she added. “He always gets right down to business and gives everything each time he enters the ring which is definitely unique.”
Keenan plans to return for Week III of the Old Salem Farm Fall Series.
“It is lovely to jump on the field here,” she said. “I think it is best for the horses. It is the most natural footing and teaches them to cope with going uphill or downhill while maintaining their balance.”
Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC’s 12-year-old Westphalian stallion Samurai 501 (Stalypso x Freixenet) snatched up the second-place honors on a double-clean effort in 39.817 seconds. Pessoa also earned the final spot on the podium with the 10-year-old Holsteiner mare La Caramba (Carambole x Welcome Cor) only falling shortly behind himself and clocking in at 40.257 seconds.
Old Salem Fall Series Week III kicks off with schooling on Wednesday Farm and will offer A-rated hunter competition and Level 2 Jumpers beginning Thursday. Highlights of the week include the $10,000 Jumper Classic and a hunter derby day Sunday, including a USHJA Pony Hunter Derby.
Final Results: NHAA/ASPCA Maclay Region 2 Championship
1 COOL DE REVE: 2006 Selle Francais gelding by Kashmir Van’t Schuttersho x Krikri Des Pres
KATHRYN MC CARTHY, Kathryn Mc Carthy, Michael DelFiandra
2 LIMONCELLO Z: 2007 Zangersheide gelding by Lupicor x Mompty
ELLA KRAUT, Chloe Doherty, Chris Kappler
3 LAMBADA: 2009 Swedish Warmblood
EMILY AITKEN, Kate Abajian, Gabrielle Hero
4 FUBIOH: 2009 Holsteiner gelding by Sandro Bay x unknown
CAMERON KOHLS, Cameron Kohls, Michael DelFiandra
5 CHESTER T: 2007 Dutch Warmblood gelding by Douglas VDL x Manita
SARAH TOM, The Ridge Farm LLC, Nona Garson
6 MARKEN I: 2011 Swedish Warmblood gelding by Clinton I x May Amaire
ANGELINA MATOS, Angelina Matos, Michael Desiderio
7 DIANKO: 2010 Warmblood gelding
EMILY SUMERAY, Jessie Goodwin, Caitlin Githens
8 COCKTAIL 51: 2010 Holsteiner gelding by Corrado I x Oxana
KATHERINE LEBARON, Katherine Lebaron, Elizabeth Cunniffe
9 CANTARO M: 2009 Warmblood gelding by Catoki’s Canon x Corade
ALEXIS HURCHALLA, Troy Hendricks, Troy Hendricks
10 CELTIC 23: 2009 Holsteiner gelding by Contendro I x Let’s Dance 1
CAMILLE BORRES, Camille Borres, Katie Benson
11 COBALD V: 2007 Dutch Warmblood gelding by Unistar x Gravin
LAUREN RADI, Lauren Radi, Nona Garson
Final Results: $10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic
1 STAKKI 6: 2013 Hanoverian gelding by Stakkato Gold x Adelaide
LILLIE KEENAN(USA), Chansonette Farm LLC: 0/0/37.851
2 SAMURAI 501: 2008 Westphalian stallion by Stalypso x Freixenet
RODRIGO PESSOA(BRA), Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC: 0/0/39.817
3 LA CARAMBA: 2010 Holsteiner mare by Carambole x Welcome Cor
RODRIGO PESSOA(BRA, Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC: 0/0/40.257
4 CLARINA: 2011 Holsteiner mare by Clarimo x Ustharia
KRISTY HERRERA(USA), Caroline Ellis:
5 JOY NONSTOP VD MOORSKESHOEVE: 2009 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Non Stop x Orpas
EMMA MARLOWE(USA), TFS. LLC: 0/0/47.399
6 MILAN IV: 2005 Holsteiner gelding by Lasino x Oki Doki
DELANEY FLYNN(USA), Grace Jacobsen: 0/4/36.993
7 FATIMA: 2010 Dutch Warmblood mare by Clinton x Unknown
KATIE LYNCH(USA), David Hopper: 0/4/38.367
8 EL BALOU OLD: 2012 Oldenburg gelding by Eldorado VD Zeshoek x Sunshine’s Botox
LILLIE KEENAN(USA), Chansonette Farm LLC:
9 CHARLY GLB: 2011 Westphalian gelding by Comme II Faut 5 x Carina
CHELSEA MOSS(USA), Pablo Mejia: 0/4/41.189
10 GAUGUIN: 2011 KWPN gelding by VDL Groep Zagreb x Dulci
KEVIN MEALIFF(IRL), TFS. LCC: 0/
11 GK CALIFORNIA: 2010 Hanoverian gelding by Cosido x Ilona IV
LAUREN FISCHER(USA), Lauren Fischer: 0/4/44.370
12 MY JEWEL’S MAGIC TOUCH: 2012 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Stakkato x A-Jewels Touch
RODRIGO PESSOA(BRA), Jewel Court Stud USA LLC: 0/4/44.727
What – Old Salem Farm Fall Series Horse Shows are three weeks of top-notch competition in the heart of Westchester County’s horse country. Old Salem Farm reminds competitors to adhere to COVID-19 Protocols for the safety of all.
Week I – Sept. 8-13
USEF Level 5 Jumpers – “B” Hunters
OSF Equitation Challenge, presented by Palm Beach International Academy (Saturday, Sept.12)
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Mane 'n Tail (Saturday, Sept. 12)
$25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem, presented by The Kincade Group (Friday Sept. 11)
$75,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group (Sunday Sept. 13)
SCHEDULE
Week II – Sept. 15-19
ASPCA Maclay Regionals (Region 2)
USEF Level 2 Jumpers --“C” Hunters
$10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic
SCHEDULE
Week III – Sept. 23-27
USEF Level 2 Jumpers –“A” Hunters
$5,000 Old Salem Farm Derby
$1,000 Old Salem Farm Children/Adult Derby
$1,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby
$10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic
SCHEDULE
Where – Old Salem Farm | 190 June Road | North Salem, New York 10560
Prize List
Website - Oldsalemfarm.net
Contact - Lori Johnsen - johnsenl@oldsalemfarm.net
Official Photographer - SEL Photography
Located just one hour north of New York City, Old Salem Farm is known as one of the finest equestrian competition venues in North America. Its beautifully manicured grounds host the world's elite horses and athletes. Events on the property draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond who delight in strolling the grounds, shopping on boutique row, enjoying a range of culinary options while watching equestrian sport at its best.
Over the years, Old Salem Farm has hosted United States Olympic Team Selection Trials and Longines FEI World Cup™ qualifiers, FEI North American Youth Championships and ASPCA Maclay Regionals. Olympic stars such as Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Leslie Burr-Howard, Daniel Bluman, Mario DesLauriers, Beat Mändli other world-class equestrians, have competed at Old Salem Farm throughout the years.
Old Salem Farm, a 120-acre boarding and training facility with 90 permanent stalls, is the ideal learning environment for area clients to achieve their goals.
For more information, visit OldSalemFarm.net