Syracuse, NY—November 17, 2009— Victoria Birdsall and Jerremy emerged as the winners of the 2009 Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Year-End Championship at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 126th National Horse Show in Syracuse, NY.
The 2009 Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series included classes over 100 horse shows across the nation. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, held under Grand Prix rules and specifications, to give amateur-owner and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition.
Birdsall bested a field of over thirty of the nation’s top horses and riders who were invited to compete in the Championships based on their performances throughout the year. The Year-End Championship was decided based on an overall score which was compiled after four rounds of intense jumper competition. Riders qualified for Sunday’s final two rounds based on their performance in Thursday and Friday’s preliminary rounds. Scores were carried forward throughout the competition and were included in determining the final standings. Rounding out the top three at the Year-End Championships were Reed Kessler and Flight and Saer Coulter and Chalan. Birdsall also won the 2009 East Conference Junior Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series with Jerremy for the second year in a row, topping the season-long standings with 935 points.
The Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series is designed to give amateur-owner and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport.
Over the past 20 years, Cavalor has built an international reputation as the world leader in equine nutrition for high performance horses. Today, Cavalor products are sold and used in 45 countries by champion riders like Jos Lansink, Eric Lamaze, Anky Van Grunsven and Steffen Peters. Cavalor products include a complete line of feed, supplement and care products. All are the result of years of intense research and development, thorough testing, selection of the highest quality ingredients, strict manufacturing and quality control processes. Please visit the Cavalor website at www.cavalor.com.
The 2009 Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series is also sponsored by the Lake Placid Horse Show Association, Practical Horseman, Langer Equestrian Group, Taylor Harris Insurance Services and Stadium Jumping, Inc.
Any horse show offering a class that meets all the criteria set forth in the 2010 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series specifications and has prize money of at least $1,000 is eligible to be part of the Series.
For more information about the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, please visit the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.showjumpinghalloffame.net.
