Sho Clothes, Wellington’s dressage boutique sponsored the jog presentation at the Palm Beach Derby held last weekend. Sho Clothes judges, John Zopatti and Karen McKean had a difficult job, as the jog ran for several hours and all off the participants seemed to put extra effort into their turnout. In the end the prevailing winners were Francisco Saavedra for the men’s turnout and Susan Jacoma for the lady’s turnout.

Saavedra and Jaccoma each won a $100 gift certificate to Sho Clothes for the win. Saavedra’s crisp military turnout and immaculately groomed mount thoroughly impressed the judges. Saavadre works for the American Embacy in Equador, and is in south Florida working in qualifying for the Pan American Games. Jaccoma won the lady’s turnout with an equally well-groomed mount and a stylish outfit that judges deemed “both fashionable and suitable” for the jog.

Later in the weekend, Jaccoma proved that pretty is as pretty does, when she rode Leslie Malone’s, 9-year old Hanoverian, Harmony’s Weissmuller to a decisive win in the Intermediate-I class with a score of 71.25%

Sho Clothes, which is co-owned by former dressage rider/artist, Michele Hundt and Pan Am Gold Medalist, Betsy Rebar Sell, has been serving the dressage community since 2001. Sho Clothes has been especially supportive to the Palm Beach Derby. In fact, along with sponsoring the jog, Michele Hundt also provided the cover artwork for the 2007 prize program.