Wellington, FL- February 10- The Kilkenny/ICH Internationale is the third week of competition in the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. The hunters are in their second week of showing after having last week off.

The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is known for showcasing the most talented hunters in the country, and it is a display of up-and-coming stars. The Pre-Green divisions have young horses in their first year of showing, and many go on to fulfill their early potential.

This week in the Pre-Green Working Hunter 3’, 98 horses were split into three sections. The largest was Section A, with 36 entries. As the results came in, there was only one horse that regularly placed in the ribbons. Leslie Clarke’s Sunday Morning and Samantha Conroy have only shown once before, but were amazingly consistent this week.

Conroy asserted that “he’s such a cute little jumper.” The judges agreed, as they pinned Sunday Morning first in two over fences classes and placed him third in the last over fences class. Sunday Morning and Conroy were the only ones to place in the top three in every over fences class in their section. “We were so pleased with the way he went this week. He’s so talented, and he always tries to do the right thing,” Conroy expressed. “He’s so straightforward for such an inexperienced horse.”

Sunday Morning will get another chance to shine as Leslie Clarke’s daughter, Victoria Williams, shows him in the Adult Amateur Hunters later this week. Reserve champion in the A section of the Pre-Green 3’ was Simply Elegant, ridden by Quentin Judge and owned by Lara Gordon.

Two weeks ago, Take Away and Havens Schatt, riding for Cortie Wetherill, were reserve champions in the Regular Working Hunters. Although they did not win any classes this week, they were consistent enough to come home with the championship. The pair were second and third over fences yesterday and earned a sixth place under saddle. They placed second and third again over the jumps today, which gave them the win over reserve champions Beyond and owner/rider Scott Stewart.

Scott Stewart is well known for winning in the hunter divisions, but was still looking for his first rated division championship. He triumphed today in the Second Year Green Working Hunters on True, owned by Fashion Farm. Reserve champions were Protégé and Elizabeth Towell, who rode for All Seasons Farm.

Popeye K and Tommy Serio locked in the Regular Conformation Hunter championship again, as they won four classes in the division and placed second and sixth in the remaining two classes. Their constant top calls in the division earned the tricolor for owner Elizabeth Spencer, while Paladijn and Louise Serio received the reserve championship for Meralex Farm.

Hunter highlights for tomorrow will include the First Year Green Working Hunter championship and the opening classes for the Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunters. The first equitation classes of the week will start with the WIHS Equitation class and the USEF Talent Search.