Horsesdaily News: Perfection for Aimee Aron Over Four Rounds in $10,000 Young Riders Competition CSI-Y

Perfection for Aimee Aron Over Four Rounds in $10,000 Young Riders Competition CSI-Y

Wellington, FL - February 20, 2005 - One knockdown over four rounds of jumping separated first and second place in the $10,000 WEF Young Riders Individual Competition CSI-Y on Sunday. The Young Riders Competition, held over two days, featured both team and individual events.

Aimee Aron, aboard Ostara, owned by the Kinloch Enterprises, came away with the Individual Gold Medal after finishing four rounds of action without any penalties at all.

Carolyn Kelly on her mount Omona finished with the Individual Silver Medal with a single knockdown. The Bronze Medal went to Whitney Goulart on Megan Goulart’s Eclat, with a four round total of 21 faults.

The team of Carolyn Kelly, Nikko Ritter and Brianne Goutal gathered in the Team Gold Medal with a total score of 23 faults. The Team Silver Medal went to Whitney Goulart, Maggie Macalary and Sloane Coles with 34 faults in team scoring. Despite Aron’s fault free contribution, her team could only manage the Bronze with a team total of 109 faults.

For Gold Medalist Aron, her Winter Equestrian Festival success continues unabated. “Winning never ever gets old for me. Laura (Kraut) always tells me to never take any class for granted, so whether it’s a 1.60m or a schooling jumper, they’re all equally important to the overall plan.”

Aron said that the water jumps throughout the competition were a major factor. “The first day for the team competition in the DeNemethy was a nice course, but I think the water caught a lot of people off guard,” Aron affirmed. “But Ostara is a great jumper over the water and that worked to my advantage. And then again today, that was a big benefit for me, with the water out here at the Internationale Arena. I couldn’t be happier with the way he jumped over the four rounds,” said Aron.

Aron revealed that she’s trying to get over a bout with the flu that seems to be hitting everyone at WEF. “I’m really sick right now and my Mom said that maybe I should take a few days off, but for me, I’d rather be at the barn right now than anywhere else.”

For Individual Silver and Team Gold Medalist Kelly, this was an event she was looking forward to. “I did Young Riders this past summer and the whole team spirit thing, for me, is a lot of fun, so I was excited and really looked forward to this weekend. I was a little disappointed with my round yesterday morning,” Kelly admitted. “She’s a brand new horse for me and she spooked a little and she hadn’t done that with me before so I wasn’t sure how to handle that, and that’s where we got our one rail down for the four rounds,” said Kelly. “The rest of the competition though, she was great.”

Official Results - #104 – WEF Individual Young Riders Final -2-20-05 – Internationale Arena

1 – Aimee Aron, Ostara – 0
2 – Carolyn Kelly, Omana – 4
3 – Whitney Goulart, Eclat – 21
4 – Nikko Ritter, Lorano – 24
5 – Maggie Macalary, Mid Accord – 27
6 – Brianne Goutal, Sonate S – 39
7 – Casey Arndt-Hodges, Gandolf – 44
8 – Sloane Coles, Nirvana – 48
9 –Tattie Singer, Stormchaser – 56
10 – Agatha D’Ambra, Landgero – 118