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Posted February 6, 2006 Kaitlin Campbell Earns Style of Riding Award and Championship in Pony Jumpers at Winter Equestrian Festival
The star so far at WEF in this division is young Kaitlin Campbell and her amazing pony, Magic BB. The pair was reserve champion last week and moved up this week to capture the tricolor and a trip to the Parade of Champions. They dominated the week by placing first, second, and fourth in their classes. For her hard work, Campbell was given the Style of Riding Award for the second week in a row from the judges. Campbell trains with Patti Miller and Linda Crothers. Campbell’s partner in victory is Magic BB, a 20 year old pony that was bought in Europe. “He was in Holland doing the jumpers for a long time,” Campbell explained. “I’ve had him for two years, so I feel really comfortable riding him now.” Whether it is Magic BB’s maturity or just his personality, Campbell said that he is definitely laidback about his job. “He’s really quiet and is usually clean. I have to use huge spurs on him and kick him,” Campbell mentioned with a smile. “He likes turning courses better than galloping courses, because he’s better at those.” Magic BB is so quiet, in fact, that Campbell even competed in the Pony Hunters at WEF last year. “I showed him in the hunters down here last year and won a class out of 40. He’s pretty similar in both hunters and jumpers. He goes in a shape, but he doesn’t get wild or anything.” This week offered a special bonus for the Pony Jumpers. Their class was moved earlier this week into the Internationale Arena where many of the riders, including Campbell, had never shown before. “It was fun because it was something different. It’s a lot bigger than the rings I usually ride in!” she commented. The winner of today’s Low Junior Jumper Classic is a horse that strikes fear in the heart of every junior jumper. For over seven years, Kinda Blue has been one of the top junior jumpers in the country and has carried a family of talented riders to the winner’s circle. Kinda Blue and Haylie Jayne flew to the top of the leaderboard in today’s classic with a time of 33.710 seconds, one second faster than the next competitor. There were twelve clear horse and rider combinations from the first round, and all twelve were clear in the jump-off as well. Jayne went fairly early in a class of 88 competitors, and her time could not be caught. The lightning fast 14 year old gelding won again this week in a jump-off that featured very tight rollbacks and a bevy of interesting turns. “I liked it,” said Jayne. “It worked for my horse because he’s an amazing turner.” Haylie Jayne has had the ride on Kinda Blue for three years now, after inheriting him from her sister Maggie and her brother Charlie. “I was kind of intimidated to ride him in the beginning,” Jayne revealed, “but I just went with him. He did all of the work.” Although she was slightly nervous at first, Jayne and Kinda Blue have cemented their partnership now. “He has definitely changed a lot from when we first got him,” Jayne explained. “He was a lot more crazy then. He’s easier now and is much more calm.” She then added with a smile, “He still has a lot of fire in him though!” Official Results: Class 1061, $10,000 Low Junior Jumper Classic, Time First Round Jump-Off, Table II, Sec. 2(b), Grand Hunter Ring
Photo Credit: Magic BB and Kaitlin Campbell, Pony Jumper champions and Style of Riding Award winners at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo by Randi Muster. |
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Wellington,
FL- February 5, 2006- The second week of the 34th Winter Equestrian
Festival (WEF), the Gold Coast Jumper Classic presented by Carlisle,
came to a close today. One of the newest divisions at WEF is the Pony
Jumpers.
