Alexandra Cain and Camille Take Home the 2016 NAL Children's Hunter Title

Alexandra Cain and Camille (Photo: Al Cook)

Harrisburg, PA - Alexandra Cain, 17, from Olney, MD, and Camille owned by Louna Primm, were judged the best in the North American League (NAL) Children's Hunter Final held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show presented by the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund. Their two round score of 161.50 gave them the top award and the coveted Laura Palmer Pickett Memorial Perpetual Trophy for 2016.

From a starting field of 30 horses and their young riders, 12 were invited back to the ring for a second round. Scores from both rounds would be added together to decide the winner. Cain's first round score of 78 placed her in fourth position in the rankings. Her second round score, an 83.50, on its own merit would have only paced her fourth, but her consistency along with her competition's little bobbles gave her the win.

"In the first round I felt really confident," said Cain. "Then everyone was doing so well I got a little uneasy. I knew I had to pull it together and not be nervous for the second round. It was all quieting my nerves, because with her if I get nervous she gets really tense. So it really helps her if I am in my calm place.

Alexandra Cain and Camille (Photo: Al Cook)

I started riding her last November and got the opportunity to show her for the season and it was like the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. It was my first show season really seriously competing so to even make it this far is a big accomplishment for me. So my goal was just to make it to indoors and have fun. This just really adds to it.

Her owner told me that I can ride her again next year. So I am really excited about that. We still have to make a plan about what we will compete in, but with the same goal in mind. That is my life, Camille and school. I love her so much." Second place in the Final went to Cordelanne and Hope Rutter who scored a total of 161.25, a mere .25 behind Cain, and Kayla Wolfe and Weekend Affair took third on a score of 160.75.

$10,000 NAL CHILDREN'S HUNTER FINAL
Sponsored By North American League
1 Camille/Alexandra Cain/78.0/83.50.161.50
2 Cordelanne/Hope Rutter/80.0/81.25/161.25
3 Weekend Affair/Kayla Wolfe/77.0/83.75/160.75
4 So What/Alexandra Rainis/74.50/86.0/160.50
5 Andiamo/Elizabeth Carter/76.0/83.0/159.0
6 Ballinadee/Courtney Salkeld/83.0/75.5/158.5
7 Tuidam/Britta Stoeckel/74.0/84.0/158.0
8 Chapman/Kathryn Crenshaw/75.5/81.0/156.5
9 Inside Scoop/Carly Genovere/74.25/82.0/156.25
10 Vavaldi/Owen Gajoch/81.0/75.0/156.0
11 Game Changer/Elana Porter-Delgardo/75.0/80.0/155.
12 Finally Found/Cece Seigfried/77.5/70.0/147.5

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