Ricardo Nizri and Carvschka receive the blue ribbon at the HITS Ocala $7,500 U-Dump/SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High. (C) ESI Photography

Ocala, Florida: The Florida sun was shining bright above the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium on Sunday morning as nineteen horses competed for $7,500 in prize money over Bernardo Cabral’s course of 15 jumping efforts set at 1.45 meters.The course proved difficult for many as only three were able to go clean and proceed to the jump off. Three turned to one when Ricardo, on his grey Carvschka, was the only rider to complete the jump off free of faults with a time of 46.475.“I came along for the ride with the Mexican Team showing in the Nations Cup [next week]. I have never been to HITS Ocala before and I think it’s a very nice horse show,” said Nizri after his win. “I didn’t expect the course to be so big and the class so competitive.”Melissa Rudershausen from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania earned second place on Charmeur Ask with a four fault score in 37.695 seconds. Rudershausen was very pleased with her horse’s performance.“I thought my horse was always looking for the next fence so I was happy about that. He was right there where I wanted him to be,” said Rudershausen. “He just got a little quick and caught a rail in the second part of the combination.”Jared Petersen of Archer, Florida riding his father’s Via Dolorosa was third after an unfortunate stop at the first fence in the jump off.“I was going for the leave-out to the first jump and I just doubted it. I changed my mind. I should have just kept going,” Petersen reviewed. “I should have just had better pace coming to it and I would have been fine. I’m happy that he was clear in the first round.”Wellington, Florida native Nicole Bellissimo aboard Harley David was the fastest with four faults in the first round and a time of 73.599 to finish fourth.$7,500 U-Dump/SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper HighPlace      Horse      Owner   Rider   Prize   R.1 Faults   JO Faults  JO Time1 Carvschka  Ricardo Nizri  Ricardo Nizri  0 0 46.4752 Charmeur Ask     Melissa Rudershausen  Melissa Rudershausen  0  4  37.6953 Via Dolorosa     Derek Petersen     Jared Petersen     0  20  57.5924 Harley David     Bellissimo LLC     Nicole Bellissimo  4 –     -5 As Di Chupito  North Face Farm  Erin Hass  4     –  -6 Orientals  Double S Farm  Sima Morgello  4  –  -7 Available Aphrodite  AvailableJumpers.com  My Weber  4  –  -8 Ferno Van De Hermitage  Czech Mate  Hannah Holik  4  –  -9 Whittaker MVNZ  Woodrun  Laura Linback  8  –     -10 Valentina 156  Lexander Farm  Alex Parrish  8 –  -11 Captain Krutzmann  Smithfield Farms     Callie Smith  8  –  -12 Caprisio  Caroline McLeese     Caroline McLeese  8  –     –