Thank you to the 2010 CHSA Finals Lead Sponsors!
2010 CHSA Finals – Results
September 1, 2010
Order of Go Posted for 2010 CHSA Finals
August 25, 2010
185 Entries, 31 Classes, and 403 Classes Entered for the 2010 CHSA Finals!!
We are looking forward to seeing all of the 2010 CHSA Finalists on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29 at the Westbrook Hunt Club. Saturday will start at 7:00 am with Class #102 – Schooling Class – Short Stirrup Hunter and Sunday will start at 7:30 am with Class #29 – Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Equitation.
You can pick up your numbers and several special gifts at the Secretary Tent which is located next to the Nutrena Tent near the show ring. Hours for the Secretary are Friday from 3:00 – 6:00 pm, Saturday from 6:30 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 7:00 am – 4:00pm.
View 2010 CHSA Finals Order Of Go
View Order of Go – Saturday – REVISED (Low Training moved to After Class #15 – Modified Adult Amateur Hunter)
Belt Sizes….
August 14, 2010
The entry gift for riders is a belt and comes in the following sizes:
XS – 26-28″
Small – 30-32″
Medium – 34-36″
Large – 38-40″
X-Large – 42-44″
XX-Large – 46-48″
Congratulations, You have Qualified!
August 12, 2010
2010 CHSA FINALS Invitations are in the mail!!
The results are Final and below are the 2010 CHSA Finals Class Standings. Invitations are being mailed to all qualified finalists. If you are an alternate – please check this list daily, as we will update your alternate status as we confirm riders have “moved up” or scratched. As Entry Forms and checks are received they will be in the comment section of the Finals Class Standing List below.
2010 CHSA Finals Standing and Entry Forms Received (Updated Monday August 23, 2010)[All entries are posted, if you don't see your entry posted please email chsa@chsaonline.com]
Invitation:
If you can’t wait for your invitation in the mail, you can view the invitation package online. You can print out the online forms and follow the directions to send in your entry forms.
Dates to remember:
Entry Forms due with prepaid check by Friday, August 20, 2010 by 6:00pm
Order of Go posted online by Friday, August 27, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 7:00 AM – CHSA Finals
Lead Rein, Low Training and Modified Children’s Hunter Demonstration Classes
For the last two years, by popular request, the Finals Committee offered a new section to the show – a Lead Rein Demonstration Class, which is being offered again this year.
The Low Training Jumper Division came very close to qualifying this year, and the CHSA Finals Committee wants to encourage further participation in this class
for the future. The CHSA Finals Committee will offer a Low Training Jumper Demonstration Class this year, if ten (10) of the Low Training Jumper rider and horses with any number of points in the Low Training Jumper Division as of August 8, 2010, send in their entry forms for the 2010 CHSA Finals.
This class will take place Saturday, August 28, in the Westbrook Hunt Club Main Hunter Ring and the fences will be at the starter level – not to exceed 2’6”.
Modified Children’s Hunter
In keeping with the goal of our Finals to encourage and promote interest in the beginner and intermediate classes for members, this year the Finals Committee
decided to offer a 2’6” Modified Children’s Hunter class for our Children’s Equitation riders.
The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will only be open to riders who qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal and who show in the CHSA Children’s Equitation Medal at the 2010 CHSA Finals. The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will run on Saturday, August 28th and the Children’s Equitation Medal will run on Sunday, August 29th.
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2010 CHSA Finals Invitation Letter:
The CHSA Board of Directors would like to congratulate you on your 2010 CHSA Finals qualification for the following division(s):
View 2010 CHSA Final Standing and Entry Forms Received
Please join your fellow CHSA members at the 2010 CHSA Finals on Saturday, August 28, and Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the Westbrook Hunt Club.
Please review the enclosed 2010 CHSA Finals Prize List and Rules of the Competition.
Next, fill out the following forms included in this mailing:
- 2010 CHSA Finals Entry Form – Fill out the enclosed Entry Form. Don’t forget your belt and t-shirt size as we have a couple of special gifts for you!
- Stall Reservation Form – Fill out the enclosed Stall Reservation Form including shavings and hay as needed. All stalls must be paid in advance and forms are due by Friday, August 13, 2010. New date Wed, August 18, 2010.
- Troiano Cookout Reservation Form – Fill out the enclosed Cookout Reservation form to reserve your meal for the Troiano Cookout to be held Saturday night from 6 – 8 pm. (Free for Exhibitors and Trainers, $5 for Friends and Family)
- Tent Table Reservation Form – Reserve your table under the Nutrena Tent. Each table seats 8 people. Tables under the tents can only be reserved in advance and are $150 each.
- Support the 2010 CHSA Finals – Please consider becoming a CHSA Finals Medalist or purchase a Congratulatory Message in the Finals program.
In order to reserve your place in the 2010 CHSA Finals, your completed entry form along with a prepaid check must be mailed and received or postmarked by Friday, August 20, 2010. All forms must be filled out in their entirety including all signatures and membership numbers. If you are under the age of 18, the entry form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. In order to participate in the CHSA Finals it is necessary that both rider and horse or pony be CHSA members. Please include these membership numbers on the Entry Form.
Please send your check, made payable to CHSA, with your Entry Form, Stalls, Tent Table Reservation, and Support Forms in one payment to:
CHSA Finals
Larry Schwartz
10 Potter Hill Drive
Guilford, CT 06437
Questions? 203-903-CHSA (2472) or chsa@chsaonline.com
If you are unable to attend or you have moved up a division, for example: from Walk-Trot to Short Stirrup, please send an email to chsa@chsaonline.com letting us know that you are unable to attend and we will offer your place to an alternate. If we do not receive your entry form by the deadline we will offer your place to an alternate.
There are no post entries for this event! No Exceptions!
Subway - Subway has generously donated subs for each rider and trainer. Please go to the Nutrena Tent and claim your sub each day of the CHSA Finals. Only one Subway sub per Exhibitor and Trainer. Your trainer must be listed on your entry form to be eligible.
Nutrena Ice Cream Social – Nutrena will be hosting an old fashion Ice Cream Social under the Nutrena Tent on Saturday and Sunday at approximately 3:00pm each day. Ice cream will be served with your favorite toppings and whipped cream!
Troiano Cookout – New for 2010, Troiano Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Artioli Dodge are sponsoring an Exhibitors Cookout Saturday, August 28, 2010 under the big tent from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. All Exhibitors, Trainers, Friends and Family are invited to attend. The Cookout is Free for Exhibitors and Trainers and $5 per person for Friends and Family. We need you to fill out the attached form to reserve your meal at the Troiano Cookout.
Low Training Jumper Demonstration Class
The Low Training Jumper Division came very close to qualifying this year, and the CHSA Finals Committee wants to encourage further participation in this class for the future. The CHSA Finals Committee will offer a Low Training Jumper Demonstration Class this year, if ten (10) of the Low Training Jumper rider and horses with any number of points in the Low Training Jumper Division as of August 8, 2010, send in their entry forms for the 2010 CHSA Finals.
This class will take place Saturday, August 28, in the Westbrook Hunt Club Main Hunter Ring and the fences will be at the starter level – not to exceed 2’6”.
Modified Children’s Hunter, and Lead Rein Demonstration Class – For the last two years, by popular request, the Finals Committee offered a new section to the show – a Lead Rein Demonstration Class, which is being offered again this year.
In keeping with the goal of our Finals to encourage and promote interest in the beginner and intermediate classes for members, this year the Finals Committee decided to offer a 2’6” Modified Children’s Hunter class for our Children’s Equitation riders.
The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will only be open to riders who qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal and who show in the CHSA Children’s Equitation Medal at the 2010 CHSA Finals. The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will run on Saturday, August 28th and the Children’s Equitation Medal will run on Sunday, August 29th.
MODIFIED CHILDREN’S HUNTER DIVISION
Open to junior riders who have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal. Riders may show horses or ponies. Fence height 2′6″. No combinations permitted.
Westbrook Horse Show – If you are interested in showing at the Westbrook Hunt Club Horse show on Sunday, August 29, 2010, please visit www.westbrookhuntclub.com for a prize list and entry form.
For up to date information on the 2010 CHSA Finals please visit our web site www.chsafinals.com. We will post completed entry forms as they are received and the Order of Go will be posted online no later then Friday, August 27, 2010.
Special thanks to the CHSA Finals Lead Sponsors; Nutrena and Troiano Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Artioli Dodge.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 CHSA Finals in Westbrook on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2010.
Sincerely,
Larry Schwartz
Chairman
2010 CHSA Finals
2010 CHSA Finals Qualified Divisions – Updated Saturday, August 7, 2010
August 7, 2010
The 2010 CHSA Finals will be held Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the Westbrook Hunt Club, Westbrook, CT. The CHSA Finals provide a year end showcase to encourage and promote interest in the beginner and intermediate classes and/or divisions for all members of CHSA with any surplus funds to benefit the CHSA Scholarship Fund.
Only two more shows to qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals – Folly Farm on Saturday, August 7 and Mystic Valley Summer Premiere Sunday, August 8 – Tuesday, August 10, 2010. See the CHSA Calendar for more details or visit www.chsaonline.com.Dates to Remember:
- Wednesday, August 11, 2010 – Qualified Finals Riders/Horses announced in CHSA Finals web site and mailed invitations.
- Friday, August 13, 2010 – Stall Reservation Forms due.
- Friday, August 13, 2010 – Tent Table Reservations due.
- Friday, August 20, 2010 – Deadline for Entry Forms and payment.
- Friday, August 27, 2010 – Order of Go posted on CHSA Finals web site
- Saturday, August 28 – Sunday, August 29, 2010 – 2010 CHSA Finals Horse Show
2010 Qualified Divisions
As of Saturday, August 7, 2010, the following CHSA Divisions have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals:
2010 Qualified Divisions
Short Stirrup Eq Medal (21 Riders)
Short Stirrup Hunter (20 Horses)
Pre-Children’s Eq Medal (28 Riders)
Pre-Children’s Hunter (20 Horses)
Children’s Eq Medal (25 Riders)
Modified Adult Eq Medal (13 Riders)
Modified Adult Hunter (17 Horses)
Long Stirrup Eq(11 Riders)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Eq (20 Riders)
Walk-Trot Pleasure (20 Horses)
Beginner 11 & Over Eq (10 Riders)
Beginner 11+ Pleasure (10 Horses)
Hunter Pleasure(20 Horses)
Children’s Pleasure Pony(17 Horses)
Junior Exhib Eng Pleasure(17 Horses)
Quarter Horse Hunter U/S (14 Horses)
Adult English Pleasure (15 Horses)
CHSA English Pleasure(14 Horses)
Color Breed Pleasure (10 Horses)
2010 Eligible Divisions
Low Training Jumper (8 Horses, Need 2 more)
Remember the rules for qualifying:
Equitation/Hunter/Pleasure – Top 20 horses who have 25 points or more will qualify except CHSA English Pleasure the Top 20 horses who 12 points or more will qualify.
CHSA Medal Classes – Top 30 riders who have 12 points or more. Once you reach 70 points you automatically qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals for that Medal Class and you are exempt from showing in that Medal Class for the rest of the showing season.
Thank you to the 2010 CHSA Finals Lead Sponsors!
2010 Lead Rein Information
July 4, 2010
Once again we will be holding a demonstration Lead Rein class at the 2010 CHSA Finals. Many trainers and parents have asked us to continue to include Lead Rein in the CHSA Finals and the CHSA Finals Committee enthusiastically agreed to offer the class again this year.
The Details:
- The Lead Rein class will be held on Sunday, August 29, 2010 between Noon and 3pm.
- In order to participate in the demonstration class the rider must be a CHSA Member prior to August 1st, 2010.
- Open to children under 7 who have not competed in any riding or driving classes other
than Lead Rein. - We will take the first 20 Lead Rein entries. Entry Forms will be available at www.chsaonline.com on or before Wednesday, August 11th.
- The Fee for the class will be $50, no other fees will be charged including no office fee.
- Handlers will need to be in proper show clothes or dress clothes, please no jeans.
- Specifications – Entries will be asked to trot individually. The entries will be judged on the basis of elementary fundamentals of equitation excluding diagonals.
We hope all the CHSA Lead Rein members can join us at the 2010 CHSA Finals on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
2010 CHSA Finals – Show Officials
July 4, 2010
The following Officials have accepted the 2010 CHSA Finals Show Committee’s invitation to officiate the 2010 CHSA Finals:
Judges:
Carol Molony – Brewster, NY
Daniel FitzSimmons – Wallkill, NY
Course Designer: Tom Keogh
Show Secretary – Larry Schwartz
Announcer – Kevin Drew
Paddock Master – Jared Canny
Trophy Presentation Coordinator – Laura Lee
Scorer – Katie Philbrook
VIP Tent Hostess: Christen Scarpa
We recently learned one of our Judges Carol Molony was inducted to the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame -
Excerpt from EquineSearch EquiWire News by Nancy Jaffer.
Haverford, Pa., June 3, 2010 — If ever there were a perfect place to honor the past, it’s the Merion Cricket Club, where dozens of the show world’s biggest names gathered this week at the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame induction dinner to pay homage to their own.
Set in one of the leafy suburbs along Philadelphia’s Main Line, just a few miles from the Devon Horse Show grounds, this venerable sporting and social establishment offered the right backdrop for the annual dinner. Green lawns and walls lined with oil paintings of past club presidents set the mood for remembrance and a tribute to the horses and riders who are the legends of the hunter world.
Carol Altman Molony, a founder of the Hall of Fame, was rightfully inducted for her many contributions to the sport. I watched her win both the Maclay and the Medal finals at Madison Square Garden in 1962 (they were held on consecutive days at that time). I was only a tot then, of course, but what would have made the performance even more outstanding, had I known it, was the fact that her mount was a borrowed horse that she had competed previously only in a hunter trials the previous weekend.
That tidbit was told to us by her friend Judy Richter, a Hall member who introduced her. Carol rode with Gordon Wright, who also was one of George Morris’ trainers. She earned numerous championships, including at the National Horse Show, and also gave advice to Mary Mairs (Chapot) on how to win the equitation finals on a borrowed horse. After a 1969 accident that ended her riding career, she turned to teaching, working at Bennett College, the Ox Ridge Hunt Club and other stables along the way until settling in at Stony Creek in North Salem, N.Y. All the while, she has been “a real doer…who quietly gets it done.” She has contributed to the industry by being a leader in the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF), the Professional Horsemen’s Association and the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, as well as having involvement in the intercollegiate program and judging national equitation finals.
Modified Children’s Hunter Added for 2010 CHSA Finals
June 28, 2010
For the 2010 CHSA Finals, the CHSA Finals Committee is adding a demonstration division for Children Equitation riders – Modified Children’s Hunter with a fence heigh of 2′6″.
The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will only be open to riders who qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal and who show in the CHSA Children’s Equitation Medal at the 2010 CHSA Finals. The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will run on Saturday, August 28th and the Children’s Equitation Medal will run on Sunday, August 29th. Questions? Please email chsa@chsaonline.com.
MODIFIED CHILDREN’S HUNTER DIVISION
Open to junior riders who have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal. Riders may show horses or ponies. Fence height 2′6″. No Combinations permitted.
2010 CHSA Finals Qualified Divisions – Updated June 27, 2010
June 27, 2010
CHSA is pleased to announce that as of Monday, June 27, 2010, the following CHSA Divisions have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals:
2010 Qualified Divisions
Short Stirrup Equitation Medal (13 Riders)
Short Stirrup Hunter (18 Horses)
Pre-Children’s Equitation Medal (15 Riders) New!!
Pre-Children’s Hunter (18 Horses)
Children’s Equitation Medal (15 Riders)
Modified Adult Hunter (13 Horses) New!!
Long Stirrup Equitation(10 Riders) New!!
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Equitation (20 Riders)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Pleasure (18 Horses)
Beginner 11 & Over Equitation (10 Riders) New!!
Hunter Pleasure(19 Horses)
Children’s Pleasure Pony(13 Horses)
Junior Exhibitor English Pleasure(13 Horses)
Quarter Horse Hunter U/S (10 Horses) New!!
Adult English Pleasure (11 Horses) New!!
2010 Eligible Divisions
Modified Adult Equitation Medal (5 Riders)
Low Training Jumper (5 Horses)
CHSA English Pleasure (12 Points Minimum)(8 Horses)
Color Breed Pleasure (9 Horses)
Beginner 11+ Pleasure Rider (8 Horses)
Remember the rules for qualifying:
Equitation/Hunter/Pleasure - Top 20 horses who have 25 points or more will qualify except CHSA English Pleasure the Top 20 horses who 12 points or more will qualify.
CHSA Medal Classes - Top 30 riders who have 12 points or more. Once you reach 70 points you automatically qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals for that Medal Class and you are exempt from showing in that Medal Class for the rest of the showing season.
The 2009 qualifying period runs from December 1, 2009 until Sunday, August 8, 2010. The last show to qualify will be the Mystic Valley Hunt Club Premiere Show held on Sunday, August 8, 2009.
2010 CHSA Finals Class Sponsorship
For $250 you can sponsor a CHSA Finals Class and receive these benefits:
- Your name/barn/company listed in the program
- Present the awards and ribbons at the 2010 CHSA Finals for the class you choose to sponsor
- Receive a Blue Sponsorship Ribbon for you class to proudly display in your barn or office
Sign up now to choose your class – several have already been sold!
2010 CHSA Finals Qualified Divisions – Updated June 7, 2010
June 7, 2010
CHSA is pleased to announce that as of Monday, June 7, 2010, the following CHSA Divisions have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals:
2010 Qualified Divisions
Short Stirrup Equitation Medal (12 Riders)
Short Stirrup Hunter (17 Horses)
Pre-Children’s Hunter (15 Horses)
Children’s Equitation Medal (11 Riders)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Equitation (16 Riders)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Pleasure (14 Horses)
Hunter Pleasure(16 Horses)
Children’s Pleasure Pony(12 Horses)
Junior Exhibitor English Pleasure(11 Horses)
2010 Eligible Divisions
Pre-Children’s Equitation Medal (9 Riders)
Modified Adult Equitation Medal (2 Riders)
Modified Adult Hunter (9 Horses)
Long Stirrup Equitation(7 Riders
Low Training Jumper (4 Horses)
Quarter Horse Hunter U/S (9 Horses)
Adult English Pleasure (9 Horses)
CHSA English Pleasure (12 Points Minimum)(6 Horses)
Color Breed Pleasure (7 Horses)
Long Stirrup Equitation (8 Riders)
Beginner 11 & Over Equitation (8 Riders)
Beginner 11+ Pleasure Rider (7 Horses)
Remember the rules for qualifying:
Equitation/Hunter/Pleasure - Top 20 horses who have 25 points or more will qualify except CHSA English Pleasure the Top 20 horses who 12 points or more will qualify.
CHSA Medal Classes - Top 30 riders who have 12 points or more. Once you reach 70 points you automatically qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals for that Medal Class and you are exempt from showing in that Medal Class for the rest of the showing season.
2010 CHSA Finals Class Sponsorship
For $250 you can sponsor a CHSA Finals Class and receive these benefits:
- Your name/barn/company listed in the program
- Present the awards and ribbons at the 2010 CHSA Finals for the class you choose to sponsor
- Receive a Blue Sponsorship Ribbon for you class to proudly display in your barn or office
Sign up now to choose your class – several have already been sold!