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March 1995 HOOF PRINT 97 Long Islanders were successful in 1994 problems. One of the most unusually bred horses in the LIDCTA high-score awards lineup was Belle de Crecy, ridden by Brian Forde. The mare is a Thoroughbred-Hanoverian-Quarter Horse cross. According to Forde, she has the erace the 1995 Pan AmencanGames dressage team with Metallic (the trials are held in February). These are but a few highlights of 1994, a year in which many Long Island horses and riders enjoyed success in the show ring and year-end awards.

Congratulations to By Paula Rodenas Correspondent MODIFIED ADULT EQ. M. Moquin. N. Cooper.

ADULT. EQ. D. Dearborn. M.A.

Toth. ADULT AMATEUR HUNTER Remarkable, M. Arnhold. Opportunity Knocks, R. Caruson.

CHILDREN'S HUNTER Dad's Mercedes, J. Kinsella. Arlenta, S. Traccia. EVERGREEN HUNTER Spate, L.

Waterbury. A Bit of Amber, A. Chennelle. LOW HUNTER Winning Smile, J. Mele.

Ingenue, J. Jokaitis. CONNECTICUT HUNTER Winning Smile. Lucas, L. Davis.

ADULTCHILDREN'S JUMPER Bloo Ba Yoo, R. Hirtle. Top Secret, K. Ruggiero. CONNECTICUT OPEN JUMPER Just Imagine, J.

Martin. Turten, T. James. PLEASURE Miss Barbie Twist, R. Terenzi.

A Bit of Amber, K. Mazur. The Caristo family of Hauppauge had and spirit of the Thoroughbred and the a lot to celebrate as 1994 came to an Hanoverian's ability to lengthen. Belle end. Heather Caristo took the Long Is- de Crecy was the LIDCTA first-level land Professional Horsemen's Associa- champion.

tion (L1PHA) championship in the small Fanci Acres Farm of Yaphank earned junior hunter division with So No a Footing of the Year award from the Wonder, who was champion and tied United States Dressage Federation. The for grand hunter champion at the Na- farm hosted eight recognized dressage tional Horse Show in November. shows last year and was praised for the Heather's mother, Holly Caristo, won quality of its permanent sand arenas. Highborn Horse Show Southbury, October 10, 1994 Judges: Martha Fulton, Carta Sharp SHORT STIRRUP K. Park.

H. Mclver. SHORT STIRRUP HUNTER Famley Kitten, E. Boatman. Midnight Snow, K.

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the $2,500 World Champion Hunter Adult Amateur Finals at the National, and her story is truly amazing. "At the last moment, my horse became sick, and I had to borrow another," she recalled. Aboard Air Controllerowned by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rego of Jamesport, she won the class.

Air Controller went on to become the 1994 LIPHA reserve champion in green working hunters. It was also a great year for Esme McCarthy of Huntington. McCarthy, 11, made her debut at the National in November and won the small pony hunter championship with Mistletoe. Mistletoe, who is soon to be outgrown, wound up as 1994 LIPHA small pony hunter champion, while McCarthy took reserve in pony equitation, and Mistletoe was also small pony hunter champion in the American Horse Shows Association's (AHSA) Zone 2 (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). Success was all in the family for the Toppings of Sagaponack.

Christian Topping tied for reserve in medium pony hunters for AHSA Zone 2 and won the 1994 LIPHA medium pony hunter championship with Robin Hood. His brother, Jagger, was third in the 1994 AHSA Zone 2 standings for amateur-owner hunters (18-30) with Fanfare. Andre de Leyer, son of Long Island's "galloping grandfather" Harry de Leyer, and his wife, Christine, earned a reserve championship in both AHSA and LIPHA adult amateur hunters (18-30) with Cover Girl. The LIPHA awarded championships in 22 divisions last year. Debra Wilcox of Riverhead proved the versatility of her Polish breeding stair hon, Bravado, by placing third in the LIPHA pre-green hunter division and winning the 1994 Long Island Dressage and Combined Training Association's LIDCTA) high-score award at training NO.

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PREPAYMENT NAME (FIRST, ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: level. ZIP: DAY PHONE SEND TO: Hoof Print, P.O. Box 2157, Glens Falls, NY 12801 Laurie Murphy earned two LIDCTA gh-score awards at second level (open and amateur) with her Thoroughbred, la uesin. Taliesin started out as a diffi-culUighly sensitive mount; but Mur-P patience overcame his early.