Karen Healey Stables Has Top Results
by Jennifer Wood, Special Report provided by PhelpsSports.com

Del Mar, CA – July 25, 2006 – Karen Healey Stables returned to action at the Showpark Summer Festival on July 19-23, 2006, at the Del Mar Horse Park in California. The show is managed by Blenheim Equisports, and the riders of Karen Healey Stables took home 15 first place finishes and four tricolor ribbons.

The team saw much of their success come from the jumper ring. Stefanie Mazer of Santa Monica, CA, and La Luna won a class in the Adult Amateur Jumpers and tied for the championship in the division. Another championship performance came from Yasmine Abdallat of Thousand Oaks, CA. She rode Team Harmony’s More Glory to first and fifth place ribbons in the Modified Junior/Amateur Jumpers, which gave them the championship. Tiffani Weeda of San Juan Capistrano, CA, and Porsche had a fantastic first show together. They won a 1.10m Jumper class, won a Modified Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class and tied for the championship, and finished second in a Children’s Jumper class.

Other top results came from assistant trainer and rider Kasey Ament. She rode Porsche to first place in the 1.15m Jumpers, finished second in the class on Team Harmony’s More Glory and picked up another third and fourth in the division on Sjapoo. Sjapoo and Ament also won a 1.20m Jumper class, and Ament rode Hampton Court to second place in the 1.30 Jumpers. She and Roma-M finished fourth in the 1.35m Jumpers. Ament and her grand prix mount Uniek were clean in the first round to advance in the 1.40m Jumper Classic, in which they finished ninth.

Veronica Tracy, another San Juan Capistrano resident, rode Hampton Court to first place in the Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers and fifth in the Classic. Sjapoo and owner/rider Victoria Eseke of Santa Barbara were second in the Modified Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers and finished eighth in the Classic. Fred Bauer and new mount Roma-M picked up a second place ribbon in the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper division and fifth in the Classic.

In the equitation ring, Karen Healey Stables took the top four spots overall in the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) Equitation Classic. First place went to Tracy, second was Shelby Wakeman of Westlake, CA, third went to Alexandra Conforti of La Cañada, and fourth was Hannah Selleck of Thousand Oaks.

Selleck also finished second in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search, while Tracy was third, Wakeman fourth, Michelle Morris of La Cañada was seventh, and Conforti was eighth. Weeda picked up the win in the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class, and Tracy was second in the CPHA Foundation class.

In the Equitation 15-17 under saddle, Karen Healey students captured the top five places. Tracy was first, Selleck second, Weeda third, Wakeman fourth, and Morris was fifth. Selleck took the win in the over fences class, while Wakeman was second, Morris third, and Tracy was fifth.

Tina Dilandri of La Jolla, CA, won the Equitation 14 & Under over fences class and was second in the under saddle. A new addition to the Karen Healey Stables team, Navona Gallegos of Santa Fe, NM, finished fourth in the under saddle.

Kristi Siam of Chatsworth, CA, had a successful week in the adult equitation classes. She won the PCHA Adult Medal and was third in both the Foxfield Medal and the CPHA Adult Medal class. Mazer was fourth in the CPHA Adult Medal.

Skylar Nelson finished third in the WIHS Pony Equitation class. She also rode to top ribbons in the Small Pony Hunters on Minni Me and in the Medium Pony Hunters on Macy Grey.

Hannah Selleck got the catch ride on Davlyn Farms’ Historic Lane in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters. They won two classes and were reserve champions in the division. Siam rode Karma to second and fourth place ribbons in the Low Amateur-Owner Hunters.

Karen Healey Stables will continue to show at the Del Mar Horse Park in the Showpark Racing Festival on July 26-30.

Photo Credit: Fred Bauer and Roma-M took home top ribbons in the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers at the Showpark Summer Festival. Photo © 2006 JumpShot.

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