Kacey McCann of SBS Farms Wins Three Tricolors in Junior Hunters at NCHJA Annual Horse Show
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Raleigh, NC – July 6, 2006 – Kacey McCann of Palmyra, PA, traveled to Raleigh, NC, to compete in the junior hunters for professional trainer Don Stewart. McCann trains with Susie Schoellkopf and Jennifer Alfano of SBS Farms Inc. in Buffalo, NY.

Stewart asked 15 year old McCann to ride horses in the junior hunters, which turned out to be a very successful partnership for the weekend. In the Small Junior 15 & Under Hunters, McCann piloted Stewart’s Fernwalk to the win in four out of the five classes in the division. They also won the Junior Hunter Classic over horses from all four junior divisions. For their incredible results, they were awarded the Judith B. Smith Memorial Perpetual Trophy and the Lois K. Tighe Perpetual Trophy.

McCann and Fernwalk have partnered once before, at last year’s Capital Challenge Horse Show. “He can be playful, but he’s so much fun,” McCann described. “He’ll fire off the ground, and he’s got a great jump.”

McCann was reserve champion in the same division on Gitan Rouge, owned by the Apex Equestrian Center. “I had no idea that I was going to show that horse,” McCann recalled. “Don set me up with the ride. He was really easy to ride and one to have fun on.” She also finished as reserve champion in the Large Junior 15 & Under Hunters on Likewise, another Stewart-owned entry. McCann showed Likewise earlier this year in Ocala and Atlanta and says the fancy hunter “has come a long way.” She added, “He’s really pretty. He’s definitely an eye catcher when he goes in the ring.”

Since the partnership between McCann and Fernwalk was so incredible, Stewart has asked McCann to ride the beautiful chestnut at the Junior Hunter Finals in Saugerties, NY, on July 24-26, and throughout the indoor finals.

Fellow SBS Farms rider Charlotte Jacobs of East Aurora, NY, piloted her new Large Pony Hunter, Court Jester, to the win in the Equitation 11 & Under at the Lake Placid Horse Show. She also rode Razzle Dazzle to the win in the Medium Pony Hunters.

McCann will compete next at the HITS Culpeper show in Virginia this upcoming weekend. SBS Farms Inc. will also show at the Merrill Lynch Hunter Jumper Classic in Chagrin Valley, OH, on July 11-16.

For more information on SBS Farms Inc. and their home base at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, please visit http://www.thebtrc.com.

Photo Credit: Kacey McCann, winner of three tricolor ribbons on catch rides at NCHJA Annual Horse Show. Photo © 2006 Jennifer Wood/PhelpsSports.com.

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