2005 News & Press Releases

• Danielle Torano Celebrates $50,000 Vermont Grand Prix Victory – Danielle Torano of Fort Lauderdale, FL, won the $50,000
  Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix to conclude the five-week Vermont Summer Festival show jumping tournament running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

• Local Competitor Susan Wheeler Loves Vermont Summer Festival Horse
  Show – Local equestrian Susan Wheeler has been
  competing at the Vermont Summer Festival for the past five
  years. Held for five weeks each year at the Harold Bebee
  Farm in East Dorset, the equestrian competition is a short
  drive from Wheeler’s home in Manchester.
• Christine McCrea Masters Mini Prix at Vermont Summer Festival – Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, made another
  trip to the Vermont Summer Festival winner’s circle
  by claiming victory in the $10,000 Mini Prix on Friday,
  August 12, at the five-week long show jumping competition
  running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.
• Victoria Birdsall Claims FEI Children’s Qualifier at Vermont Summer
  Festival – Victoria Birdsall of Topsfield, MA,
  claimed the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Children’s
  Jumping Qualifier at the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show
  running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

“Danielle Torano guided Capitano to victory in the $50,000 Vermont Summer Festival Grand Prix to conclude the 2005 Vermont Summer Festival.”
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“Local competitor Susan Wheeler of Manchester enjoys competing with Lancelot at the five-week Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show.”
Photo Credit – Raphael Photography
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• Final Week of Competition Underway at 2005 Vermont Summer Festival – The final week of competition began on Wednesday at the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

Week 4— Manchester & the Mountains Horse Show

• Ian Silitch Navigates Grand Prix Win at Vermont Summer Festival
  – Ian Silitch made a triumphant return to the Vermont
  Summer Festival Horse Show by winning the $30,000 Manchester
  and the Mountains Grand Prix held Sunday, August 7, in East Dorset, VT.

• Julie Welles Keeps Winning at 2005 Vermont Summer Festival
  – Julie Welles continued her winning ways during Week
  Four at the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July
  13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

• Tracy Magness Masters Mini Prix at 2005 Vermont Summer Festival
  – It just may prove to be Tracy Magness’ week
  at the Vermont Summer Festival running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

• Blythe Marano Tops USEF Talent Search at 2005 Vermont Summer Festival
  – One week after helping USA Zone 2 capture the Gold
  Medal at the North American Young Riders’ Championship,
  Blythe Marano once again demonstrated her winning form by
  claiming the USEF Talent Search at the Vermont Summer Festival
  running from July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.
• Top Grand Prix Riders Set to Face-Off at 2005 Vermont Summer Festival
  – Tracy Bartko-Magness won the $2,500 Open Jumper competition
  on Wednesday to open the fourth of five weeks of show jumping
  competition at the Vermont Summer Festival running July
  13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.

“Blythe Marano and Little Foot
claimed their second USEF Talent Search title during Week Four
at the 2005 Vermont Summer Festival.” Photo credit: David
Mullinix Photography. Additional photos available upon request.
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• Christine Tribble Crowned Grand Prix Champion at Vermont Summer Festival – Christine Tribble broke Jimmy Torano’s stronghold
  on the Vermont Summer Festival by winning the $30,000 Mt.
  Equinox Grand Prix on Sunday, July 31, the third of five
  weeks of show jumping competition running in East Dorset,
  VT.
• Olivia Weeks Wins NAL/WIHS Jumper Classic at Vermont Summer Festival
  – Olivia Weeks followed in her sisters’ footsteps
  by winning the $1,500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic
  on Saturday at the Vermont Summer Festival running July
  13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.
• Jimmy Torano Wins Again at Vermont Summer Festival
  – Jimmy Torano extended his winning streak to four major victories
  in three weeks of competition at the Vermont Summer Festival
  running July 13 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT.
• Tatiana Dzavik Wins USEF Talent Search at Vermont Summer Festival
  – The third of five weeks at the Vermont Summer Festival
  is underway in East Dorset, Vermont, and Tatiana Dzavik
  of Toronto, Canada, came up the big winner in Thursday’s
  United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Talent Search.
  

  

  “Jimmy Torano won the $10,000
  Mini Prix riding Aguila, marking his fourth victory of the
  Vermont Summer Festival.”Photo credit: David Mullinix
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“Christine Tribble guided Laddidor
to victory in the $30,000 Mt. Equinox Grand Prix at the Vermont
Summer Festival.” Photo credit: David Mullinix Photography.
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“Olivia Weeks claimed the NAL/WIHS
Children’s Jumper Classic at the Vermont Summer Festival.”
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• Jimmy

  Torano Wins Again – Claims Victory Riding Marlo in
  the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival
  

  Joy Slater and Shindig Win $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic
  – Jimmy Torano riding Marlo, the big gray mare
  he owns with Sir Ruly, Inc., topped a field of 20 horses
  to win the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix today, his second
  consecutive Grand Prix win at the Vermont Summer Festival
  in East Dorset, Vermont.

• Dudley

  Macfarlane Masters Marshall & Sterling Adult Hunter
  Classic

  Casey Kole Claims Show Circuit Magazine Children’s Medal

  Kara Bergenty Bests Pony Jumpers at Vermont Summer Festival
  – Dudley Macfarlane, 50, of Darien, Connecticut, won
  the Marshall & Sterling Adult Hunter Classic today riding
  Holiday owned by Juliana Fischer.

• JimmyTorano Riding Marlo Wins $10,000 Open Mini Prix at Vermont
  Summer Festival – Jimmy Torano’s winning
  streak continued today as the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based
  rider notched yet another win at the Vermont Summer Festival.
• Julie Welles Wins USEF Talent Search and WIHS Hunter Phase at
  Vermont Summer Festival – Julie Welles, 17, of
  West Simsbury, Connecticut, had quite a morning at the Manchester
  Classic Horse Show in East Dorset, Vermont, today, claiming
  victories in two major classes.
• Vermont Summer Festival Ramps Up for Week 2: Manchester Classic
  Horse Show Abigail Greer and Nevada Dominate Hunter Ring
  Kim Perlman and Postman Top Level 4 Jumpers
  – The Vermont Summer Festival launched Week 2 of the five-week
  event today with the Manchester Classic Horse Show, which
  runs from July 20-24, 2005, at the Harold Beebe Farm in
  East Dorset, Vermont.

Jimmy Torano and Marlo – Photo credit:
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Dudley Macfarlane and Holiday – Photo
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Week 1— Manchester Summer Festival Horse Show

• Jimmy Torano and Edesa’s Caruso Win $30,000 Battenkill Grand
  Prix at Manchester Summer Festival – Jimmy Torano
  of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, riding Edesa’s Caruso
  for owner James B. Pirtle and the Caruso Group won the $30,000
  Battenkill Grand Prix at Manchester Summer Festival today,
  besting a field of 24 horses. —July 17, 2005
• Vermont Summer Festival Features Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper
  Classic Series – Danielle Torano Aboard Lojana
  Wins $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic Michael Kennedy and Marco
  Claim $5,000 Low Jr/A-O Jumper Classic Caitlin Darnall and
  Jiffy Pop Win Low Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic
  —July 17, 2005

• Kate Mahoney Wins USEF Small Pony Medal, Olivia Jack Claims USEF
  Medium Pony Medal, Anna Kluger Earns USEF Large Pony Medal
  – Pony riders at the Manchester Summer Festival
  showed their mettle today, contending for three USEF Pony
  Medals.—July 16, 2005
• Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill Makes Vermont Debut at Manchester
  Summer Festival – The Vermont Summer Festival is
  now sanctioned by Equine Canada, the national body for equestrian
  sport in Canada..—July 15, 2005

Beth Underhill and Magdaline –
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Jimmy Torano and Edesa’s Caruso – Photo credit: David Mullinix
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Olivia Jack and Baubles and Bows, USEF
Medium Pony Medal winner – Photo credit: David Mullinix Photography.
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• Robert

  Ross and Argensohn Win $10,000 Mini Prix at Vermont Summer
  Festival – Robert Ross riding Argensohn for owner
  Joe Zada and Romance Farm won the $10,000 Open Mini Prix
  today at the Manchester Summer Festival, the first week
  of the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont.—July
  15, 2005

• Blythe

  Marano Aboard Little Foot Victorious in USEF Talent Search
  Whitney Goulart on Convent 8 Wins USEF Hunter Seat Medal
  Andrew Philbrick and E Ticket Triumph in NAL Open Speed
  – Blythe Marano, 17, of Bedminster, New Jersey, riding Little
  Foot for owner Missy Clark and North Run Stables, topped
  a class of 22 entries today to win the two-phase USEF Talent
  Search at the Manchester Summer Festival, the first week
  of the Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows in East Dorset,
  Vermont.—July 14, 2005

• Vermont

  Summer Festival Kick-Off Amy Momrow Wins Open Jumper at
  Manchester Summer Festival – The Vermont Summer
  Festival kicked off today with the first of five horse shows
  in the five-week summer series at the Harold Beebe Farm
  in East Dorset, Vermont. —July 13, 2005

Press Releases prior to the start of the 2005 Circuit

• Vermont

  Summer Festival Has Huge Economic Impact on Vermont Tourism
  – The Vermont Summer Festival, the largest ‘AA’
  rated hunter-jumper horse show held in New England, has
  a huge economic impact on the state of Vermont with approximately
  $15 million spent throughout the duration of the five-week
  competition.—June 27, 2005

• Vermont

  Summer Festival To Host FEI Children’s Final Qualifier
  – The Vermont Summer Festival is proud to host a qualifying
  competition for the prestigious International Equestrian
  Federation (FEI) Children’s Jumping Final. —June
  14, 2005

• Equinox Resort & Spa Continues to Support the Vermont Summer Festival
  as a 2005 Grand Prix Sponsor – For the fourth consecutive
  year, the Equinox Resort & Spa has partnered with the
  Vermont Summer Festival horse show as a Grand Prix sponsor
  —May 16, 2005

• Vermont

  Summer Festival Receives Equine Canada Sanctioning
  – The Vermont Summer Festival will be welcoming Canadian
  competitors back to East Dorset this year for five consecutive
  weeks of show jumping competition running July 13 to August
  14, 2005 in East Dorset, VT.—April 19, 2005

• Vermont

  Summer Festival Announces Impressive Roster of Officials
  – The Vermont Summer Festival will once again feature an
  impressive list of officials for the 2005 edition of its
  hunter-jumper competition, running July 13 to August 14
  at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.—March 23,
  2005

• Vermont

  Summer Festival Returns with Five Weeks of Equestrian Competition
  – The Vermont Summer Festival returns in 2005 featuring
  five weeks of exciting equestrian competition running July
  13 to August 14 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, —March
  3, 2005