Twenty-six horse-and-athlete combinations tackled Barton’s tracks early in the evening for the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro 3’ Hunter Derby. After two lovely, consistent rounds, it was Amanda Wildauer that earned the win aboard her own C Major (C Waterford x Nienke).
Wildauer training out of Hunt Hill Farm in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, went in the middle of the pack in the first-round order. Wildauer and her nine-year-old American Warmblood gelding flowed around the track in classic hunter form to earn a score of 88.
The duo is familiar with the winner’s circle in the R+L having earned many top placings and championships all winter in the Amateur Owner Hunters.
“I got Major [C Major] this past summer and showed him in the Junior Hunters for a few months and now we are in the Amateur Owners. We started showing in the Amateur Owners here for the first time this winter and this is only our second derby together. I was really happy with how he went today. I thought that he jumped great, and he was great about landing the leads, so I was happy with him,” commented on her winning mount.
The duo’s lead was challenged when Morgan Munz earned a score of 90 with her own Harbour Town.
Wildauer returned for the handy phase sitting in second place and looked to ride her way to the top of the leaderboard. “We just wanted to be as handy as we could be. If there was an inside track, I took it. We practiced a few roll backs and tight turns in the schooling ring. I worked on getting him to land his leads and he was awesome coming back for the second round,” shared Wildauer on her handy plan.
Executing each inside turn with ease, the pair laid down a brilliant handy hunter round for another score of 88 for an overall score of 176 to ultimately land the win.
$15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro 3’ Hunter Derby Results:
1 C Major, Amanda Wildauer, Amanda Wildauer | 88 | 88 | 176
2 Harbour Town, Morgan Munz, Morgan Munz | 90 | 85 | 175
3 Sweet Willem, Devon Reimer, Devon Reimer | 85 | 89 | 174
4 Red Roc, Kiera Philpot, Kiera Philpot | 86 | 86 | 172
5 Show Me, Madeline Brooks, Madeline Brooks | 83 | 87.5 | 170.5
6 Co-Pilot, Katie Finley, Katie Finley | 81 | 87 | 168
7 Prosper, Caroline Smith, Caroline Smith | 87 | 76.5 | 163.5
8 Calvin, Grace Erlenbach, Grace Erlenbach | 80 | 83 | 163
9 Ringsgaards Heidi, Charlotte Rowe, Charlotte Rowe | 79 | 82 | 161
10 Quality Street, Katie Finley, Katie Finley | 82 | 73 | 155
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