Tammy Provost & Red Label Secure WEC Midwest Indoors $10,000 USHJA National 3' Hunter Derby

*Tammy Provost & Red Label in the $10,000 USHJA National 3′ Open Hunter Derby. Photo courtesy of Winslow Photography.*

Wilmington, Ohio – Midwest Indoors I commenced as a spate of stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena to contest feature events during Derby Friday including the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open and $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Non-Pro. Course designer Keith J. Bollotte set a beautiful winding course of natural fences that offered riders the opportunity to show off their horse’s brilliance and adjustability.

*Tammy Provost & Red Label jumping to trot fence to first place. Photo courtesy of Winslow Photography.*

Tough first round competition in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open saw Tammy Provost and Dean Burger’s Red Label emerge to sit atop the leaderboard with a score of 91, the only pair to break into the 90s. Provost returned with the stylish eight-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding for the handy round, producing a brilliant performance to earn a 94 for a combined score of 185 and the win.

*Tammy Provost standing for her first and second place photo. Photo courtesy of Winslow Photography.*

Provost of Meadow View Farm in Sheridan, Indiana, also took second place aboard Jill Donaldson’s Persuasive. The pair delivered a steady first round to earn a score of 88. Provost and the 9-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding returned for the handy round and skillfully negotiated the course earning a score of 90; and giving them a combined total of 178 for the red ribbon.

$10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3’ – Open Results

Red Label Tammy Provost – 91 | 94 | 185
Persuasive, Tammy Provost – 88 | 90 | 178
Giviera, Tina Judge-Boyle – 87 | 87 | 174
ICloud, Carrie Griffin – 81 | 84 | 166
Hero, Catherine Reinhart – 89 | 71 | 160
Lion King, Lindsay Yinger – 78 | 81 | 159
Cassiano, Oakley Clark – 77 | 80 | 157
Afelix Dell ‘A, Tina Judge-Boyle – 74 | 79.5 | 153.50
Famous Amos, Stefanie Portman – 76 | 77 | 153
Pursuit, Laurie C. Storey – 80 | 69 | 149

Vanessa McCaughley & Capitol Hill Top $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby – Non-Pro

*Vanessa McCaughley & Capitol Hill in the $10,000 USHJA National 3′ Non Pro Hunter Derby. Photo courtesy of Winslow Photography.*

Vanessa McCaughley piloted her own Capitol Hill to the win in the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby Non-Pro. The amateur rider from Lexington, Kentucky, bested a field of 16 competitors by earning a pair of scores in the 90s, the only horse and rider combination in the class to do so.

*Vanessa McCaughley & Capitol Hill jumping out of the double combination. Photo courtesy of Winslow Photography.*

McCaughley and Capitol Hill, an 11-year-old bay Holsteiner gelding, laid down a foot perfect first round to earn a score of 92, which held the top spot going into the handy round. Their handy performance earned a 90, for an overall score of 182, earning them the win with an impressive 6-point lead over the second-place finisher.