Devon Daily – Jun 1, 2024
Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championships Take Center Stage at Devon

Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championships Take Center Stage at Devon

June 1, 2024 – Devon, PA – Concluding two days of competition at The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, the Amateur Owner Hunter division championships were awarded Saturday afternoon. Grand Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship honors went to Guess Who and Irene Neuwirth. Neuwirth and Guess Who posted a pair of 90’s to win both the Older A/O Handy and Stake classes today on their way to capturing the Older Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship, Overall Grand Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship and Leading Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Rider titles.

Caristo and John Ingram took home The Sambalino Award as well as Reserve Championship honors in the Older Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter division. The Younger Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter tri-color was awarded to Colter, an entry owned and ridden by Sophie Gochman, while reserve went to Small Love and Augusta Iwasaki.

Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Championship 
The Bond Street Perpetual Trophy
GUESS WHO
Rider/Owner: Irene Neuwirth
Photo by Jessica Nemzoff, Nemzoff-International.com for Phelps Media Group

Neuwirth was also crowned the Leading Amateur Owner Hunter Rider Award and received The Thorndike Duncan Memorial Perpetual Trophy.

Leading Amateur Owner Hunter Rider
The Thorndike Duncan Memorial Perpetual Trophy
IRENE NEUWIRTH
Photo by Jessica Nemzoff, Nemzoff-International.com for Phelps Media Group

The Sambalino Award is awarded each year to the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6″ horse, who, in the opinion of the judges, best exemplifies the classic hunter horse in movement, jumping style, and presence. Caristo, owned and ridden by John Ingram, added his name to The Sambalino Perpetual Trophy this year after earning Reserve Championship Honors in the Older Amateur Owner Hunters.

The Sambalino Award
The Sambalino Perpetual Trophy
ROMEO (Owned and Ridden by John Ingram)
Photo by Jessica Nemzoff, Nemzoff-International.com for Phelps Media Group
Younger Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship 
The James J. Fallon Memorial Challenge Trophy
COLTER
Rider/Owner: Sophie Gochman
Photo by Olivia Airhart, Mane Source Media for Phelps Media Group

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