Articles: Horse News
Peter Leone and Palio Win a Leg of the Six Year Old Jumpers at The Hampton Classic
Peter Leone and Palio Photo by Shawn McMillen
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Wellington, FL- September 6, 2012- Olympic Silver Medalist, Peter Leone
piloted Graffiti van den Bisschop, shown as Palio, to the win in the second
class of the Split Rock Farm 6 Year Old Young Jumpers at The Hampton
Classic.
Palio, a bay Belgian Warmblood stallion by Darco, will be offered at the
upcoming OnlyJumpers Sale during the American Gold Cup on Saturday,
September 15 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. "Palio is certain to be a
top international horse who is an approved stallion with great bloodlines,"
shared Leone.
Leone also placed in the Split Rock Farm 6 Year Old Young Jumpers aboard the
Lionshare Farm homebred, Wayfarer
Leone and Monica Carrera's Liincourt Gino were fourth in the $20,000
Nicolock Time Challenge and had top-ten placings in the $7,500 Prudential
Douglas 1.45m Jumpers and the $30,000 Pilatus Cup Open.
Teri Wilford Wood's polished style aboard Halifax Farm's Tristan Van't Hof
earned the pair a third in the Robert Hoskins Adult Medal and a fourth in
the Hugh JB Cassidy III Adult Maclay.
The Lionshare Farm pony contingent continued to deliver at the Hampton
Classic. Isabella Russekoff with Suave Pony LLC's Rico Suave and Peter
Pletcher's Pink Floyd had ribbons in the Smalls, including a third place
prize in the handy round with Pink Floyd. Parker Wright and Lionshare Farm's
Anisette had top-ten placings in the Medium Pony Hunters.
Peter Leone and Palio Photo by Shawn McMillen
Peter Leone is an Olympic equestrian, trainer, producer of hunter/jumper
instructional DVDs and author. He owns and operates Lionshare Farm in
Greenwich, CT. His clients successfully compete in the pony, equitation,
hunter and jumper divisions. He is one of three brothers, internationally
known as Team Leone, for their success in the show ring. Leone was a member
of the 1996 Silver Medal United States Olympic Show Jumping Team and winner
of numerous national and international Grand-Prix show jumping competitions.
To see a video of Palio go to:
https://www.youtube.com/user/OnlyJumpers/videos?query=palio
For more on the OnlyJumpers Sale go to: http://www.onlyjumpers.com/
For more information about Peter Leone and Lionshare Farm go to:
http://www.lionsharefarm.com/index.html
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