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Articles: Press Release
Michelle Krentz Wins the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal
Contact:
United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258-2472
Fax (859) 231-6662
Web site: www.usef.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2007
Lexington, KY- A last minute decision to enter the class paid off for
first-time USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Finalist Michelle Krentz
as she swept the class with a unanimous decision from the judges and
went home with the title. Krentz beat six other finalists in the 71st
Lexington Junior League Horse Show at the famous The Red Mile racetrack.
Even though Krentz has not been regularly riding her 17-year-old mare,
CH Louisville Lass, the chemistry was right between them. "Since I've
barely ridden her, I was not sure if she had changed at all, so I was
nervous about it," said Krentz. "But I wanted to make my trainers
happy," she said with a laugh.
The USEF medal final is one of the most prestigious and oldest medal
finals in the country dating back to 1937. Historically, the medals
program represented the top level of competition for junior riders. It
was decided in 2001 that a saddle seat adult amateur medal final would
give adults the ability to continue to compete for the prestigious
honor. Unlike past years, due to a recent presidential modification,
previous medal final champions were allowed to compete in the 2007
competition year. Riders are judged fifty percent on rail work as a
group and fifty percent on individual tests.
Following the awards presentation, all exhibitors were honored at the
annual USEF reception where each participant and instructor received
commemorative gifts.
Final Results of the 2007 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Finals:
- Michelle Krentz of Hartford, WI, riding CH Louisville Lass
- Brooke Jacobs of Georgetown, KY, riding Callaway's Show Me When
- Morgan Wolin of Chicago, IL, riding CF Cool Night Out
- Kevin Ingram of Cartersville, GA, riding CH Hayden Fox
- Anna Hormann of Wilmore, KY, riding Jabez
- Victoria Willock of Louisville, KY, riding Romantic Manifesto
- Sarah Russell of Salt Lake City, UT, riding Haunting
Judging this year's finals were Adam Clauson, Lewis Eckard and John
Whalen.
For more information, please contact Carrie Mortensen, USEF Director of
Breeds and Western Discipline at (859) 225-6986 or via email
cmortensen@usef.org.
Stacey Meier and Melissa Davis
ENDS
As the National Governing Body (NGB) of Equestrian Sport, the United
States Equestrian Federation(r), Inc. (USEF) is the regulatory body for
28 breeds and disciplines, including our country's international teams
competing in the disciplines of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing,
para-equestrian, reining, show jumping and vaulting. With over 87,000
members, it is the country's largest multi-breed organization and
annually license more than 2,800 competitions nationwide. The USEF
governs all aspects of competition, including education and licensing of
all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate shows.
Vision Statement: The vision of United States Equestrian Federation(r)
is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of
America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots to the
Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the
welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best
national equestrian federation in the world.
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