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Articles: Press Release
Jenny Williams Maintains Lead in West Conference
Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame
Jumper Classic Series
Contact:
Mary Crane or Beth Gold (508) 698-6810, Classicomm@aol.com
Tampa, FL-August 15, 2000-Competition is tight with five events left in the
West Conference of the Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper
Classic Series. Jenny Williams of Oakland, CA and her mount Mariska are still
in the lead with 52 points after winning the Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show
Jumping Hall of Fame class at The Oaks Classic and finishing second in the
Memorial Day Classic. After nine events, the top ranked riders in the Western
Conference are:
| Rank | Points | Horse | Rider |
| 1. | 52 | Mariska | Jenny Williams |
| 2. | 49 | Charles R | Randy Sherman |
| 3. | 47 | Shania | Cathleen Calvert |
| 4. | 42 | Ukase Du | Travis Lubow |
| 5. | 40 | Only One | Josephina Nor |
| 6. | 39 | Froccs | Kandi McCoy |
| 7. | 37 | Heartbreaker | Cyndi Margolis |
In the ninth event of the Western Conference series-the Showpark Racing
Special in Del Mar, CA-Erika Scherer of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, claimed her
first win of the series. One of three riders to advance to the jump-off,
Scherer was the only rider to ride clean. Blakely Wickstrom of Rancho Santa
Fe, CA and Rodeo finished second with four faults and a time of 58.7 seconds.
Diane Dawson and Flipper rode to a third place finish with four faults in
66.454 seconds.
The Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series gives Amateur-Owner
and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a
proving ground for riders who aspire to someday represent the United States
in international competition.
The Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall Fame Series has expanded to 44
shows for the 2000 season. The series, which runs February through November,
is divided into three geographical conferences: the East Conference hosting
20 shows, the Midwest Conference hosting 10 shows and the West Conference
hosting 14 shows. Conference point standings are calculated separately and
updated after all shows. At the end of the series, a championship is awarded
for each conference with the East and Midwest Conference champions honored at
the National Horse Show in New York and the West Conference champion honored
at the Los Angeles National Horse Show in Burbank, CA.
Explorer Nutrition & Fiber Group, manufacturer of Explorer BIOLAN, is
dedicated to the management, marketing, and investment in agricultural based
products and companies which are ecologically friendly, safe, innovative,
effective, and which perform. Explorer BIOLAN manufactures and produces
palletized straw bedding products for horses and small animals, which is 100%
natural, with no additives.
The National Horse Sports Foundation (NHSF) is a publicly supported
charitable and educational organization whose purposes include providing
financial and technical support for amateur equestrian programs for adults
and children including therapeutic riding and competitions for the disabled.
The focus of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is to encourage
broader interest and participation in the equestrian sport of show jumping,
as well as to educate the equestrian and non-equestrian alike by sharing the
sport's lore, fundamentals, history and greatest achievements.
Watch for the upcoming shows in the Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of
Fame Series. Standings are posted at each horse show in the series on the
Show Jumping Hall of Fame standings board sponsored by Debbie Stephens and
Centennial Farms.
For more information about the 2000 Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of
Fame Jumper Classic Series, please visit the SJHF website at
www.showjumpinghalloffame.net.
For more information about the National Horse Sports Foundation, please call
(914) 454-5555. For more information about Explorer BIOLAN, please call
(800) 821-ENFG.
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