Highlights of 2009 Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show concluded another very successful event on Sunday, March 29th. The show saw inaugural events, such as the Pink Ribbon Class, a new breed, the United Mountain Horses, the repetition of a beautiful traditional derby, the International Hunter Derby, now in its second year, and the exciting perennial highlights of the show, two Grand Prix jumping events.

The Pink Ribbon class, the American Saddlebred Ladies Five Gaited Class, honored those affected by breast cancer and raised funds for breast cancer research.  The class was won by  Fox Grape’s Dauntless owned by Fox Grape Farm.  The United Mountain Horses added interest and variety to the show, and their exhibitors were enthusiastic and congenial.  The USHJA International Hunter Derby, created to bring show hunters to the international level, proved to be an elegant, traditional event.  For the second year, Argentum, a beautiful grey horse, was the winner.  He is owned by Alta Balsadua and shown by Peter Pletcher.  The Saturday evening crowd of Week 1 saw MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm and ridden by Tracy Fenny, win the ever-exciting Grand Prix 1.  The following Saturday,  Happy Z, owned and ridden by Wilhelm Genn, won the Grand Prix 2.

Other show highlights included the American Saddlebred Five Gaited Championship, which as won by Leatherwood’s Colors Up, owned by Bill and Coe London.  The Three Gaited Championship went to CH Mahvelous Asset, owned by Claude Pennington, and the Fine Harness Championship was won by It’s Double O’Deuce, owned by SGF Winning Ways Farm.  For more class results, click here Class Results