Congress Morning Wins Go to Vickie Shriver/This Art To Be Good, Beth Case/Not Just Anyhoo

By: Brittany Bevis

Today’s Congress classes include a mixed bag of Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Equitation, and of course The Equine Chronicle Masters 2-Year-Old classes! First up this morning, Mrs. Vickie Shriver rode This Art To Be Good to a big win in Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle.

This is Vickie and her 8-year-old gelding “AJ’s” second trip to the Congress. Recently, the pair competed at the Select World Show where they placed third in Hunter Under Saddle.

AJ is by Good Terms and out of an Art I Sweet mare. One of Vickie’s favorite things about AJ is his sweet personality. “His disposition is my favorite thing about him. He is a sweetheart. I have some health problem and he just canters me around. I felt my first go was ok, but I wasn’t that pleased with it. For my second go, [my trainer] Beckey Schooler told me go for it, so I did and he was really good!”

“I wanted to make the cut, and I was hoping to make top ten. This exceeded my expectations. I was very pleased!”

Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle–

1- This Art To Be Good/Vickie Shriver

2-Blameitonthealcohol/Kathy Tobin

3-Sportin A Neon Tan/Jodie Nolen

4-Sleepin In A Ezchair/Pamela Holmes

5- Must Be A Detail/Carrie Geldner

In the Three-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity, Not Just Anyhoo found himself in the winner’s circle once again, this time with trainer Beth Case in the irons for owner Rebekah Kazakevicius. Earlier this week, Rebekah rode “Horton” to win the Three-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes and Amateur Hunter Under Saddle, making today’s win Horton’s third title of the Congress.

The Reserve Champion in the class was Farley Sliss with Sleep Alilbit Longer. Third place was Leslie Lange with Above Awl. Fourth place was Dawn Baker with Raise UR Bid. Fifth place was Allison Clark with Was Meant To Be. Sixth place was Shannon Gillespie with The Wow Factor. Seventh place was Judy Zeitler with Sketchie Details. Eighth place was Trisha Yamber with My Invitations R Hot. Ninth place was Tami Thurston with Good Will Huntin. Tenth place was Alisa Proefrock with Justin Beamer.