Pennsylvania National

Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 22

Kelly Champion made sure to make her trip to the Pennsylvania National count, since she’s had a rough time leading up to it. “The last two weeks of my life have been a living hell, a big blur,” Champion said. So winning the NAL Adult Hunter Final on her All In was a sweet reward.

Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 22

One stride, one second. That’s the math that rules in a jump-off, and it’s a calculation that worked in Margie Engle’s favor in the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National.

Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 20

Charlie Jayne made Mario Deslauriers’ job a bit easier in the $40,000 Big Jump at the Pennsylvania National.

They were the only two out of 32 starters to quality for the jump-off, and Jayne had to jump off first with Pony Lane Farm’s Waldman Z. The bay gelding got a bit careless in the jump-off, and the arena echoed with thud after thud as three rails hit the ground.

Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 20 

It didn’t take Dedication long to figure out that the prizes given out with each blue ribbon were bags full of horse treats. And by the time the professional hunter divisions concluded at the Pennsylvania National, Dedication might not have needed dinner, as he’d munched his way through quite a few treats.