Claire Campbell has only ridden Armani for about two months, and the pair went into this year’s indoor season with little competition experience together. But Campbell came to know Armani pretty well over that short time, and with each show leading up to the Washington International Horse Show, the pair constantly improved their standings on the leaderboard.
“Usually you don’t think of Todd Minikus as the first phone call you’re going to make when you’re looking for someone to ride your show hunters.” But Susan Wagner tapped him to ride LPF Woodford at Washington, which paid off with the reserve high performance hunter title.
They’ve been fourth once and third twice, but somehow the $10,000 Washington International Horse Show Adult Amateur Hunter Championship title has always eluded Laurie Barna and Laguna—until this year.