Robert J. Burke's decision to give By Appointment Only last year off to mature paid dividends at this year's Upperville Colt & Horse Show, Upperville, Va., where the classy bay took home the best young horse title.

Mike Shilling's daughter, Angela, showed Clever Caution for six years before she moved on to other interests and the Thoroughbred mare retired from the show ring. When Clever Caution returned to the Shillings' farm in Manhattan, Kan., Mike decided to breed her.

On Sept. 21-22, that decision paid off as Patty Stovel rode Shilling's Count On Me (Viscount--Clever Caution, With Caution) to the 4-year-old grand championship at the International Hunter Futurity Finals, in Lexington, Ky.

"Breeding ponies is what we do. We live and breathe it," said Richard Taylor. That commitment paid off with multiple honors during the pony hunter breeding division at Devon.

The grand champion and reserve

What does it take to become grand champion at the Dressage At Devon Breed Show?

It takes a horse whose quality of temperament is only matched by the quality of his gaits. It takes an owner and a trainer whose concern for the welfare of their horse is equally paramount to both. And it takes a fast German

Last year, Anastazia had to play the runner-up in the best young horse judging at the Devon Horse Show in Devon, Pa., taking second as a yearling to Cismont Manor Farm's Celebration, a 3-year-old. But this year she stood at the top of the line at the end of June 3 and took the best young horse title.