Date: Fri 08-Nov-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: BILLB

Illustration: I

Location: B-7

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McChord

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Riding her trusted pony, Just Plain Pepper, Kendall McChord of Newtown earned

the overall championship in the junior division of the Associated Bridle

Trails Fall Pace Series. The series, which consists of four hunter paces

sponsored by the Bedford, Putnam, Lewisboro, and Greenwich bridle trails

associations, concluded last Sunday at the Greenwich pace.

Kendall, who is nine years old, accumulated 23 points in the series to finish

ahead of reserve champion Gillian Pech. Her pony " Pepper " is pretty old and

is usually the smallest mount by far at any of the paces. (He stands 12.2

hands, or about 50 inches at the shoulder). Nevertheless, aboard Pepper

Kendall completed all four paces, each one a cross-country ride of ten to 12

miles in length. In one of them, the Putnam Horse Council pace, Kendall and

Pepper rode through the pouring rain, cold, and mud.

Kendall and Pepper collected their series trophy and ribbon during an awards

ceremony at the final pace. The Greenwich event was originally scheduled for

October 20 but was postponed due to a rainstorm that weekend.

The wife-and-husband team of Eileen and Doug Ricci were the overall leading

riders with 36 points.

The hunter division champions were Mindy Condon and Dave Dybas with 28 points,

and the reserve champions were Richard Fontanella and George Barnett with 17

points. Pleasure division champions were Kate Arens with 27 points, and

reserve champions were Debbie and Bill Carlson with 14 points.

Ed Fish and Roy Callendar were the Western division winners with 28 points,

and Andrea Eastman was reserve champion with 19 points.

The results of the Greenwich pace are as follows:

JUNIOR DIVISION (1:12:25): 1, Fiona Tustian-Andrew Tustian; 2, Gillian

Pech-Melissa Furnari; 3, Jessica Cumming-Jaime Stanley; 4, Maureen Lynch-Emma

Lynch; 5, Lindley Rawlins-Morgan Mitchell; 6, Shelby McChord-Holt

McChord-Kendall McChord; 7, Abby Nelson-Katie Battle-Annabelle Berizzi; 8,

Erin McConachie-Kim Lebo-Jennifer Barrett; 9, Lauren Weinstein-Mary Fasciana;

10, Amy Nowalk-Erin O'Hare.

WESTERN DIVISION (1:09:35): 1, Roy Callendar-Ed Fish; 2, Alan Bigel-Jeff

Rodner; 3, Eileen Ricci-Doug Ricci; 4, Elfriede Schilling-Alyssa Lapinet; 5,

Andrea Eastman-Les Cohn; 6, Karen Ruth-Alfred Ciraldo-Sarah Millann.

HUNTING DIVISION (1:08:5): 1, Jim Sullivan-Sarah Colgate (1:08:07); 2, Calla

Sharp-Robin D'Urso-Jen Roche; 3, Mona Raymond-Michele Alot; 4, Rich

Wasch-Sandy Wasch; 5, Anita Keefe-June Ledingham; 6, Susan Blair-Sheri DeLuca;

7, Dorothy Ledingham-Keith Josephson; 8, R. Fisher; 9, Paul Cameron-Mark

Martines; 10, David Dybas-Melinda Condon.

PLEASURE DIVISION (1:17:45): 1, Deborah Carlson-Bill Carlson; 2 (tie), Kathy

Parker-Rusty Parker and Barbara Crown-Gary Allweiss; 4, Katie Dowd-Loren

Salerno-Bonnie Call; 5, Kathleen Kleinman-Dominique Arlin; 6, Lorrie

Abrams-Edward Abrams; 7, Lisa Berizzi-Kate Arens; 8, Carolyn Byxbee-Shawn Lee

Kwashnak; 9, Paige Cumming-Sandi McCartney; 10, Green-Johnson-Pech.