Edited Press Release
After the conclusion of the final pony hunter division at USEF Pony Finals, Aundrea Hillyard and Goldmark claimed the Overall Grand Champion Pony Hunter title with an overall score of 1069.32. The pair won the Large Regular Pony Hunter National Championship presented by Charles Ancona earlier in the week.
“It is an incredible feeling,” Hillyard said of the grand champion title. “I can’t describe it. I love the pony; I love the team. It is just an amazing feeling.”
In an impressive feat, Hillyard also won the individual gold medal in the USEF Pony Jumper Individual National Championship with Magic Dragon, making it a hallmark day for the 17-year-old in her final Pony Finals appearance.
Vivian Golden and Baroness of Locheil were the Overall Reserve Grand Champion Pony Hunter with an overall score of 1036.68. The pair also won the Medium Regular Pony Hunter division on Saturday.
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The Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association (PCHA)
The Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association (PCHA), a non-profit corporation, has as its main purpose the promotion and development of the sport of horse showing, primarily in the Hunter/Jumper, Western and Reining disciplines. These objectives are accomplished by setting the standards for showing on the West Coast and approving shows that meet these criteria.
Founded in 1946, the Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association promotes the interests of owners and exhibitors, cooperates with exhibitors, officials, and management of competition, publicizes and advertises PCHA sanctioned shows, encourages and assists owners, exhibitors, and breeders of horses to maintain, develop and improve the quality of horses of the Hunter, Jumper, Western and Reining divisions.
