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Rosewood Riders Open Horse Show Season with June Event
Thirteen riders from Rosewood Services began the horse-show season by competing June 22 and 23 at the South Central Stock Horse Association (SCSHA) horse show at the Celebration Center in Lyons.
Though most of Rosewood’s riders had previously competed in horse shows, four riders in the group were experiencing competitive riding for the first time. Jimmy Wonsetler, Rae Griffin, Crystal Alkire and Jesse Kerns participate weekly in equine therapy riding at Rosewood Ranch, but horse shows are a new venture for the quartet. Wonsetler placed first in Showmanship and third in Horsemanship and Trail. Alkire placed second in Showmanship, followed by Griffin in fourth place, and Kerns in seventh.
“Competing for the first time can be extremely nerve racking, but our first-time competitors did exceptionally well,” explained Rosewood Ranch manager Eric Hammond. “As a group, we did extremely well, too. Lyons is the perfect environment to get our horse show season started.”
Other first-place finishers for Rosewood were Chris Devine, Jaime Crone, Charles Bortz, Josh Trimmer, and Krystal Thorne. Rosewood earned 9 first-place awards and recorded 22 top-three finishes in its first competition.
Other riders competing for Rosewood were Tim Barry, Shawn Ledesma, Mary Minear, Melissa Trimmer, Jesse Kerns, and Crystal Alkire. The Rosewood riders competed with horses from the Rosewood Ranch: Daisy, Dolly, Flashy, Fox, Sheik, Moe and Dotty.
Next on the schedule, the riders will compete July 27 and 28 at the Hutchinson State Fair Grounds. All riders are working toward honing their skills to compete in mid-August at the National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show in Tulsa.
Rosewood’s show competitors train weekly at Rosewood Ranch, a full-working horse ranch near Pawnee Rock. The Ranch serves nearly 50 adults from Rosewood Services. It also provides services on a weekly basis to more than 40 children with developmental disabilities.
Rosewood Results from SCSHA Horse Show, Lyons, KS June 22-23, 2013
June 22, 2013 – (double judged accounts for placing twice in the same category)
- Josh Trimmer: 1st and 5th places/Showmanship, 3rd and 4th places/Horsemanship, 1st and 4th places/Trail
- Mary Minear: 2nd place (two ribbons)/Showmanship, 2nd and 3rd places/Horsemanship, 4th and 5th places/Trail
- Jaime Crone: 3rd place (two ribbons)/Showmanship, 1st and 4th places/Horsemanship, 1st and 2nd places/Trail
- Krystal Thorne: 1st and 4th places/Showmanship, 6th place (two ribbons)/Horsemanship, 2nd and 5th places/Trail
- Tim Barry: 4th and 5th places/Showmanship, 5th place (two ribbons)/Horsemanship, 6th place (two ribbons)/Trail
- Chris Devine: 6th place (two ribbons)/Showmanship, 1st and 2nd places/Horsemanship, 3rd place (two ribbons)/Trail
June 23, 2013
- Charles Bortz: 6th place/Showmanship, 1st place/Horsemanship, 1st place place/Trail
- Melissa Trimmer: 5th place/Showmanship, 4th place/Horsemanship, 4th place/Trail
- Shawn Ledesma: 3rd lace/Showmanship, 2nd place/Horsemanship, 2nd place/Trail
- Jimmy Wonsetler: 1st place/Showmanship, 3rd place/Horsemanship, 3rd place/Trail
- Crystal Alkire: 2nd place/Showmanship
- Rae Griffin: 4th place/Showmanship
- Jesse Kerns: 7th place/Showmanship
