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Pin Oak III was a super week for our team! High fives to our crew and our clients for a strong finish! And thanks to the management at Pin Oak for a great series!
🏆Nico Gamboa achieved leading Grand Prix rider of Pin Oak for the second year with NKH Mr. Darcy! For this, Darcy's owner Neil Knox was awarded the Clayton Stone trophy for Leading Owner of the series.
🏆Nico Gamboa and NKH Mr Darcy won the $25,000 Monarch Stables Grand Prix and placed 2nd in the $100,000 Hildebrand Fund Grand Prix.
🏆Nico Gamboa and NKH Vittorio S placed 3rd in the $100,000 Hildebrand Fund Grand Prix and 5th in the $25,000 Monarch Stables Grand Prix.
🏆Nico Gamboa and October Hill Farm's Contan won the $5,000 1.30m Classic and took the championship tricolor in the division.
🏆Kat Barkema and Cascadel took several red rosettes in the 3’9 green hunter over fences.
🏆Brooke Cagle and GFF “C” Gable were 3rd in a large 1.0m class.
🏆Ella Heineking and Easy Mac found the fastest route to claim a huge win in one of her .60 jumper rounds, showed her new pony Alvesta Sakari to a 3rd in the green pony hunters, and got some great placings in the smalls aboard her trusty Black Eyed Pea.
🏆 Amazing sale horse Udon Thani S provided a win in the Platinum Performance Talent Search with Eleanor Rudnicki in the irons
🏆Maddee Morley and her Champions Legue led the victory gallop in the $15,000 1.40m Classic, finished 8th in the $25,000 Monarch Stables Grand Prix, and claimed the reserve championship in the 1.40m/1.45m Jr/Amateurs.
🏆Rachel Gracia and her OHF Cordani were 2nd in the super competitive 1.10 Amateur jumper and 6th in the 1.15 jr/am $10,000 Classic.
🏆 Evette Delong and new ride Interactive Mortgage Diva Castella chalked up a nice 4th in the 1.10 Ami jumpers.
🏆Monty Holmsten and Cascadel were Reserve Champion in the 14&U children’s equitation.
🏆Alice O’Neil and Debutante tooke 6th in the jr 1.05m Classic with a speedy double clear round and earned 6th in a HUGE Children's Hunter U/S class of 30 entries.
🏆Kit Holmsten and Applause sped off with the championship tricolor in the .60 Itty Bitty jumpers.
🏆Gunni Holmsten and Paddington took a 2nd and lots of other placings among fierce competition in the w/t crossrails.
We are already on site at the Texas Rose Spring Festival in Tyler with a small group and next week brings us to the Kentucky CSI4* Invitational. We are on the move! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congrats to all!
Congratulations!!!!
Our amazing Pin Oak show is complete. Soon we will post about all the great results we had in the final week of the series, but this post is about our awesome trainers. Kat Barkema, Nico Gamboa, Brooke Cagle, and Raeann Cassanos (who went solo to Hidden Lake this weekend with a crew of kiddos!) who bring their caring professionalism to the job each and every day. We appreciate them all so much! ... See MoreSee Less
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Great post, super team 💙
Dream Team 👏👏👏
U have a great crew
Congratulations to Neil Knox, winner of the Clayton Stone Pin Oak Charity Leading Owner trophy for 2024! NKH Mr. Darcy and Nico Gamboa earned the honor for Neil by being the top money earner at the three week series. The duo also earned the award in 2023!
Antarès Sellier USA
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show ... See MoreSee Less
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Nice picture of a great team! Congrats!
Congratulations..well done
Congratulations !
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We can't let another minute go by without posting about week 2 of Pin Oak Charity! Whew! It was awesome! Here are some highlights and a huge load of great photos!
🏆Nico Gamboa and NKH Vittorio S winning the $50,000 RC Beef Ranch Grand Prix AND NKH Mr Darcy earning 2nd
🏆Nico Gamboa and NKH Mr. Darcy winning the 1.40 U/25 Grand Prix
🏆Nico Gamboa and Contan 2nd in the $5,000 1.25 class
🏆Kat Barkema and Cascadel earning the reserve championship in the 3’9 greens
🏆Brooke Cagle and FA Special edition earning 3rd out of 30 in the 1.20m
🏆Maddee Morley and Champions League winning the high jr/am classic and taking the championship in the 1.40/1.45m Jr/AO Jumpers
🏆Rachel Gracia and OHF Cordani earning 2nd in the high adult classic
🏆Olivia Cliver and sales horse Cola OHF winning in the 1.10m
🏆Mikayla Brombach and sales horse Udon Thani S taking 2nd in the 3’6 jr Equitation over fences and the reserve championship in the Equitation 15-17
🏆Brooke Brombach and sales horse Udon Thani S 5th in Platinum Performance talent search
🏆Olivia Pittenger and sales horse Interactive Mortage Charisma 3rd in the 3’ Pin Oak hunters
🏆Evette Delong and her Interactive Mortgage Skyfall stepped up to the Low jr/am classes
🏆Alice O'Neill and Knightly winning the low children’s equitation flat class
🏆Alice O Neil and Debutant taking 4th in the 1.05m classic
🏆Monty Holmsten and Little Croc having excellent rounds in the 1.0m division
🏆Monty Holmsten and Cascadel having excellent rounds in the Children’s 14/U
🏆Milli Tanner and October Hills Artesana had multiple clear rounds in the modifieds at their first show together
🏆Hazel Rudner and FA Special Edition putting down some solid rounds in the low children division
🏆Kit Holmsten and Applause earning the reserve championship in the .60m jumpers.
🏆Kit Holmsten and You’ve Got a Friend in Me earning top ribbons in the green pony division
🏆 Piper Palko and new mount Casino having good rounds in their first time in the high children’s
🏆Ella Heineking and Easy Mac had clear rounds in the itty bitty jumpers
🏆Ella Heineking and new mount Alvesta Sakari had some good rounds in the Children’s Pony
🏆Ella Heineking and Black Eyed Pea earning top ribbons in the small pony division
🏆Gunni Holmsten and Paddington 2nd in the poles o/f ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Team!!!
So proud of our little family
Pin Oak Charity week 3 has started! Are you having as much fun as this adorable kid?! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations !
Some scenes from our first week of Pin Oak at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Great job from all of our crew! Here are some highlights:
Evette Delong and Interactive Mortgage Diva Castella won the NAL/WIHS Stake class and were reserve champs of the 1.10m amateur division.
With her second ride, Interactive Mortgage Skyfall, Evette placed 3rd in the NAL/WIHS stake.
Rachel Gracia and her OHF Cordani placed 5th in the 1.05m Jr/Am stake.
Nico Gamboa won the $25,000 Grand Prix, and the concurrent U25, aboard NKH Vittorio S. He piloted NKH Warrior and NKH Vittorio S to a 4th and 5th place finish in the $30,000 Texas Children’s Hospital Grand Prix.
Nico rode Maddee Morley’s Champions Legue placed 2nd the 1.30m Speed stake.
Alvesta Sakari with Louisa Rehme on top finished up reserve champions in the green pony hunters.
Best of luck to all during this busy week of action in Katy! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Team!!!
Congratulations!