Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championships Take Center Stage at Devon

June 1, 2024 – Devon, PA – Concluding two days of competition at The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, the Amateur Owner Hunter division championships were awarded Saturday afternoon. Grand Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship honors went to Guess Who and Irene Neuwirth. Neuwirth and Guess Who posted a pair of 90’s to win both the Older A/O Handy and Stake classes today on their way to capturing the Older Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship, Overall Grand Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Championship and Leading Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter Rider titles.

Caristo and John Ingram took home The Sambalino Award as well as Reserve Championship honors in the Older Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter division. The Younger Amateur Owner 3’6″ Hunter tri-color was awarded to Colter, an entry owned and ridden by Sophie Gochman, while reserve went to Small Love and Augusta Iwasaki.

Neuwirth was also crowned the Leading Amateur Owner Hunter Rider Award and received The Thorndike Duncan Memorial Perpetual Trophy.

The Sambalino Award is awarded each year to the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6″ horse, who, in the opinion of the judges, best exemplifies the classic hunter horse in movement, jumping style, and presence. Caristo, owned and ridden by John Ingram, added his name to The Sambalino Perpetual Trophy this year after earning Reserve Championship Honors in the Older Amateur Owner Hunters.