Casallo won the championship honor in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters. Hayley Barnhill was aboard the John Jedakis and Robert Crandall entry, Casallo, who is a seven-year-old Oldenburg gelding.
Casallo also shows in the Second Year Green Working Hunter division with owner Robert Crandall. “He is a Second Year horse, so he is still a little green, but he jumps amazing and has a huge stride,” explained Barnhill when asked about Casallo.
The duo secured the championship by winning two classes, placing second in another, fourth in another class, and sixth under saddle.
The pair has had much success so far this winter at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. “This is the third week I've shown him, and we were also champion two weeks ago,” said Barnhill. Barnhill and Casallo's championship honors earned them a spot in the Junior and Amateur WCHR Hunter Classic Spectacular.
Photo: Hayley_Barnhill.tif: Hayley Barnhill and Casallo were the Large Junior 16-17 Hunter Champions during the fifth week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. (Photo © Sportfot, Official Sport
hotographer of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, www.sportfot.com.)
