MOULTRIE — The theme of the 2009 Special Olympics State Horse Show was “Lasso A Dream.”
And that is what the Colquitt County Special Olympics equestrian team did Nov. 13-15 in Perry.
Ten Special Olympics athletes (from R.B. Wright Elementary, Willie J. Williams Middle School, Charlie A. Gray Junior High and Colquitt County High), six coaches/horse handlers, 11 chaperones/volunteers and four horses participated in the three-day event.
And the team brought back 30 medals, including six golds.
Colquitt County also won three silver and nine bronze medals and had five fourth-place and seven fifth-place finishes.
New for the team this year was The Futures Test (an event for beginner and intermediate riders designed to introduce them to sequenced riding patterns different from the ones they already knew).
This event was held on Friday prior to the Opening Ceremonies.
Saturday they competed in Showmanship and Western Horsemanship. Sunday morning they competed in Trail.
Each athlete entered three events.
Futures (Beginner)
Showmanship (At Halter) (Beginner): James Moxley, first, on Rocky; Josh Torbert, second, with Brownie; Rebecca Hampton, first, on Rocky; Raul Dianas, third, with Roy; Deon Grant, second, on Roy; Kaitlyn Deas, third, on Jasper; Justin Law, third, on Roy; Steven Pitts, third, on Brownie; Rosa Tyson, fourth, on Jasper; and Brianna Summerlin, fourth, on Brownie.
Western horsemanship
Intermediate I: Kaitlyn Deas, first, on Jasper; Justin Law, third, on Roy; Steven Pitts, fifth, on Brownie; Rebecca Hampton, fourth, on Rocky; Raul Dianas, fifth, on Roy
Beginner IA: Rosa Tyson, first, on Jasper.
Intermediate II: Deon Grant, fifth, on Roy.
Beginner II: James Moxley, fifth, on Rocky; Josh Torbert, first, on Brownie; Brianna Summerlin, third on Brownie.
Western Trail
Intermediate I: Steven Pitts, first, on Brownie; Rebecca Hampton, third, on Rocky; Kaitlyn Deas, third,) on Jasper; Raul Dianas, fourth, on Roy; Justin Law, fifth, on Roy.
Beginner IA: Rosa Tyson, second, on Jasper.
Intermediate II: Deon Grant, fourth, on Roy.
Beginner II: James Moxley, fifth, on Rocky; Josh Torbert, third, on Brownie; and Brianna Summerlin, fifth on Brownie.
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