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PHOTO: Susan Artes and Presto B. Photo © Flying Horse Photography

So Much Happening at Susan Artes Stables
April 2, 2008 – Susan Artes Stables, a top-level hunter, jumper and equitation show stable, has returned to their home barn in Lake View Terrace, California, after enjoying a fabulous winter circuit at the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California. Not only did riders bring back tons of ribbons from Thermal, they also brought home some exciting new additions to their barn. While back East, Artes’ student Sophie Benjamin continues her winning ways in the jumper and equitation ring.

Accepting a working student position for Beacon Hill Stables during the 2008 CN Winter Equestrian Festival, Sophie Benhamin, trained by Artes, traveled to Wellington and has since collected top ribbons in the Junior Jumper and Equitation divisions. During the end of week 6, Benjamin won the $10,000 High Junior Jumper Classic aboard a new mount, Marga, an entry of Beacon Hill Partners. The eighteen-year-old from Rancho Santa Fe, California, hopes to return to California this April with Marga to continue training with Artes.

At the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California, Artes and riders were highly competitive in the Jumper ring. Artes and Presto B, owned by Alix Fargo, posted top results in the Level 7 and 8 Jumpers. During Weeks IV and VI, the pair competed in the $7,500 PCHA Jimmy Williams Classic finishing second and seventh respectively among a large field of top-level competitors.

In the lower division open jumpers, Gretchen Privett, aboard Timberland, placed second in the $4,000 Modified Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic during Week III and put in multiple clear rounds in the Modified Amateur Jumpers. Karen Ford’s Vivid also placed consistently well in the Level 3, 4 and 5 Jumper divisions. Ristara, ridden by Artes and owned by Sarah Willett, picked up blue ribbons and the reserve championship in the Level 4 Jumpers during Week II. Sarah Willett also learned that she was the 2007 Zone 10 USEF and PCHA Children’s Jumper Champion on her other jumper, Luke.

Artes rode Toska, a new horse for rider Victoria Hobbs, to the championship in the Level 4 Jumpers during Week III. The Hobbs family also acquired a talented, five-year-old, gelding Grand Noir, from John Endicott and Apollo Farms.

Artes left the desert with a new Grand Prix mount, Felix 380, purchased by Alix Fargo from Equistar, LLC. The 17-hand, Zweibrucker gelding, previously ridden by Jill Humphrey of Leone Equestrians Inc., qualified for the World Cup Finals in 2007 and ended the year as the PCHA third overall money earner. Artes and owner, Alix Fargo, are excited about the new partnership and look forward to a thrilling year of Grand Prix show jumping!

Susan Artes Stables focuses on the hunter, jumper and equitation disciplines and is currently accepting a limited number of students and horses. The full-service show barn maintains an active horse show calendar that includes AA shows in Southern California as well as in select shows on the West Coast and Canada. Susan Artes and students are currently showing at the Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic horse shows until April 13th, 2008.

For more information about Susan Artes Stables, visit their website at www.susanartesstables.com

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