Arabian Sport Horse Alliance 2018-2019 Directory & Yearbook

to Canada for the 2005 Canadian National Show that year
and they earned Aurora’s first National Top Ten Award - at
Training Level. They ended the show year winning USDF
Young Rider Training Level Award and several AHA awards.
In 2006, Jenny became Aurora’s owner and the team
returned to the show ring at First and Second Level, again
winning in Open and Arabian competitions. They were
named USEF Dressage Horse of the Year, and added 4 more
National Top Tens (First and Second Level) and a Reserve
National Championship at First level to Aurora’s list of
awards.
In 2007, this team continued with their success at Second
level winning two Regional Championships and two
Top Fives. Meanwhile, back at home, I lost Aurora’s little
sister to a pasture accident and I asked Jenny if she would
sell Aurora back to me. Aurora’s mother was a very special
horse to me and I really wanted to have one of her daughters.
Jenny agreed to sell Aurora back to me, but would no
longer be her rider.
We then went to Jennette Scanlon of Scanlon Training
and asked her to evaluate Aurora for further advancement
in Dressage. We were happy to learn that Jennette felt she
was in fact talented enough to become an FEI Dressage
horse, so a new team was born.
In 2008, Jennette and Aurora attended the Scottsdale
Arabian Show and were stars just like Aurora had been
with all her other riders. They ended the show with Aurora
winning 4th Level High Score Champion.
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Aurora and Jenette ended the 2008 show year as Sport
Horse Reserve National Champion at 3rd Level and Top Ten
at 4th level.
In 2009, Jennette became pregnant and was unable to
ride, so she enlisted one of her young students, Samantha,
to ride Aurora. This new pair started showing at 3rd level
in June of 2009 and right away were stars. In their first two
shows together they qualified for the 2009 CDS Jr Championship
show at 3rd level. In August of 2009 they attended
the CDS Jr. Championship show and were named CDS Jr.
Championship Reserve Champion 3rd Level.
Things were going so well with this new pair that we
decided to add 4th level to their schedule. Aurora was already
qualified for Nationals in Open, so they just needed
to qualify at the amateur level, which they did at their first
show.
Samantha and Aurora showed at the Region 3 Sport
Horse Championship show in 3rd and 4th level Open and
Amateur and were named 3rd and 4th Level Champions in
Amateur and Reserve Champion 3rd Level Open with a Top
Five in 4th Level Open. They ended the show year as USDF
All Breed Champions in 3rd & 4th Levels. Not bad considering
that this pair was only together for 3 months!
In 2010, Jennette was back to riding Aurora and the
pair started competing at Prix St. Georges in open shows
and doing very well. In July of that year, they added Intermediaire1
to the schedule and again were holding their
own at the open shows.
At the 2010 Sport Horse National Show, Aurora and
Jenette earned a Top Ten in PSG dressage and was just out