DEVON, Pa.--McKayla Langmeier on Pepita VD Rollebeek posted her second consecutive win, this time in the the $32,000 Main Line Challenge two phase on Wednesday evening, May 27 at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair.
McKayla Langmeier on Pepita VD Rollebeek (Photo by Phelps Sports)She had previously won the Jet Run Welcome Stake Tuesday evening.
Over a course set by Colm Quinn of Ireland, 30 competed with 14 going clean.
Langmeier was clean in 31.960 seconds to win over Tanner Korotkin on Etonemoi del Cabalero, who finished in 32.200.
Charlotte Jacobs on Rincoola Milsean was third in 32.540,with Samantha Schaefer on James Bond HX fourth in 34.210, Brian Moggre on Johann FS Z fifth in 34.410,and Ilan Bluman on Echo LVF sixth in 36.080.
“The first phase always makes me the most nervous,” Langmeier said. “It’s always disappointing if you have a rail in the first phase. I trusted the plan I walked and trusted my horse.”.
“This horse show has been running for so long, and it has such a great atmosphere,” said Langmeier. “Winning here brings me back to my whole family being here when I was a junior, from the ponies to the equitation. It’s really special to win here.”
“You have the crowd right there, so there’s a ton of atmosphere,” Langmeier said. “Everyone dresses up, and it’s just a fun show to walk into the ring for.”
“Pepita’s done everything with me,” Langmeier said. “Derbies, Grand Prix classes. She’s my third-ranking horse and a vital part of my team.”
“I’m just very proud of my horse and my team behind me for making this happen,” she said.
THE PROFESSIONAL Hunter classes were completed Wednesday morning, with Victoria Colvin riding the two horses that tied for the Devon Grand Hunter Championship and winning as the Leading Hunter Rider.
Odette ridden by Victoria Colvin (Photo by Phelps Sports)Colvin has great longevity as a top rider, for example, many years ago she was Best Child Rider on a Horse at Devon.
Colvin rode John & Stephanie Ingram, LLC’s Odette to win the High Performance Conformation Hunter Championship after sweeping all four over fences classes and earning 48 points across two days of competition..
Colvin had also ridden Lynn Olson’s In The End to be Green Conformation Champion the day before.
In a rare tie, the two horses, Odette and In The End, shared this year’s Devon Grand Hunter Champion honors after each accumulated 46 points, and both were ridden by Colvin.
Cheryl Olsten’s Lafitte De Muze won his second consecutive Devon Championship title in the High Performance Working Hunter Division with longtime rider Amanda Steege.
Colvin, who has ridden Odette for the past year, praised Odette’s competitive nature.
“She’s the coolest mare,” said Colvin. “She wants to win. She goes in and tries to win every time.”
The championship marked a particularly impressive achievement for In The End, whom Colvin had only shown for the second time this week at Devon.
“He’s young, but he didn’t seem to care about anything. He really was perfect and didn’t do anything wrong this week.”
“Devon, of course, is a very special horse show,” she said. “Everybody comes here, and it’s one of the main horse shows and a big focus of the year.”
