The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.

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News Release

Contact: Mary Robertson Pierson

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.

U.S. CAVALRY ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Thirteen Pony Club members were presented with U.S. Cavalry Association Awards at the USPC Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday morning, January 27th. The coveted trophy is awarded annually to current Pony Club members who are the leading Pony Club competitors in a two- or three-day event recognized by The US Equestrian Federation and USEA. Larry E. Byers, presented the awards.

The original trophy was presented to the USPC in recognition of the Pony Clubs' commitment to carry on the equestrian sport traditions of the U.S. Cavalry and in honor of the many Cavalry officers who served the USPC with invaluable advice and guidance during its formative years. It is awarded for two- and three-day event success, because eventing was originally a test of a Cavalry officer's charger.

The trophy is a plaque at USPC headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, engraved with the names of the winners. Individuals receive a photo of the plaque in an engraved silver frame with the U.S. Cavalry Association crest.

Qualifying for the U.S. Cavalry Association Awards in 2008 were:

Allegra Aiuto, 15, C-2, Pleasanton, CA, Bay Hills Pony Club, Middle California Region

Maya Black, 21, A, Clinton, WA, Whidbey Island Pony Club, Northwest Region

Moraya Cleary, 16, B, Los Olivos, CA, Santa Ynez Valley Pony Club, Camino Real Region

Tiana Coudray, 20, H-A, Ojai, CA, Santa Rosa Valley Pony Club, Camino Real Region

Kate Erickson, 19, B, Carlisle, MA, Old North Bridge Pony Club, Central New England Region

Michelle Hanf, 19, UR, Denair, CA, Maxfield Equestrian Center, Middle California Region

Callie Judy, 16, C-2, Columbia, MO, Hinkson Valley Pony Club, Midwest Region

Helen Laffitte, 21, A, Columbia, SC, Palmetto Pony Club, Carolina Region

Olivia Loiacono, 20, A, Bonsall, CA, Fallbrook Pony Club, Southern California Region

Elinor MacPhail, 18, C-2, Johnstown, OH, Hunter's Run Pony Club, Tri-State Region

Melissa Miller, 20, B, Hamilton, OH, Miami Valley Pony Club, MidSouth Region

Sarah Robb, 21, C-1, New Waterford, OH, Western Reserve Pony Club, Tri-State Region

Laura Roberts, 16, C-2, Oak Hill, VA, Difficult Run Pony Club, Virginia Region

Tory Smith, 22, B, Camarillo, CA, Santa Rosa Valley Pony Club, Camino Real Region

Julia Spatt, 17, B, Centennial, CO, Pine Ridge Pony Club, Rocky Mountain Region

Stephen Steinhoff, 25, B, Montara, CA, Moon Valley Pony Club, Middle California Region

Arden Wildasin, 15, D-3, Greenwich, CT, Greenwich Pony Club, Metropolitan Region

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