Woodside Junior Riders recently completed its 59th summer season with a horse show for nearly 100 riders. On August 20, the program ended with an all-day event at Kiely Equestrian Center on Tripp Road in Woodside.
Open to school-age children living in the Woodside Fire Protection District, the program features group English riding lessons during the summer months.
The following riders placed first, second, and third, respectively, in the show’s classes:
Angela Martin, Lili Pike, and Lily Shanahan in Advanced Equitation over Fences; Alex Afzal, Lexi Phillips, and Katrina Nibbi in Intermediate Equitation over Fences; Jenna Fowler, Alicia Vixie, and Sadie Foti in Novice Equitation over Fences; Merilee Raynor, Juliet Porter, and Kathleen Gregory in Beginner Equitation over Fences; Lily Shanahan, Angela Martin, and Karina Quinlan in Advanced Equitation; Christine Flock, Nicole Dancer, and Alex Afzal in Intermediate Equitation; Lauren Lee, Jenna Fowler, and Anke Knauth in Novice Equitation; Jacqueline Porter, Juliet Porter, and Merilee Raynor in Beginner Equitation; Dea Dressel, Kelsey Grady, and Katharine Thomas in Walk, Trot, Canter; Kaitlin Baldwin, Dea Dressel, and Carina Cain in Walk, Trot, Canter over Fences; Miranda Grady, Sarah Huber, and Theda Knauth in Walk, Trot, Beginning Canter; Theda Knauth, Miranda Grady, and Bria Michelsen in Walk, Trot, Beginning Canter over Poles; Patrick Dancer, Jessica Flores, and Gabrielle Couch, Brittany Flores, Teal Kurnie, and Jill Nielsen tied for third in Walk, Trot; Teal Kurnie, Jessica Flores, and Patrick Dancer in Walk, Trot over Poles; and then Hannah Alston, Christopher Bechtel, Connor Bechtel, Madison Goldberg, Sage Kurnie, Liam Lee, Zarin Moshenin, Katie Raynor, and Elka Rubin — all earning first place in Lead Line.
