NORMANTOWN EQUESTRIAN SHOW TEAM TAKES HONORS AT MAPLE PARK EVENT

The Show Team of the Plainfield Park District’s Normantown Equestrian Center won several honors during a show this past weekend at Maple Park. The team, formed in 2014 by Normantown manager Amanda Bergman, competed at Dassenbrook Stables as a kick-off to the 2015 show season and four Normantown competitors won awards:

Elizabeth Horvat rode Lilly and placed:
2nd and 3rd in Advanced Crosspole Equitation
2nd in Equitation on the Flat
Reserve Champion in Advanced Crosspole Equitation Division

Hannah Kucera rode Lilly and placed:
Two 2nd places in 2’-2’3” Equitation Over Fences
2nd in 2’-2’3” Equitation on the Flat
Reserve Champion in 2-2’3” Equitation Division
1st in Mini Medal

Bailey Butler rode Eddy and placed:
1st and 2nd in 2’3”-2’6” Equitation Over Fences
2nd and 3rd in 2’3”-2’6” Hunter Over Fences

Ella Frey rode Cinders and placed:
2nd and 4th in Beginner Crosspole Hunter
1st and 2nd in Beginner Crosspole Equitation
1st in Beginner Crosspole Hunter on the Flat
4th in Beginner Crosspole Equitation on the Flat
Reserve Champion in Crosspole Equitation

The next event for the Plainfield Park District Show Team will be on their home turf. The Normantown Equestrian Center will host its own show, open to the public, on Saturday, May 9 at 9a. The Equestrian Center is located at 12151 S. Normantown Rd., Plainfield.

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