Hannah Bedwell Tops Huntfield Derby Championships at Big A With Two Different Horses

By: Brittany Bevis

Under the bright lights of the Grand Prix Coliseum at the Georgia International Horse Park, the National Quarter Horse League held their annual Huntfield Derby Championships during the Big A horse show in Conyers.

Claiming the top spot in the Huntfield High Derby Championship was Hannah Bedwell with Desert Party. The Reserve Champion was Lee Paul Shinn with Metallic Iron. Third was Chandler Runnells with Dance If You Wanna. Fourth was Madison Petrus with PS First Honor. Fifth was Shanna Bradshaw with Ritas Repo.

Coming in sixth place was Alison Harlow with Gramercy Park. Seventh was Jesilyn McCarroll with Get Me To Hollywood. Eighth was Olivia Derlis with Kruzyn In Style. Ninth was Sophia Bukowick with King Of The Blue. Tenth was Taylor Battistelli with Irishironsr Smilin. Eleventh place was Katelyn Schultz with Dance Somemore. Twelfth was David Miller with Art In The Air.

Winning the Huntfield Low Derby was also Hannah Bedwell, but this time with Two Lucky Minutes. The Reserve Champion was Madeline Vorhies with Pact With Assets. Third was Isabella Erwin with Just Money Hungry. Fourth was Diane Andersen with Amblin Max Diane. Fifth was Lisette Longo with Fabyoulous.

Sixth was Josie Head with Essentially Blue. Seventh was Neil Godfrey with Investment Hunter. Eighth was Emma Ensor with Deep Blue Skys. Ninth was Camile Bailey with Zip Skipn Pace. Tenth was Victoria Scholl with Prin Cess Leia. Eleventh was David Miller with Deeep Pockets. Twelfth was Ella Snedeker with Regal Routine.

In the Big A Huntfield Youth Medal, Chandler Runnells rode Dance If You Wanna to the win. Second place was Isabella Erwin with Just Money Hungry. Third was Mollie Aissa Ford with Now Wait A Second. Fourth was Clayton Farrell with Larks Fiddle. Fifth was Amber Lynn with Novy Inescapable. Sixth was Katelyn Anna Schultz with Dance Somemore.

Winning the Big A Huntfield Amateur Medal was Trina McCarroll with Get Me To Hollywood. Second was Taylor Battistelli with Irishironsr Smilin. Third was Morgan Graham with Shock N Yall.

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