Still fresh from their wins at the historic Devon Horse Show and Spruce Meadows, the Jacobs family left Lake Placid with no shortage of wins. The Lake Placid Horse Show from June 24-29 and the I Love New York Horse Show from July 1-6 both proved to be successful events for the Deeridge Farm competitors. Katie Jacobs-Robinson was the first week’s Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion and Champion of the Amateur-Owner 3’3” 35 and Over with Sutton Place, whom she started showing in March 2013. They have previously been named champion at shows such as the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show and the Winter Equestrian Festival, and they do not seem to be stopping any time soon. “For the first week he was great,” said Jacobs-Robinson. “He was really steady and just got in the ring and did his job. He was so well behaved. He is just turning into a really reliable and smart horse. He is getting easier to prep too – you don’t have to do so much to get him to the ring.” The 6-year-old Hanoverian gelding was shown by Peggy Gehman in the Pre-Green Hunters early in the week, where he was equally as consistent. During week two, he went on to be awarded Reserve Champion of the Amateur-Owner 3’3” 35 and Over division. Jacobs-Robinson also had great success with her new gelding Amarillo, who earned the championship for week one and reserve championship for week two in the Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunters. This is a developing partnership, as Jacobs-Robinson just started riding the 7-year-old gelding in November. They have only competed in eight shows together, but clearly Amarillo is proving himself early. “He is all business,” said Jacobs-Robinson. “He is a show horse who just knows what to do, and he is truly a team player – he tries to win. He is just a complete pleasure to ride. It is not like he has had a lot of shows, but when he does show he is just really relaxed and rideable. He is turning into a really great member of our team.” Maggie Robinson followed in her mother’s footsteps, riding to the championship of the Modified Children’s Hunter division. Robinson was aboard Jouet, who is a been-there-done-that type of mare, as she has shown in Children’s Hunter divisions for years at venues across the country. For only having ever shown together once before the event, the pair already shows great promise. “Jouet is such a good girl,” said Jacobs-Robinson. “I love that horse so much. It was really fun to watch Maggie go around and have so much fun with her ride.” Charlie Jacobs, Katie’s brother, did not leave empty handed, placing fourth in the $30,000 CMJ Sporthorse Jumper Classic with Leap of Joy after a successful two weeks at the prestigious Spruce Meadows Tournament. He also piloted Cassinja S to High Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship during the first week of competition, winning a class early in the week and then placing second in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Classic. “It’s such a great show,” said Jacobs-Robinson. “It is a family show for us, and we all love it. Everyone is out on the lake having a good time when we aren’t in the ring. They redid the footing and it’s just a nice horse show to be at.” Deeridge Farm and the Jacobs family will now travel to Michigan for Horse Shows By the Bay, and Charlie Jacobs will be representing the United States on the CSIO5* Nations Cup team in Gijon, Spain at the end of July.
