To start off Thursday morning in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring, Scott Stewart piloted Dr. Betsee Parker’s entry, A Million Reasons, to the winner’s circle in the Wrenwood Farms High Performance Working Hunter. Winning four of the five classes, A Million Reasons was dominant over the two days of competition. Olympic Fire, an entry of Roger Smith, earned reserve championship honors with Jennifer Hannan in the irons. The pair earned a first, a second and two thirds over fences, along with a second place finish in the under saddle. This was A Million Reasons first time showing since WEF 6, but she came out in top form. “She [A Million Reasons] is really good about everything and very good at her job,” Stewart commented. Earning the tricolor ribbon every time she showed during WEF, A Million Reasons will take the final week of WEF off. Stewart noted, “We did this week as a last preparation before heading off to Kentucky and than the Devon Horse Show in the spring.” A Million Reasons is currently ranked second in the country in the High Performance Working Hunters, and Stewart is looking forward to competing with her at Devon and then Indoor finals during the fall. “She [A Million Reasons] is going to stay doing this [High Performance] division for the rest of year because she is so good,” Stewart explained. While A Million Reasons is finished for the 2015 WEF circuit, Stewart plans on competing in the USHJA International Hunter Derby during WEF 12.
