Alice Tarjan Rides Home-Bred Gjenganger to USA 4-Year-Old Championship, Spain’s Pablo Gomez Molina & Easy Di Fonteabeti Ymas Take 5-Year-Old Title

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Alice Tarjan on her home-bred Gjenganger, 2020 4-year-old champion. Glory Boy, ridden by Marcus Orlob and owned by Alice, reserve champion, in the background. © 2020 SusanJStickle.com

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2020–Alice Tarjan rode Gjenganger to the U.S. four-year-old championship title Saturday after placing second in the final competition to Marcus Orlob riding Alice’s Glory Day. Spain’s Pablo Gomez Molina on Easy Di Fonteabeti Ymas captured the five-year-old title.

Alice, 41, of Frenchtown, New Jersey and Gjenganger, a Danish Warmblood mare (Grand Galaxy Win T x Don Schufro), was scored 8.54 for second place in the final but with 8.84% in the first round was enough to claim the championship.

Marcus, 38, of Annandale, New Jersey, won the final on Glory Day on a score of 8.84. The result moved them up to reserve champion after placing third in the first round.

Marcus, who began riding for the United States in 2015 instead of his native Germany and coaches Alice, was also fourth on Flambeau behind Lindsey Holleger of Middletown, New York on MW Bodacious.

Easy Di Fonteabeti Ymas ridden by Pablo Gomez Molina to USA 5-Year-Old Championship. © 2020 SusanJStickle.com

Easy Di Fonteabeti Ymas, registered in the United States that qualifies it to compete in the American young horse championships, was ridden by Pablo to become the five-year-old national champion after winning both the final and preliminary competitions.

The pair scored scored 8.07 in the final and 8.28 in the preliminary test.

Pablo, 26, competes horses for Cristina Danguillecourt and Yeguada de Ymas in the United States and Europe. Ymas has facilities in Wellington, Florida and Toledo, Spain.

Alice Tarjan on Summersby II, an Oldenburg mare (Sezuan x Sandro Hit), placed second on 8.04 and with the second place result in the preliminary became reserve champion. Summersby was reserve U.S. champion as a four-year-old.

Michele Bondy of Roy, Washington on Sonnenberg’s Kain scored 77.600% for third place.

Results:

4-Year-Old Final

      Judges: C: Michael Osinski, Ulf Wadeborn, Heidi Berry, Jodi Lees 
Pl. Score % Nat.AthleteHorse C 
1. 88.400 USAMarcus OrlobGlory Day 88.4 
2. 85.400 USAAlice TarjanGjenganger 85.4 
3. 81.800 USALindsey HollegerMW Bodacious 81.8 
4. 81.600 USAMarcus OrlobFlambeau 81.6 
5. 81.000 USAAli PotaskyLalique 81 
6. 80.400 CANDavid ZieglerSaladine STC 80.4 
7. 79.800 USASarah LockmanLyamora 79.8 
8. 79.600 USAShannon StevensSan Sebastian 79.6 
9. 79.200 USANadine SchwartsmanLucian BHS 79.2 
10. 78.800 USALindsey HollegerMW Weissgold 78.8 
11. 78.400 USASarah MasonLiang 78.4 
12. 78.000 USANadine SchwartsmanFloyd Edi 78 
13. 77.800 USAKathryn Fleming-KuhnRowena SW 77.8 
14. 76.800 USABridget HayBedelia 76.8 
15. 75.400 USAKaitlin BlytheLeanora AOF 75.4 
    

5-Year-old Final

      Judges: C: Michael Osinski, Jodi Lees, Natalie Lamping, Ulf Wadeborn 
Pl. Score % Nat.AthleteHorse C 
1. 80.700 ESPPablo Gomez MolinaEasy Di Fonteabeti Ymas 81.2 
2. 80.400 USAAlice TarjanSummersby II 80.4 
3. 76.200 USAMarne Martin-TuckerLovely Leni 76.2 
4. 76.200 USARebekah MingariKillian TF 76.2 
5. 75.400 USAMichele BondySonnenberg’s Kain 75.4 
6. 74.800 USAAngela JacksonDionysus MF 74.8 
7. 74.000 USANadine SchwartsmanKiriska 74 
8. 73.800 USALauren ChumleyKyro 73.8 
9. 73.400 USADawn WenigerKayman 73.4 
10. 72.800 USALucy TiddKayla 72.8 
11. 72.600 USABridget HayShanahan 72.6 
12. 72.200 USANadine SchwartsmanFurstenbelle 72.2 
13. 70.200 USAEmily BrollierYnze fan Vels 70.2 
EL.   USAAngela JacksonRoyal Heiress