MCHS 2019 WRAP UP

49th Annual Menlo Charity Horse Show

Wrap Up Article

The 49th Menlo Charity Horse Show came to a close

as over 200 volunteers were carefully packing up

and storing everything from table cloths to jumps,

while at the same time planning for the upcoming

50th Anniversary Celebration next year.

The gorgeous Northern California weather made for

a spectacular week of three-ring competition across

the country club setting at the Menlo Circus Club.

Majestically presiding over the Grass Hunter and

Jumper Fields, the sold out VIP tent was the place to

see and be seen in Silicon Valley, as spectators from

Sponsors to businessmen to generations of families

cheered on their favorites in the victory gallop.

2019 Highlights

The Windy Hill Larry Mayeld 1.20m Horse

and Hound Jumper Classic

The Windy Hill Larry Mayeld 1.20m Horse and

Hound Jumper Classic had a very special result, as in

the end, it was Natalie Gerst, the Granddaughter of the

late Larry Mayeld in the winner’s circle.

The event was established in the memory of Larry

Mayeld by Laura Gerst, Natalie’s mother, and family

members. Three generations have now consistently

participated in, and attended, Menlo Charity Horse

Show and a young Natalie was over the moon having

won the event held in her grandfather’s honor.

The $25,000 USHJA International Hunter

Derby Presented by Dr. Daryl K. Hoffman

The $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

Presented by Dr. Daryl K. Hoffman has long been a

highlight of the Menlo Charity Horse Show, and was the

showcase event on Thursday afternoon. John French

returned to the Grass Hunter Field after sitting out the

2018 event due to injury. John had the ride on friend

and client Kristen Hiller’s Center Court. It is clear

that strong relationship built between horse and rider

remains rmly in tact, as the two have been separated

geographically for nearly a year, and were both happy

to return to Menlo, which French and Hiller consider

to be their hometown show, and on this, his 32nd year

coming to the event, took the Championship title.

Winning horse & rider combination

Natalie Gerst & Philadelphia

Winner of the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter

Derby Presented by Dr. Daryl K. Hoffman John French &

Center Court

49th Annual Menlo Charity Horse Show

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$10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman

Memorial Speed Class

Cassio Rivetti and Dakota Of The

Lowlands owned by Jamine Talleywere

the superstars of Friday evening’s

$10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman

Memorial Speed Class. Practice

seemed to make perfect as he also took

second place on his trainer, Neil Jones’

horse Isoline Van Doperheide. Rhys

Vineyard’s Catherine Harvey, a Menlo

Co-Chair and her husband Kevin have

been dedicated to supporting the horse

show for many years. 2019 marks the

third consecutive year as host and

Sponsor of the Friday evening event

and speed class.

$40,000 Stephen Silver Grand Prix

2019 marks the third year that Chairman and CEO of

Stephen Silver, the leading Silicon Valley jewelry and

watch retailer, based in the Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel,

has sponsored the $40,000 Grand Prix.

Thirty horse and rider combinations accepted the

challenge presented by international Course Designer

Bernardo Costa Cabral.Those lucky enough to make it

to the jump off had to take a huge risk as every attempt

at acceleration could result in a rail. Brown and Mylord

Cornet managed to set a time that was hard to beat.

Those who tried fell pray to a rail (or more) as they

attempted to knock Brown off the top spot.

Winner of the Rhys Vineyards Ryman Memorial Speed Class Cassio Rivetti (&

Dakota Of The Lowlands) shown here on his 2nd place horse Isoline Van Dorperheide

Winner of the $40,000 Stephen Silver Grand Prix Harley Brown & Mylord Cornet

Cynthia Hyde and Hey Sugar!

Photograph by Alden Corrigan Media

A Classic Sunday

$1,000 Peninsula Equine Medical Center Adult

Amateur Hunter Classic

Tonia Cook Looker and Deja Blue won the $1,000

Peninsula Equine Medical Center Adult Amateur

Hunter Classic in great style riding against a eld of

17 entries. Tonia was thrilled with the performance of

her young horse. Shabnam H Behzadpour on Escher

followed on her heels to take second place and Emily

Goldberg on Salud took home third.

The $1,000 Adult Amateur Hunter Classic is sponsored

by PeninsulaEquine Medical Center. Russ Peterson,

MS Animal Nutrition, DVM, President and CEO of

Peninsula Equine, Inc. was on hand to present the

awards.

$5,000 China Blue Farm 3’6 Adult Amateur

Classic

The competition was stiff in the $5,000 China Blue

Farm 3’6” Adult Amateur Hunter Classic in the Grass

Hunter Ring. In the end, it would be Alexis Meadows

and her own Antwerp leading

the victory gallop. Alexis

also took home the second

place ribbon with Legato and

Jacqueline Attwood-Dupont

on Black Label placed third.

Priscilla Tamkin of China Blue

Farm Sponsored the classic.

The farm is located in the Santa

Ynes Valley of California

is devoted to breeding and

developing top hunters,

jumpers and equitation horses.

1.20m Junior/ Amateur

Owner / Amateur Jumper

Classic Sponsored by

Charlebois Farm

Lauren Kee on her own Black

Irish was over the moon with

her rst win at Menlo against

eighteen entries. The high

standards this year made for

an exciting class.

The 1.20m Junior/ Amateur Owner / Amateur Jumper

Classic is sponsored by John Charlebois, Owner and

Trainer at Charlebois Farm.

The Menlo Charity Horse Show, a 501 (c) (3)

organization which Started in 1970 as a one-day horse

show, and has a tradition of providing outstanding

competition as well as raising funds for community

partners. Over the past four decades, Menlo

has provided funding to numerous charities including

Planned Parenthood, Amigos De Las Americas, and

our current charitable partner Vista Center for the

Blind and Visually Impaired.

Now a six-day event, Menlo was recognized in 2012

as a USEF Heritage Competition. Menlo has been

nationally recognized as one of the top horse shows

in the country. Designated as the USHJA World

Champion Hunter Rider Competition, Menlo plays

host to the USHJA WCHR South West Regional

Awards ceremony.The rich history of this show and its

philanthropy is unsurpassed.

Winner of the $1,000 Peninsula Equine A/A Hunter Classic NAL Tonia Cook Looker &

Deja Blue

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Winner of the $5,000 China Blue Farm 3’6 AO Classic Sponsored Alexis Meadows & Antwerp

Winner of the 1.20m Junior Amatuer Owner Amateur Jumper Classic Sponsored by

Charlebois Farm Lauren Kee & Black Irish