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Highlights & Accomplishments:

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High Standards
"Percy"
Ex-Standardbred Pacer
Trained by: Stefanie Portman
Ridden & Owned by Cali Karbler

Featured Published Articles about this team:
Chronicle of the Horse - Top 10 Stories of 2018 (#6 is Cali/Percy: Read Here
Chronicle of the Horse - Washington Finals Featured Article: Read Here

2019 Major Accomplishments

• Qualified and competed at the 2019 WIHS International Horse Show Championship Finals - Children's Jumper
• Qualified and competed at the 2019 NAL Harrisburg National Horse Show Championship Finals - Children's Jumper
• Qualified and Competed at The Devon Horse Show in the Children's Jumper, going clear in every round!
• 2nd out of 38 in the Children's Jumpers in Kentucky

2018 Major Accomplishments

• Champion for Year-End OPHA Children's Jumper Division
• Qualified and competed at the 2018 WIHS International Horse Show Championship Finals - Children's Jumper

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Skys Burnin' Blue
"Gracie"
AQHA Mare by Sky's Blue Walker
Trained by: Stefanie Portman
Ridden & Owned by Phoenix Cooke

Just a few of the Published Articles & Featured Pieces about this team:
Chronicle of the Horse - Skys Burnin Blue From Rescue to Devon Blue - 2016
Chronicle of the Horse - Little QH Goes a Long Way for Phoenix Cooke - 2013
Everything Equine Magazine - Rode to the WIHS Phoenix Cooke - 2013
USEF Press Release - Skys Burnin Blue Champions at Devon - 2016
Horseback Magazine - Phoenix Cooke and Skys Burnin Blue - 2016

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2019 Major Accomplishments

• Winner at the Harrisburg NAL Adult Jumper Finals 2019
• Champion for Year-End OPHA Adult Jumper Division
• 2019 USHJA/USEF Reserve Horse of the Year Zone 5
• Finished 12th at the Washington International Horse Show Finals in D.C., in the Adult Jumpers
• 5th Devon Horse Show Adult Jumper Classic
• Winner out of 48 in High Adult Jumper Classic Kentucky

2018 Major Accomplishments

• Champion for Year-End OPHA Adult Jumper Division
• 2018 USHJA/USEF Horse of the Year Zone 5 - 5x
• 2018 USHJA Stirrup Cup Champion
• AQHA QH Congress 2x Congress Champion Amateur and Open Jumping
• Finished 11th at the Washington International Horse Show Finals in D.C., in the Adult Jumpers
• Finished 10th at the Harrisburg NAL Adult Jumper Finals
• Gold Medal as the Individual Adult Jumper Champion, and title of USHJA Gold Star Emerging Jumper Rider and a coveted spot at a USHJA Gold Star Clinic, at the Zone Jumper and Team Championships in Chicago
• Champion Adult Jumpers Kentucky Country Heir Week I, 1st in NAL/WIHS $10k Classic, 1st/2nd Week II
• Qualified and Competed at The Devon Horse Show 2018
• Numerous continued championships and wins in the Child/Adult Jumper Divisons and NAL Classics all year
  
  

2017 Major Accomplishments

• 4x USHJA/USEF Horse of the Year Zone 5
• AQHA 3x World Champion at The World Championships in Oklahoma, in all 3 Jumper Divisions.
• AQHA QH Congress 2x Congress Champion Amateur and Open Jumping.
  
• 2017 OPHA Champion Adult Jumpers
• PA National Horse Show - Harrisburg
  finished 9th in NAL Adult Jumper Finals.
• Washington International Horse Show in D.C. WIHS Adult Jumper Finals, finished 12th.
• Princeton Cup $10,000 Adult Jumper Classic, 1st, 2nd, 4th in 3 round format - Champion of Adult Jumper Classic.
• July Brave Horse - Champion Adult Jumper Division with a clean sweet, & the $2,500 NAL Adult Jumper Classic
• June Kentucky Horse Park Country Heir Champion Adult Jumper Division with great ribbons both weeks.
• June - Winner of the $10,000 NAL/WIHS Adult Jumper Classic in Kentucky Week I Country Heir AA' Premier
• WEC: Country Heir at World Equestrian Center, Champion Adult Jumper Division and NAL/WIHS Jumper Classic x 2.

 2016 Major Accomplishments

• USHJA Stirrup Cup High Adult Jumper Champion
• Champion in Standings - Adult Jumper For:
  1st USHJA Horse of The Year Zone 5
  1st OPHA Adult Jumper Champion
  1st WIHS Adult Jumper
  1st NAL Adult Jumper
  
• Devon - Champion Adult Jumpers - May
• Devon - Winner of NAL/WIHA Classic 1st of 20
  
• Country Heir September, 1st Place in the Mini Prix
• Country Heir September, 1st Place NAL Jumper Classic
• 2016 American QH Congress Two Time Champion in
  Amateur Jumping and Open Jumping
• 2016 2nd in NAL Adult Jumper Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg

2015 Major Accomplishments

• Zone 5 USHJA/USEF Horse of the Year Champion
• OPHA Year End Champion of Adult Jumpers
• AQHA Reserve World Champion at World's Championship Finals in Oklahoma City
• Champion AQHA All American Quarter Horse Congress
  in Amateur Jumping
• Reserve Champion NAL/WIHS Classic at Devon
• 4th in $10,000 Country Heir Adult Jumper Prix
• Champion of Winston National M&S/NAL Classic
• Champion of Cleveland Classic Adult Jumper Classic
  
• 12th in the Pennsylvania National NAL Adult Finals
• Champion NAL/WIHS Adult Prix Country Heir III
• Chagrin Valley Farms Series Champion

2014 Major Accomplishments

• Zone 5 USHJA/ USEF Horse of the Year Champion
• Reserve Champion at the Washington International Horse Show
• Grand Champion of High Adult Amateur Division out of 60 in Lexington, KY
• Bronze Medalist (Team) USHJA High Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships
• 4th place individually USHJA High Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships
• All American Quarter Horse Champion Amateur Jumping
• High Adult Amateur Jumper Champion Atlanta, GA
• Chagrin Valley Farms Series Grand Champion
• OHPA Grand Champion of Adult Jumpers and Schooling Jumpers
• OPHA Reserve Champion
  
  

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Chemistry
"Sheldon"
7 yo 17.2 Oldenburg Gelding by Cunningham
(Cassini I/Capitol I/Contender x Final Pool/My King Dam)
Trained/Ridden by: Stefanie Portman
Owned/Bred/Ridden by: Mandy Lee B.

2019 Highlights (6-7 year old year):

• Year-End Champion OPHA - 3'6'' Green Hunter Division
  
• 5th USHJA Horse of the Year Zone 5 3'6'' Greens
  
• 9th USHJA Horse of the Year Zone 5 Green Conformation
  
• 6th Year-End Performance Hunter OPHA Standings
  
• Top 12 in nearly every USHJA National Derby entered
  
• 2nd USHJA National Derby at Country Heir Fall II
  

2018 Highlights (5-6 year old year):

• Year-End Champion OPHA - Green Hunter Division
  
• September: 4th in National Hunter Derby at Country Heir
• August: 5th in National Hunter Derby at Brave Horse
• July: Champion 3'3'' Greens at Cleveland Chagrin Hunter Jumper Classic at the Polo Fields, and he was 1st in both the low-adult u/s and eq on flat with his owner.
• June: Great ribbons in the 3'3'' Young Hunter, 1st in hack (week II), just out of the jog in the 3' Greens (week I), and just out of the top 12 in the National Derby. 
• April:  Lake Erie Prix de Ville - Champion in the 3'3'' Open Hunters, 3rd in the Schneider's Performance Hunter Derby
• March: World Eq. Center Show 12th in the USHJA National Hunter Derby. 

2017 Highlights (4-5 year old year)

• 2017 Year-End OPHA Reserve Champion in Pre-Greens!
• Sept - Country Heir - 3rd in the USHJA National Hunter Derby scoring an 89 in the Handy Round! Champion in the 3' Green Hunters with Stefanie Portman.
• Aug - WPAPHA - Owner showed/jumped full course for 2nd time in a 10 year gap, with great ribbons including two 2nds in the 2'6'' division. Reserve Champion in the 3' Green Hunters with Stefanie Portman.
• July - Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic at Polo Fields. Champion of 3' Green Hunter Week I, Great ribbons Week II, and just out of the top 12 in his second USHJA National Hunter Derby.
• December 2017  Owner's first time showing/jumping in ten years! Tied for Reserve Champion in the 2'6'' Low-Adult Hunters at Halcyon Indoor A' Show.

Summer/Fall 2016 Highlights (4 year old)

• Kentucky Country Heir AA' Premier - June 2016
  (His first horse show, and also jumped his first jump!)
  1st out of 24 Suitable Hunter U/S w/ Stefanie Portman
  8th out of 29 Non-Pro Hunter U/S  w/ Mandy Boggs
  5th out of 24 Int Adult Hunter U/S w/ Mandy Boggs
• Cleveland Classic Horse Show AA' - July 2016 (2nd Show)
  Reserve Champion in the Very Green Hunters w/Stefanie
• First year being broke to ride, living with his adult amateur owner and start of hauling in for occasional horse-shows.

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Superstition
*SOLD*
Owned by: Stefanie Portman
Ridden by: Phoenix Cooke

2017 Highlights

• SOLD to a wonderful new home in Colorado - Dec 2017
• OPHA Year-End 5th in Adult Hunter Division with Phoenix Cooke, 2nd in NAHRA Ariat Medal with Phoenix Cooke.
• Winter - Chagrin Valley Farms, champion of NAL/WIHS Adult Hunter Classic, Reserve Champion in Adult Hunters.
• Fall - Chagrin Valley Farms Series success, with highlights of 1st and 2nds in the NAL/WIHS Adult Hunter Classics and the Ariat Adult Medal. Champion in the Adult Hunters.
• Fall - Country Heir Show great ribbons in the Adult Hunters, and just bumped out of cutoff for USHJA National Hunter Derby Final Round!
• Summer - CVHJC Cleveland Horse Show great ribbons with Stefanie Portman in the pro divisions, and with Phoenix Cooke in the Adult Hunters, including 2nd in the Adult Ariat Medal, 9th in the NAL Adult Classic, and just out of the top 12 in the USHJA National Hunter Derby!
  

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Bennetton
*SOLD*
10 yo old Dutch Warmblood Gelding
Trained/Ridden by: Stefanie Portman

2017 Highlights

• Champion Performance Hunters 3'3'' Chagrin A' Show Dec
• Reserve Champion Performance Hunters 3'3'' Dec 15
• Reserve Champion Adult Hunters Dec 15 A' Chagrin
  84 score in Classic Medal Adult Hunters

2016 - (Owner off to college)

2015 Major Accomplishments

• OPHA Year End 4th Place Children's Hunter - Susan
  
• OPHA Year End 7th Place Fox Smith Medal - Susan
  
• OPHA Year End 3rd Place Children's Flat Eq. - Susan
  
• OPHA Year End 3rd Place Pre-Green Hunters with
  Stefanie Portman & Zone 5 Reserve Champion
• Nominated for the 2015 Laddie G. Andahazy Horseman's Cup Award with Susan Smith
  
• 4th in the USHJA National Hunter Derby at Cleveland
  Classic AA' Horse Show, with Stefanie Portman
  

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Orion
*SOLD*
Imported Warmblood 4 YO Gelding
Trained/Ridden by: Stefanie Portman

2015 Major Accomplishments

• 11th out of 27 Cleveland USHJA National Hunter Derby
  
• Reserve Champion CVHJS Classic  Week I & II Pre-Greens
  
• Great Ribbons Kentucky Country Heir Week I & II
  Pre-Green Hunter Divisions with Stefanie Portman