DEL MAR — The ponies were also in the spotlight during week one at the Del Mar Fall Equestrian Festival. Renowned pony Buffalo Soldier made a special guest appearance Oct. 21 as the ghost ride in the Buffalo Soldier Pony Hunter Derby, sponsored by the Gabler Family.

Bridget Donovan and Skippin School won the Small Pony category and Kailin Kerzner and Lands End Huckleberry won the combined Medium/Large Pony category. Bridget also took home overall Grand Champion with her score of 88. Kailin was Reserve Grand Champion with a score of 86.

The Del Mar Fall Equestrian Festival was a 12-day series of competition managed by Dale Harvey’s team. It concluded Oct. 28, and was highlighted by the $55,000 Villas at Rancho Valencia World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar Saturday night.

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Buffalo Soldier Pony Hunter Derby
Pony Division Top Finishers * Del Mar, Calif.

Small Ponies
Placing/ Horse/ Rider/ Owner
1 Skippin School/ Bridget Donovan/ Kaitlin Kerzner
2 Tip Top/ Kaitlin Kerzner/ Kaitlin Kerzner
3 Prima Ballerina/ Jillian Stuart/ Jillian Stuart
4 Strawberry Swirl/ Annalise Gabler/ Annalise Gabler
5 Yet Another Karacter/ Annalise Gabler/ Annalise Gabler

Medium/Large Ponies
Placing/ Horse/ Rider/ Owner
1 Land End Huckleberry/ Kaitlin Kerzner/ Kaitlin Kerzner
2 I Love Lucy/ Lexie Looker/ Lexie Looker
3 A Hoof and A Prayer/ Grady Lyman/ Grady Lyman
4 Northwinds Lost Boy/ Eliza Foster/ Eliza Foster
5 Snapshot/ Eliza Foster/ Kate Considine
6 Windlea’s Time 4 Fun/ Alexandra Sinclair/ Maclaine Rogers
7 Simply Said/ Lexie Looker/ Lexie Looker
8 Hidden Springs Linus/ Lexie Looker/ Dianne Randolph