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Montrachet
Interagro Leads Georgia H/J Circuit
Archive: Feb 2002
Montrachet
Interagro, owned by Cyndie Lambert, is currently No 1 in
the Green Hunters Division of the Georgia Hunter/Jumper
Association. "He had been doing dressage," said Cyndie,
who acquired the horse at the end of August last year. "He
came up for sale and he and I clicked right away."
Montrachet,
an eight-year-old gray gelding, is being shown by Margaux
Hilber, a professional trainer in the Atlanta area and while
it is still early in the year (2001), he has a noticeable
lead in the state rankings. But she is not the only one
getting the best out of the horse. "He has never refused
a single jump," explained Cyndie. "I've never seen a horse
with his approach - he just gives everything. You can say,
well Margaux's a professional and so she can make sure he
doesn't refuse, but my son, Matthew, who's 11 and has only
been riding three years of course makes mistakes sometimes
and Monty says 'Okay, I can correct that'."
Cyndie emphasized that they are completely thrilled with
the horse. "Monty" as he is called, has certainly risen
to each and every occasion. "He's a show-stopper," said
Cyndie. "When he goes in the ring your eye is drawn to him."
In fact there is very little chance of overlooking this
horse as the officials at one local show discovered. "At
the last local show as they were giving out placements Monty
was not even listed," Cyndie said. "All our mouths dropped
because we couldn't believe the results.
"Monty
was standing by the board and when the announcement came
and his name wasn't mentioned, he pulled a blue ribbon off
the board with his teeth. We all laughed and his trainer
asked the ring steward to just review the results and make
sure it was correct. She came back with the news that the
result was wrong - Monty had won his blue ribbon."
That
blue ribbon - complete with teeth marks - is proudly displayed
next to Monty's stall door. This year they are focusing
on the local circuit but next year they hope to add to his
ribbon collection while competing in 'A' shows. He has already
tested the water at one such event, finishing second and
third over fences with Matthew in the pre-Children class.
"He
likes a challenging course," said Cyndie, "otherwise he's
not interested. At the same time he's very dedicated. I've
never met a horse with this personality. He's so kind and
so sharing with his thoughts."
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