December 4, 2012 - Vero Beach, FL: Phillip Dutton's commitment to the PRO Tour Series pays off as he caps the season by winning the PRO Tour Series Rider Leaderboard for the third consecutive year. Phillip competed in seven of nine events in the 2012 PRO Tour Series, including a recent West Coast outing at Galway Downs garnering 94 points over Buck Davidson who, despite breaking his collar bone this year, still accrued 59.5 points to finish in second place.
The 2012 PRO Tour Series includes: Southern Pines II Horse Trials Advanced Division, The Fork CIC3*, Bromont Three Day Event CCI3*, The Event at Rebecca Farm Advanced Division, The Millbrook Horse Trials Advanced Division, Plantation Field International CIC3*, Woodside International CIC3*, Dankso Fair Hill International CCI3* and The Galway Downs International Three Day Event CCI3*.
Phillip Dutton will be presented with the Welcome Here Farm Award, which was donated by Nina and Tim Gardiner: "It's an honor to win this award for the third time," said Dutton, "the PRO Tour Series has been a great addition to the sport in this country and the level of the events is really beginning to get much better. We've had great support from the sponsors of the series and we'll hopefully continue to build on that in the future."
Janet & Kristin Schmolze's 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse, Ballylaffin Bracken by Ricardo Z, topped the 2012 PRO Tour Series HAYGAIN Horse Leaderboard with 36 points, just edging out Sherrie and Randy Martin's The Apprentice by one point. Janet & Kristin Schmolze will be presented with the Cassandra Segal - My Boy Bobby Award at the PRO Awards Reception on December 7th.
"I'm honored to be riding Ballylaffin Bracken and so excited that he has won the PRO Tour Series HAYGAIN Horse Leaderboard in his first year at the Advanced level!!" said a very excited Kristin Schmolze, "Thank you to all of the sponsors and event venues that have helped make this series a reality."
HAYGAIN, sponsor of the PRO Tour Horse Leaderboard and Official Hay Steamer of PRO has created revolutionary hay steamer solutions that enhance, protect and care for your horse's overall health and well-being.
Jennifer Brannigan managed to squeeze out the win over William Coleman in the PRO Tour Series Multi Radiance Medical Itermediate/2* Challenge, which is a new addition to the Series this year. Jennie will be awarded with a Multi Radiance MR4 ACTIVET Laser System at the awards reception.
"I'm so excited, I've never won anything like this and I can't wait to bring it back and use it with my horses," said Jennie. "I've seen Emma using one all year on Phillip's horses, and they really seem to be responding incredibly well to the treatment, so this is super for me."
Multi Radiance Medical is the Official Laser Therapy of the Professional Riders Organization. The MR4ACTIVET portable laser system can be used in a variety of treatment modes to keep horses, dogs and humans in top shape.
Phillip Dutton, Janet and Kristin Schmolze, and Jennifer Brannigan will be presented with their awards on December 7th at 6:30 pm at the PRO Awards Reception at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs site of the 2012 USEA Annual Convention. The PRO Awards Reception is open to the public.
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