Natalie Rae Medlock & Luciano Earn Top Honors in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Jr/Am, sponsored by Kardel Global Equine

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THERMAL, Calif. – February 21, 2020 – It was a successful day for Natalie Rae Medlock (Orange, CA) and Luciano, who topped the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Jr/Am, sponsored by Kardel Global Equine, with scores of 93 and 96. Clara McDonniel (Clinton, WA) and Conspire, owned by McDonniel, were second in the class with scores of 91.5 and 90. Camille Leblond (Seattle, WA) and her own Category earned third place honors with scores of 90 and 90.

Thirty-seven pairs challenged the first course and twelve pairs returned with a cut-off score of 80. “It was a great course and he [Luciano] was really happy out there. I just wanted to go in, have fun, and keep it consistent,” noted Medlock who has owned the eleven-year-old gelding for four years now. Medlock competes in the A-O Hunters 3’3” and the Performance Hunter 3’3”, she plans to return to Hunter 1 Arena for the Week VII USHJA National Hunter Derby.

About the Desert International Horse Park

With nearly 1.3 million square feet of competition and riding space, the Desert International Horse Park is one of the largest equestrian facilities in North America. Offering multiple weeks of world-class equestrian competition from October through March, the facility is a destination location for thousands of equestrians, their horses, family and friends for several months annually. Competitors from all over the world travel to Thermal, CA to not only compete but to enjoy everything the desert has to offer.