Cheryl has competed across the USA, with results including some wins and BCs. For years, her competition horse was Smoke Rise Strut, and most recently JS Comet (aka, O'Ryan). Not surprisingly, she has also honed her crewing skills, too, over the years. She has been one of the ride managers of the Biltmore Challenge ride, one of the largest in the eastern US. She is also an FEI ride steward. |
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Selected accomplishments:
In Cheryl's words:
After leaving graduate school I realized a lifelong desire to take riding lessons and then own a horse. That has evolved from combined training into long distance trail riding -- aka, endurance -- largely through the influence of my husband, Stagg.
From a start with thoroughbreds from the track, I acquired my first 'real' endurance horse: Smoke Rise Strut, from Dinah Rojek's breeding program. Strut took me through 14 one-day 100s, and being second alternate to a Pan Am and first alternate to the World Endurance Championships. He taught me many things, including about equine sense of humor, equine curiousity, thumps, and the true joy of just being on trail day and night with a wonderful horse.
Since Strut, I have had a number of horses that were not as well suited for the sport so now have other careers. However, I now have a promising horse who I hope to get through his first 100 this year.
In between times, I am one of the ride management team for the Biltmore Challenge and an FEI steward.
Recent endurance rides:
- 2008: Tenth at Fall Fling 50 on JS Comet, and BC
- 2008: Completed Big South Fork 100 on Jayel Super, coming across the finish line third
- 2008: Sixth at Longstreet's Charge 55 on Jayel Super
- 2008: Second at Leatherwood Challenge 50 on JS Comet
- 2007 and earlier -- multiple top tens and completions
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