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JUDGES BIOS

The International Derby is judged by a select panel of 4 judges. This year we are pleased to have some of the most respected equestriansas part of our judges panel.

Danny Robertshaw

Danny Robertshaw is based out of Beaver River Farm in Camden SC. Danny is a USEF "R" judge and has judge many of the major shows in the country including Devon, Washington International, Madison Square Garden, and the McClay finals. He is the winner of the USEF Emerson Burr award and was the Chronicle of the Horse Horseman of the Year. He is the only rider to have been Champion in the Regular Working Hunter at Devon, Harrisburg, Washington International, Madison Square Garden, and The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto all in the same year. He has ridden champions at all of the major shows in the country along with many high score USEF Champions. Danny serves on the USEF License Officials Committee, USHJA Officials Education Committee, and the USHJA High Performance Committee. Danny most recently served as the commentator for the 2011 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals in Lexington, KY.

Steve Wall

Steve Wall is based out of Waukesha, WI where he is a hunter/jumper judge. Steve has been involved in the industry for over 35 years, showing first as a Junior rider in the Hunter and Hunt Seat Equitation divisions. He graduated from Averett College with a Bachelors’ degree in Horsemanship. Shortly thereafter he earned the British Horse Society’s Assistant Instructor degree. He then became a trainer most recently operation out of Harmony Farms in Waukesha. Steve is a USEF “R” rated judge, officiating 25 horse shows per years including the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Washington International Horse Show, Devon Horse Show and the USEF Junior Hunter Finals. He has served on the board of the Wisconsin Hunter Jumper Association as well as USEF’s Zone 6 Council. Steve has experienced horse shows as a trainer, a rider, a judge, an owner and a parent which gives him a unique perspective.

Ken Smith

Ken and his wife Emily own and operate a successful hunter jumper business in Wellington, Florida. They started their business in 1992. Since then they have trained horses and students to many National Championships at all the Indoor shows as well as Devon and the Winter Equestrian Festival. They also trained the 2009 Individual Gold Medal winner at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships as well as many top ten placings in the USEF Medal Finals, Washington International Equitation Finals, USEF Talent Search Finals, and the ASPCA Maclay Finals. Ken is also an R rated judge who has judged several Equitation Regionals and many top level hunter shows.

Heide Casciaro

Heide has been the owner and President of Tievoli Farm Inc since 1992, she shows both Nationally and Locally and possesses her “R” rating with the USEF. Heide also hosts many horse shows and summer camps at her farm in Woodstock, IL. Heide has served the equestrian community for over 20 years as a Board Member of the Southwest Virginia Horse Show Association, the Virginia Beach Horse Show Association, the Illinois Hunter Jumper Association and the Illinois Short Circuit.

 



 
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