Real Life Fairy Tale as Lafitte De Muze and Amanda Steege Win the USHJA International Hunter Derby at Lake Placid Horse Shows
Lake Placid, NY – July 13, 2021 – In a day fit for a real-life fairy tale, longtime partners Amanda Steege and Lafitte De Muze captured the top honors in the USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay and Purina Animal Nutrition, at Lake Placid Horse Shows.
The inspirational horse behind Big Wishes For Little Feat is no stranger to the winners' podium at Lake Placid as he and Steege have earned a championship title for three consecutive years at the event. Their 2021 Lake Placid competition was no different as the pair pinned four first-place rounds and were second only in the under saddle to capture the champion title in the High Performance Working Hunters the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week before their derby victory.
“Lafitte and I have made it a point to compete here at Lake Placid for the past three years and have always had great success,” Steege said. “Our first year he was Champion of the First Year Green Hunters, then the Second Year Green Hunters, and now this year the High Performance Hunters.”
Lafitte De Muze and Amanda Steege earn the High Performance Working Hunter Championship. Photo by Kind Media.
About Equus Foundation
Laffite De Muze is a Belgian Warmblood purchased in by Cheryl Olsten in late 2018. He is a successful show hunter who loves people and his job.
As an EQUUS Foundation Ambassador, a portion of all Lafitte’s prize monies are donated to the organization. The EQUUS Foundation is the only national animal welfare in the United States 100% dedicated to protecting America’s horses and strengthening the bond between horses and people. His recent accolades as both the High Performance Working Hunter Champion and the winner of the USHJA International Hunter Derby at the 2021 Lake Placid Horse Shows will work toward the EQUUS Foundation mission.
Olsten says that Lafitte is proud to know his winnings are going to help other horses.
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