Scott Stewart Wins 2003 Monarch International's Show Circuit Magazine Professional WCHR Title at Capital Challenge

Article and Photos by Diana De Rosa

Upper Marlboro, MD - October 6, 2003 - Scott Stewart's wide grin and dancing eyes said it all after he won the 2003 Monarch International's Show Circuit Magazine Professional World Championship Hunter Rider title on October 3rd during the eight-day Capital Challenge Horse Show at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. With this win he had set a record by claiming his third Professional WCHR title.

"I'm very excited. This is a great and fun class. It highlights the hunter riders and the industry," he commented, visibly showing how happy he was to have won it again. In fact, Stewart won the class in 1998 and 1999 and in 2001 he placed second to Louise Serio and in 2002 second to Peter Pletcher.

The Challenge was sponsored by Carol & Gordon Stillwell, Stillwell Hansen, Inc. and Jack Schock and First Savings Mortgage Corporation, presented by the American Hunter Jumper Foundation (AHJF) and included a media sponsorship by Monarch International's Show Circuit Magazine.

"For my whole year I have this show as a goal," added Stewart. The American Hunter Jumper Foundation's support of the professionals has really helped give him and many of the hunter riders more recognition.

Stewart was one of four riders who had qualified for this final competition, including second place finisher Havens Schatt, Ocala, FL (who led the National Professional Standings with 1998 points); Stewart (1949 points), Flemington, NJ; defending champion Peter Pletcher (1811), Magnolia, TX and first time competitor Samantha Darling (1784) Ocala, FL.