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'CHASE BOGGIO & MASSIMO WIN THE WIHS EQ FINALS' 

 It was a banner day as Chase Boggio clinches the win for the 2011 Washington International Horse Show Equitation Medal Finals on his 10 year old Royal Dutch Warmblood, Massimo!  Chase competed with the top 35 equitation riders in the country, who were all invited to this three phase challenging competition held at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.

Chase and Massimo proved to be the best of the field tonight.   During the third phase of the competition, the top 10 riders of the first two phases get to switch horses with another of the top 10 riders through a draw.  Haley Barnhill rode Massimo and moved from the third position to second and Chase got to ride Elizabeth Benson's mount, Calito 7.  Chase knows Calito 7, as Calito was his back-up horse for the 2010 finals last year.  Calito 7 and Chase laid down a smooth and accurate trip and Haley was quite impressive on Massimo, as well.  

Congratulation to Chase Boggio and Haley Barnhill, for finishing 1st and 2nd but also, we must congratulate Massimo for being named 'Best Equitation Horse', and winning the prestigious 'Lugano Trophy' for the second year in a row at the WIHS.  Massimo was also the horse that Lillie Keenan got switched to in the final round of last year's WIHS Equitation Championship and won!