Charles Phillips Memorial Versatility Award 2009

Since Charles began distance riding he was consistently one of the top competitors.  His first horse, Whitney, completed over 1,000 miles under sanctioned competition.  His second horse, J Dalmaar Sharri+/, completed over 2,600 miles under sanctioned competition and finished in the Top Ten every year Charles competed with her.  One of Charles' favorite things was going for the AHDRA Versatility Award, which he won a number of times (with both horses).

Charles also introduced numerous people to the sport of competitive and endurance riding and was on both UMECRA's and GLDRA's mentors lists.  Mentoring new riders keeps our sport going and is a significant way of giving back to competitive and endurance riding.

Charles served on the GLDRA Board for several years and volunteered many hours setting up a database for points and mileage and designing and updating our website.

On the trail, Charles always displayed courtesy, leadership, and a genuine concern for other riders.  These characteristics culminated in his receipt of the GLDRA Sportsmanship Award.

Charles was a great asset to our sport, consistently helping our organizations through his hard work, enthusiasm and love of the sport.

For these reasons, GLDRA decided to sponsor this award in honor of Charles.  Unfortunately, Charles lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on May 16, 2008 and will not be with us to see the first awards given out.  You can be sure that Charles would be proud of all those who tried for this award and, if he were here, he would have been one of the biggest contenders!

Horse/rider teams with the highest number of points in all categories.  Must complete a minimum of two events in each category (C, LD, E).

Points are calculated basically only by placing not mileage.  The chart is as follows:
1st place - 7 pts
2nd place - 6 pts
3rd place - 5 pts
4th place - 4 pts
5th place - 3 pts
6th place - 2 pts
Completion - 1 pt

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