Kimberley Vinoski made history at Radnor CCI**, PA, this weekend, October 12-15, 2000, by winning the American Horse Shows Association Combined Training for CCI** title for the second consecutive year. The Virginia rider partnered the seven year-old English Thoroughbred, Winsome Adante, to beat Australian Olympic team gold medallist, Phillip Dutton who finished in second and third place.

Vinoski went into the show jumping with some concern, as this she feels is not a strong phase for her. With two fences in-hand, she could afford a mistake and that came when Winsome Adante lowered the last fence but she had enough penalties to retain the lead.

Vinoski narrowly missed a chance to ride at the Olympics herself after being named for the squad with her 1999 Kentucky winner, Over The Limit. A fall at the final outing this summer left them off the team but the diminutive Vinoski showed her class by bouncing back to win this AHSA title again.

Sydney Olympic team bronze medallist, Karen O'Connor from The Plains, VA, came in 5th and 6th place with Travis and Upstage, respectively, from the 56 competitors that completed.

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The American Horse Shows Association, as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the AHSA has over 70,000 members and recognizes more than 2,600 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.