Auli Farwa Receives Haggin Cup at 2015 Tevis Ride
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After hours of observing the top ten finishing horses over the course of the 100-mile Tevis Cup ride, which took place Aug. 1, the cup committee named Auli Farwa (or "Far"), a 15-year-old Arabian gelding, and rider Jenni Smith of Moraga, California, the 2015 Haggin Cup winners.
The Haggin Cup, created in 1964, honors the horse in the most superior condition and recognizes the rider’s sportsmanship and horsemanship.
Smith and Far finished fifth, only 54 minutes behind Tevis Cup winners Potato Richardson and SMR Filouette. This was Smith’s tenth Tevis completion.
Overall, 45% of starters in the 2015 ride completed the course. Ninety horses finished within 24 hours, while 110 were “pulled” or eliminated from the event
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Marsha Hayes
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