the chronicle of the horse

Perfect Harmony

Carol Cone has a great partner in her Harmony Bay. And in one of the most competitive sections of the WEF circuit, the adult amateur, 51 and over, division, Cone shined aboard her two mounts, Harmony Bay and Glory Road.

With her trip to Tampa, she sewed up the circuit title with Harmony Bay, winning three of the four classes at the Tampa Bay Classic for the championship. As icing on the cake, Cone's newest mount, Glory Road, earned the reserve circuit title with top ribbons in Tampa.

“I had an absolutely magical circuit, winning championships in eight sections at seven shows, with two reserves as well,” said Cone. She's been circuit champion in this division in 2002 and 2003 with October Sky, but “it gets harder every year, as the horse quality exponentially grows in our division.”

Cone, Weston, Mass. Was thrilled with Glory Road (by Pour Grange), a warmblood she purchased just before the WEF circuit started. “He's out of a mare by Rio Grande, so he has that great Rio blood in him, like Rio Renior and Eye Remember Rio. And he looks like those horses too-blood bay, white socks and white blaze. And he has a great personality-he loves his treats!”

Harmony Bay, 15, a Swedish Warmblood stallion (by Electro), also won the adult amateur grand championship. Cone topped 230 adult amateur competitors for the award, and “Whiskie” earned the Kenya Perpetual Memorial Trophy, given to the high-point adult amateur, 51 and over, competitor for the WEF circuit.

“I'm so honored to have won all of this in such a tremendous competition.” said Cone. “It truly takes a team effort to accomplish this type of performance, from my trainers Tim and Kelly Goguen, to their team of eight grooms. And, of course, my most important supporter and best fan, my husband, Harry Silverman.”

the capital challenge

Carol Cone
WCHR National Adult Amateur Champion

Carol Cone, the 2006 Adult Amateur WCHR, grew up on horses, showing ponies, junior hunters and amateur owner hunters; she then took a 21-year hiatus from horses to build her marketing agency. When she returned to the show ring Carol was drawn to the WCHR program because of its format offering regional and national titles with limited showing at the best horse shows.

The Weston, MA resident was regional reserve champion for three years in a row, and then in 2006 came her “Cinderella Year.” Throughout 2006 Carol showed seasonal competitor, Harmony Bay, a 16-year-old stallion and Glory Road, a Pre-Green horse. One of her most memorable victories along the way to the WCHR title was sweeping the Adult Amateur 51 and Over division at WEF – circuit champion and reserve champion! Carol treasurers her WCHR title calling it “a tremendous honor and a highly satisfying achievement.”

Carol's biggest fan, her husband, Harry Silverman, will be watching her at this year's Capital Challenge aboard Harbor Bay as well as Trusted, a Pre-Green horse which she has shown very successfully thus far in 2007.