Herslow’s 2021 Dressage at Devon victory acknowledged at last
Herslow’s 2021 Dressage at Devon victory acknowledged at last
It was recently brought to light by equestrian attorney Steven Tarshis, that in December of 2021 Cesar Parra was notified of his disqualification from winning both the 3-star Intermediate I and I-1 Freestyle during that year’s Dressage at Devon.
In both of those classes, I finished second behind Parra on Aileen Casio’s Elvis HI. Due
to Parra’s disqualification, I became the winner of both classes, but was not formally notified until June of 2023.
I’d like to thank Steven Tarshis for bringing this to my attention and for Nancy Jaffer for her professionalism and exemplary efforts as a journalist in researching and pursuing the facts of this matter. ~ Kim Herslow
Congratulations to Kim Herslow for winning the 3-star Intermediate I and I-1 Freestyle during Dressage at Devon in 2021.
Wait–what? 2021? This is not a news flash that got buried by mistake nearly two years ago.
This month, Ailene Cascio, owner of Herslow’s mount, Elvis HI, finally
received the redistributed prize money for her horse’s 2021 victories at
the Pennsylvania show. Herslow had finished second in both
competitions, but was elevated to first place when Cesar Parra on Belle
Ami was disqualified and ordered to return the prize money and ribbons.
That was part of an agreement with the FEI (international equestrian federation) connected to an “Equine Controlled Medication Rule Violation (Presence of Benzocaine in the Horse’s Sample).”
Below is an excerpt from the article and a link the the entire article on Nancy Jaffer’s website.
