Shelburne first grader wins Championship Ribbon

Seven-year-old Benjamin Lawton of Shelburne won the Champion Ribbon for the Beginner Division and the Beginner Equitation Finals class at the Vermont Hunter Jumper Association’s Finals held at Fox Horn Farm in Charlotte Sept. 22.  A first grader at the Shelburne Community School, Benjamin has been riding for three years. Benjamin rides Secrets Out and trains with Mindy Hinsdale at Steeple Ridge Farm in Charlotte. Photo by Conrad OBregon