TROOPER OF THE YEAR – Thirteen-year-old Courtney Maier, of Mountainside, was awarded the “Trooper of the Year” trophy and medal for accumulating the most points during the 2011 Troop season at Watchung Stable in Mountainside. Courtney, who has been riding for four years, received her trophy from stable manager Rachel Bechtold during Watchung Stable’s 79th Annual Spring Troop Horse Show over the Memorial Day weekend. Watchung Stable, a facility of the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal, is administered by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. For more information regarding equestrian programs, call Watchung Stable at (908) 789-3665, visit the website www.ucnj.org/stable, or e-mail questions to stablequestions@ucnj.org.
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