Foreign Encounter

• Owner: Terri Dandino
• Derby stats: 5 starts; 1 win
• Breed: Holsteiner
• Color: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Year foaled: 1996
• Personality: “He is easy going, always wanting to please and forever forgiving. He is like an extra large Labrador Retriever,” owner Terri Dandino says.
• Barn name: Beau

What makes him suited to the derby courses?: “The basic principles of the hunter derby – challenging courses, variation in fence construction and height are exactly where Beau excels. He is a bold, clever hunter,” Terri says.