The USEA/ProChaps Young Riders Instructors Recognition Award was launched this year to acknowledge the vital contribution of the instructors in the support and development of Young Riders in the sport of eventing. The top rider and instructor of the Beginner Novice-Preliminary Junior leaderboards, the Intermediate and Advanced Young Rider leaderboards, and the overall Young Rider Leaderboard received a free pair of half-chaps from ProChaps. The other instructors in the top 10 received a special certificate. To provide additional recognition for instructors, the program extends to all ten USEA Areas, where the instructor of the winner of each Junior leaderboard will receive a pair of free chaps, and the other instructors in the top 10 will be recognized.
ProChaps and USEA Young Riders are also launching a unique fundraising program. USEA Young Riders will be selling ProChaps, with up to 20% of the proceeds going directly to support Young Rider programs. ProChaps only available online, so the transaction will only require the code for the USEA Young Rider and/or Area.
The national winners this year are:
Beginner Novice | |
Rider | Instructor |
Molly Sherman | Packy McGaughan |
Lena Campos | Lisa Mehner and Debbie Rosen |
Katie McCrory | Lauren Weil |
Darragh Looney | Stefanie Nelson and Ronan Moloney |
Ellis Rold | Becky Holder and Julie Stenslie |
Olivia Robles | Tawn Edwards |
Audrey Case | Jacquelyn Dickey |
Mary Dawson | Judy Pirtle |
Kit Ferguson | Susie Smith |
Gillian Warner | Lindsay Hafer |
Novice | |
Rider | Instructor |
Katie Speck | Erin Sylvester |
Maddie Lichten | Suzie Gornall |
Madeline Carlman | Becky Holder and Julie Stenslie |
Makenna Rold | Becky Holder and Julie Stenslie |
Alex Cole | Lauren Weil |
Jamie Miess | Lindsay Staiano-Williams |
Kelly Reeves | Sabrina Miller |
Hailey Mclaughlin | N/A |
Jorgen Olijslager | Heather Mason |
Lakiesha Varney | Mary Anne Davis |
Training | |
Rider | Instructor |
Katie Bibeau | Justine Dutton |
Paige Crotty | Eliza Farren |
Morgan McCue | Justine Dutton |
Jackie Lemastus | Lauren Ferguson |
David Pawlak | Alexandra Tatham |
Alexandra Ahearn | Michele Pestl |
Tayler Stewart | Packy Mcgauhan |
Christine Appling | Amy Nichols |
Grace Fulton | Karen Fulton |
Lydia Kennedy | Werner Geven |
Preliminary | |
Rider | Instructor |
Jenny Caras | Julie Richards |
Victoria New | Mike Huber |
Matilda Segal | Mary Bess Davis and Kyle Carter |
Andi Lawrence | Erin Sylvester |
Rowdie Adams | Mike Huber |
Erin Murphy | N/A |
Sara Vitkus | Hannah Sue Burnett |
Brindley House | N/A |
Adrian Jones | Bruce “Buck” Davidson Jr. |
Hanna Krueger | Jan Byyny |
Intermediate | |
Rider | Instructor |
Connor Husain | Skyeler Voss |
Lizzie Snow | Charlie Plumb |
Emma Fisher | Mike Huber |
Lexi Scovil | Jon Holling |
Jacob Fletcher | Mike Huber |
Sarah Dunkerton | Becky Holder |
Zachary Brandt | N/A |
Callie Judy | N/A |
Teresa Harcourt | Dayna Lynd-Pugh and Shannon Lilley |
Avery Klunick | Mike Huber |
Kendyl Tracy | Jan Byyny |
Advanced | |
Rider | Instructor |
Nina Ligon | Kim Severson |
Mackenna Shea | Michele Pestl |
Alexandra Green | Julie Richards |
Emily Renfroe | Kyle Carter |
Devon Brown | N/A |
Callie Judy | N/A |
Brittany Lunney | Debbie Rosen and John Staples |
Overall | |
Rider | Instructor |
Connor Husain | Skyeler Voss |
Caroline Martin | Bruce “Buck” Davidson Jr. |
Nina Ligon | Kim Severson |
Alexandra Green | Julie Richards |
Mackenna Shea | Michele Pestl |
Victoria New | Mike Huber |
Lizzie Snow | Charlie Plumb |
Sarah Dunkerton | Becky Holder |
Lexi Scovil | N/A |
Emily Renfroe | Kyle Carter |
Great Britain got off to a flying start topping both the team and individual leaderboards today, after the thrilling opening dressage phase of eventing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA) during which multiple records were smashed.
Following dressage at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Team USA sits in sixth place overall. The competition was tough, the atmosphere was electric, and the test challenging, but all-in-all each rider was full of nothing but praise for their equine partners and a positive outlook going into cross-country tomorrow.
Until this past May, qualifying for the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds let alone actually making plans to compete, seemed like a far-off dream. Going into this show season the AEC was a goal I had set in the back of my mind but maybe only said out loud a few times.
The Millbrook Horse Trials kicked off on July 25 with lower level dressage at Riga Meadow Equestrian Center at Coole Park in Millbrook, New York. There are more than 400 total entries competing at Millbrook, from Beginner Novice to Advanced level. Today the upper level horses cantered down the centerline, while the lower levels headed out on cross-country.