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Eventing team for Boekelo (2)

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September 27, 2026

By Staff Writers

LEXINGTON, Ky.--US Equestrian announced the following riders and horses selected to represent the U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Boekelo CCIO4*-NC-L, hosted in Boekelo, Netherlands, from October 1-4.

Event team BoekoloThe team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, High Performance Advisor Karyn Shuter, and Team Leader Christina Vaughn.

Ten teams will contest the Nations Cup in Boekelo; Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and USA.

The following have been selected to represent the U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order.

Hallie Coon of Ocala, Fla.,, on Sirius SB

Jack Curtis of Beverly, Mass., on Luska Candy Clover

Allie Knowles of Lexington, Ky., on Montpellier Scais

Lauren Nicholson of The Plains, Va., on Landmark’s Jungle Gold,

The following has been selected as an alternate.

Allie Knowles of Lexington, Ky., on LS Crown Royal

Competition Information

The 2026 FEI Eventing Nations Cup Boekelo CCIO4*-NC-L will begin on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m GMT, which is 3 a.m. EST, with day one of dressage, to be followed by day two, Friday, Oct 2, at 9 a.m GMT, which is 3 a.m. EST.

The cross-country phase will begin at 9 a.m. GMT, which is 3 a.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Competition will conclude with show jumping on Sunday, Oct. 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. GMT, which is 4:30 a.m. EST.

Silva Martin won the CDI1* FEI Prix St. Georges at DAD (2)

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September 27, 2026

By Staff Writers

DEVON, Pa.--Silva Martin on Farouche won the CDI1* FEI Prix St. Georges, on Friday, Sept. 25 at Dressage at Devon.

Silva Martin on Farouche (Photo by Bethany P Photography)Sixteen riders delivered polished, expressive tests that highlighted international depth and technical precision.

Martin took the lead late in the class with only three riders to go. scoring 70.941%.

Her polished, expressive ride drew cheers from the afternoon crowd as she exited the Dixon Oval patting her horse with a smile on her face and a wave to the onlooking crowd.

Farouche showed superior uphill balance and elasticity paired with a clear confidence and presence on her way to the class win.

Canada’s Beatrice Boucher placed second on Mystery with 69.559%, delivering a steady, harmonious test.

Catherine Malone on Opium SR placed third on 69.000%.

The uniquely colored 8-year-old Lusitano gelding by Guardião Do Penedo stood out in the lineup, producing a composed, accurate ride that put the pair firmly in the top three as one of the final competitors to complete their test.

ON FRIDAY evening, Erin Nichols on Elian Royale won the CDI-3* FEI Grand Prx, a qualifier for the Grand Prix Special, with a score of 67.087%.

Christopher Hickey on Stenagers Wyatt Earp, who scored 66.826% placed second, and Lauren Sammison Dow Jones 1 was third on a score of 65.087%.

Friday’s competition culminated with the highest-level class of the day: the CDI-W FEI Grand Prix.

A field of 13 sought to receive a qualifying score for what is perhaps the centerpiece event of Dressage at Devon: Saturday night’s CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle.

Canadian riders dominated the class, securing the top two placings after more than a dozen impressive performances.

Camille Carier Bergeron on Finnländerin won on a score of 70.565%. 

Less than half a percentage point behind was Canada’s Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu on Jaccardo, who scored 70.174% for second.

The top-ranked American rider, Kevin Kohmann, finished third on Sonata MF with a score of 69.522%.

Keys Discount wins eighth Stakes in a row at Shawan Downs (2)

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September 28, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

HUNT VALLEY, Md.--Keys Discount won the $25,000, 3 1/8 mile Brown Advisory Timber Stakes at Shawan Downs on Saturday Sept. 26, running his skein of victories in timber stakes to a record eight in a row.

Keys Discount, ridden by Jamie Bargary,in the Brown Advisory (Photo by Tod Marks)Owned by Mrs. John R.S. Fisher, trained by Jack Fisher and ridden by Jamie Bargsry, Keys Discount won by 9 1/4 lengths over Animal Kingston, trained by Neil Morris, and Total Joy (Ire), trained by Leslie Young. 

"My mother had some money from an insurance payment for pain and suffering," said Fisher. "She said there hadn't been any pain and suffering, so she'd like to spend that money and thought she''d like to buy a horse with it. Keys Discount had won over timber at  a couple of point-to-points, so we bought him."

The rest is his incredible history.

Keys Discount had run four times on the flat in 2022 and then four times over hurdles in 2022 and 2023 when the Fishers acquired him and Jack switched him to timber.

Key's Discount was third in an allowance, won a maiden race over timber, and lost his rider in a stakes before beginning his run of eight straight stakes win at Middleburg in April, 2025.

"Next, he'll do the same as he did last year," said Fisher. "He'll go to Middleburg and the Gold Cup."

FISHER, along with the stakes win, also saddled the featured allowance hurdle race at Shawan Downs as well as the second in the ratings handicap hurdle and ran his lead in Trainer, Money Won to over $1 million, twice that of  second placed Keri Brion with $509,650, and he also leads in Trainer, Races Won with 18 wins to Morris' 11 wins.

"We like being over $1 million," said Fisher.

Fisher saddled Bruton Street-US'  Time Song, ridden by Dan Nevins, to win the $35,000, 2 mile Allowance Hurdle by 4 1/2 lengths over Awesome Man, trained by Todd Wyatt, and Investment Mandate, trained by Young.

"I ran him in that race because I didn't have any other race for him," said Fisher. "He'll go to Callaway Gardens next."

Time Song had run on the flat, with his best finish a second in a G3 Stakes at Santa Anita before being bought by Bruton Street and switching to hurdles earlier this year.

"Jonathan Thomas, a former steeplechase jockey who is now a trainer in California, called Jack and said he though that he'd do well over fences," said Charlie Fenwick who, with Mike Hankin and Charlie Noell co-owns Bruton Street. "He's won two hurdle races for us now, He turned out to be good. We had two winners and a second, so it was a good day."

Bruton Street's Track and Trace (Ire), trained by Mark Beecher and ridden by Niall Prendergast, won the $15,000 Amateur or Apprentice Rider Timber by 4 3/4 lengths over Recoup (GB), trained by Kathy Neilson, and Court Dunn (Ire), trained by Young.

"Track and Trace ran well," said Fenwick of the 9-year-old gelding who has three wins as well as two seconds and a third in stakes since being imported from England. "We also had a 4-year-old by Hard Spun run in the Maiden Hurdle. He's trained by Kathy Neilson, and he was third, beaten just a length, in his first run over fences. So it was a good day."

"It was a wonderful  day for Shawan Downs," said Fenwick. "During the races, it wasn't raining hard. It was a good day for us. We had 62 runners in seven races, so all the races filled well. Then the next day we had over 60 horses school over fences there. It's nice to see the place being used like that." 

Neilson saddled Commonwealth Racing's Evade (Fr), ridden by Jack Power. to win the $30,000,2 mile Maiden Hurdle, division 1, by 6 3/4 lengths over Lost in the Dream (GB), trained by Beecher, and I Found My Jet (Ire), trained by Todd McKenna.

McKenna then saddled Max Attack (Ire), ridden by Freddie Procter, to win division 2 of the Maiden by a nose over Iconic Walk (Ire), trained by Young, and Hard Spun To Run, trained by Neilson.

Tom Garner saddled Molly and Paul Willis and Devon Smith's Doctor Love, ridden by Stephen Mulqueen, to win the $25,000 Ratings Handicap Hurdle by 1/2 length over Tuddenham Green (GB), trained by Fisher, and Starforce, trained by Ricky Hendriks.

McKenna also saddled Keystone Thoroughbreds Noah and the Ark (Ire) to win the $15,000 Maiden Timber by 4 3/4 lengths over Moonshine time (Ire), trained by Brion, and Awesome Strike (On), trained by Beecher.

Kevin Kohmann and Erin Nichols won at DAD (2)

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September 28, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

DEVON, Pa.--Kevin Kohmann on Sonata MH won the CDI‑W Grand Prix Freestyle while Erin Nichols on Elian Royale won the Grand Prix Special CDI3* on Saturday evening, Sept. 26 at Dressage at Devon.

Kevin Kohmann on Sonata MF (Photo by Bethany P Photograph)The Freestyle delivered one of the most spirited atmospheres of the week, with a strong, competitive field and a crowd that showed up in numbers despite the steady rain.

It became, in every sense, a night of dancing in the rain—a fun, high‑energy class where music, movement, and audience enthusiasm blended together under the lights of the Dixon Oval.

Thirteen riders embraced the conditions with creativity and confidence, turning the stormy backdrop into part of the performance as they contested this marquee freestyle qualifier.

Kohmann won the Freestyle with a score of 77.105%, performing an American‑themed freestyle that felt perfectly suited to the U.S. bred mare.

Sonata MF showed impressive confidence for a young Grand Prix horse, matching the rhythm of the music with lift, reach, and fluidity while Kohmann’s choreography showcased her athleticism and balance.

BRITTANY Fraser‑Beaulieu of Canada on Jaccardo, placed second with 76.515%, riding to a vibrant mix of pop music—including a playful nod to Britney Spears—that energized the crowd.

Camille Carier Bergeron of Canada on Finnländerin finished third with 76.505%, delivering a freestyle defined by rhythmic precision and high difficulty.

Finnländerin’s springy passage bounced perfectly in time with the music, creating a performance that made the crowd want to clap along.

 The Grand Prix Special delivered classical dressage at its finest—precision, power, and harmony showcased by an international field.

Six riders demonstrated exceptional stamina and accuracy in one of the sport’s most demanding tests.

Nichols won the Grand Prix Special with a composed, technically confident performance that highlighted the gelding’s expressive Dutch breeding.

Scoring 69.447%, Elian Royale demonstrated a striking balance of power and elasticity throughout the test. 

Closing the class as the final rider, Christopher Hickey on Stenagers Wyatt Earp placed second with a score of 67.447% after delivering an expressive, forward ride that showcased the gelding’s scope and presence. 

Elizabeth Bortuzzo and Silva Martin were decidedly dominant in Saturday’s CDI-1* FEI Intermediaire I.

The two U.S. riders and their multiple mounts claimed all of the top five placings in the second portion of the CDI-1* small tour competition.

Bortuzzo on Next Pleasure won the class win with a personal best score of 70.088%, an improvement of nearly four percent over their score in Friday’s CDI-1* FEI Prix St. Georges.

They won over the 10 other entries.

The winner of Friday’s CDI-1* Prix St. Georges, Martin on Valballa, was the class’s runner up by a very narrow margin, less than half a percentage point behind with a 69.647%.

Martin also placed third place with her other ride, Irintha, who received a nearly identical score of 69.618%.

Bortuzzo’s other two entries, Mister Pleasure and Vital Hit Caledonia OLD earned fourth and fifth place, respectively, with scores just barely behind the others.

McLain Ward steps up, he and Laura Kraut lead team for Barcelona Final (2)

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September 29, 2026

By Staff Writers

LEXINGTON, Ky.--The team for the League of Nations Final in Barcelona had originally included Paris Sellon, but after the qualifier at St.Tropez, her horse came up with a minor lameness and Sellon withdrew.

Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland said he was talking to McLain Ward the next day, and when Ward heard about Sellon he said, without being asked, that he had other commitments that weekend but give him a day and he'd let Ridland know if he could fill in for the team. 

Within a few hours, Ward said he was available.

A great example of making yourself available when the U.S. needs you.

So, on Sept. 29, US Equestrian announced the riders selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations Final CSIO5* hosted in Barcelona, Spain, from Oct.1-4, at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.

 The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson, with horses to be confirmed week of the event.

The following riders have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order:

Laura Kraut of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

McKayla Langmeier of East Granby, Conn.

Kristen Vanderveen of Wellington, Fla.

McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y.

Competition Information

The Longines League of Nations Final will begin on Thursday, Oct. 1.

The Longines Grand Prix of the City of Barcelona CSIO5* will be hosted under the lights on Friday, Oct. 2, starting at 8:00 p.m. GMT, which is 2:00 p.m. EST.

The highlight of the week, the Longines League of Nations Final team competition, will start at 12:00 p.m. GMT, which is 6:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, Oct. 4. to conclude the 2026 LLN season.

The Longines League of Nations Final CSIO5* in Barcelona will be streamed on FEI.TV.

US Equestrian competing members, subscribers, and fans receive a 10% discount on a ClipMyHorse.TV Premium Subscription. 

Scott Stewart and Tori Colvin lead at Capital Challenge (2)

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September 30, 2026

By Staff Writers

UPPER MARLBORO, Md.--For the first time in WCHR history, two riders were tied at the top of the Professional standings coming into Capital Challenge on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Scott Stewart continued his usual dominance in the professional hunters at CCHS with four championships – including Gracious (above) – and five reserve championships. (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography)Scott Stewart and Victoria Colvin both had 1,950 points before their hunter divisions started.

Wednesday night’s WCHR Professional Challenge will determine the top four riders that will participate in Friday night’s WCHR Professional Final.

“I know Scott has been competing in WCHR a little longer, but it feels like we've been doing it forever, since I was a junior,” said Colvin of her history with Stewart, who was her trainer as a pony and junior hunter rider. “It was fun to be tied. I didn't know that that could happen, so it's cool.”

“It was funny, they came up this morning and were going to give me the reserve armband to wear, and I said, ‘Wait, I think we're tied, because I looked last night because I couldn’t sleep,’” said Stewart. “Even when Tori was 10 and 12 years old, she was showing against me with my horses, so I'm pretty used to it! It's nice that she's doing so well and is such a good rider, and that I'm still up to that level with her.”

FOURTEEN champions were named on Tuesday at Capital Challenge.

Green Hunter 3’6” Section A, Champion: A Lister, ridden by Scott Stewart; Reserve Champion: Imperial, ridden by Kate Conover.

Green Hunter 3’6” Section B, Champion: Timing, ridden by Scott Stewart; Reserve Champion: Margaux, ridden by Laura Bowery/

“He was only two weeks out of quarantine, and we went to Upperville," said Stewart of A Lister. "That was his very first horse show. He went right to the 3'6", and he was reserve champion. He's pretty much won every horse show he's been at. Actually, he's very similar to Encore. He's very brave, very scopey, and took to it really easily."

"For horses like India’s A Lister, it is nice to come to Capital Challenge and be competitive without having done a lot of horse shows and getting a lot of points." said Stewart. "Timing has been pretty successful, and he is a great horse for India in the junior hunters." 

Green Conformation Champion: Well Played, ridden by Christina Serio, owned by Clementina Brown; Reserve Champion: Velvet Elvis, ridden by Jacob Pope.

“He's grown up and really come a long way in the past year, and it's been so wonderful to be able to ride him and bring him along," saidSerio. "It just all clicked. Everything finally came together, and everything we had been working towards added up to the perfect round, and it was a great feeling. I've been watching my mom win here for years, and I've always been trying to keep up with her, so it's kind of a huge deal in that way.” 

Green Hunter 3’9” Champion: Cannon Beach, ridden by Michael Britt-Leon; Reserve Champion: Pavlova, ridden by Victoria Colvin.

"He tries, so, so hard," said Britt-Leon. "He knows when it's time to shine, and when he goes in that indoor, he brightens up a little bit and jumps a little bit higher, and it always works out. It's wonderful to be rewarded when the horses go well, so I'm quite excited about it. It's absolutely amazing to start our week this way."

High Performance Conformation Champion: Odette, ridden by Victoria Colvin; Reserve Champion: Atlas, ridden by Christopher Payne.

“Odette is a super, super simple mare that just wants to win all the time," said Colvin. "She's a character. She's sweet, but she can also be a little sassy. She's the best of both worlds.” 

High Performance Hunter Champion: Encore, ridden by Scott Stewart; Reserve Champion: Lafitte de Muze, ridden by Amanda Steege.

“I started showing him at Upperville this year and a few more times just for fun for myself," said Stewart. "He's always really brave. You never have to worry about him, and he jumps the four foot really easy. He was a fun one to show, and I thought he was great in every round.” 

Performance Hunter 3’6” Section A Champion: Dicoblue PS, ridden by Victoria Colvin; Reserve Champion: All Inklusive, ridden by Samantha Schaefer.

“He's my man. He looks quite big, but he doesn't ride like a big horse; he's very light," said Colvin. "His jump is obviously super high. He tries to give a lot of effort on every jump.”

Performance Hunter 3’6” Section B Champion: Lifestyle, ridden by Halie Robinson; Reserve Champions: Daydream, Scott Stewart; Crystal Blue, John French; and Cosworth, Abby Jorgensen.

“This mare is definitely one of my favorite horses I think I'll ever get to have in my lifetime," said Rpbnson. "We were the first ones originally in 2023 to show her as a hunter. We sold her just four horse shows into her hunter career, but we actually just had the opportunity about a month ago to buy her back. It's so great being reunited with her again, and this is a really fun way to celebrate it. I feel like we all kind of manifested it together.” 

Sally Goswell, Fair Hill Training Center General Manager, died Sept. 28 (2)

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October 1, 2026

By Staff Writers

Sally Goswell, 72, longtime general manager of Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center, died peacefully at her home in Newark, Del., on Sept. 28 of pancreatic cancer.

Sally Goswell

Sally was born Oct. 6, 1953 in Washington, D.C., to Frank R. Stoner III and Sarah Sutherland Stoner.

She grew up in Sewickley, Pa., northwest of Pittsburgh and rode show horses, including a top pony named Ace Of Spades.

Sally’s love for horses continued into her  college years while attending Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where she galloped horses at Pimlico Race Course every chance she got and met her future husband, Michael “Mike” Goswell.

Sally and Mike were married in 1976, began operating a Thoroughbred training business on the Maryland racetrack circuit and eventually bought a barn at Fair Hill.

“I was working for Kenny Field and she was galloping for Billy Christmas,” said Mike this week of their early days together. “When I went out on my own, she was the groom for the two or three horses we had and kept working in the barn even after we had our boys. She had a backpack and one of them was in it most of the time.”

MIKE TRAINED the horses and Sally put her college major to use handling the business side of the training business as it grew and later used those same skills to manage Fair Hill.

Shortly after Mike retired from training and the Goswells sold their barn, Sally became the general manager of the 350-acre Fair Hill Training Center in 1994 and retired in February 2025.

Under Sally, the training center – after nearly going bankrupt – stabilized and grew into one of the country’s top Thoroughbred facilities.

Kentucky Derby winners Barbaro and Animal Kingdom trained at Fair Hill, as did Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence, Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags,
Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide and multiple Breeders’ Cup winners starting with Da Hoss in 1996.

“She had a passion for making Fair Hill the best it could be,” said Dr. Kathy Anderson, a Fair Hill-based veterinarian, barn owner and member of the board. “That covered so many different factors of the job and the ups and downs of everything we went through.”

Sally’s career path wasn’t necessarily straightforward, but she more than made it work.

“My mother thought I should be a stockbroker,” she said in a 2002 feature in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine.

“I went to college and did the whole thing to do something other than horses, but never did. I went to school at Johns Hopkins and have been in Maryland ever
since. I did not graduate . . . I’m outside a lot. I’m not sure I could do what these 9-to 5 people do, sit behind a desk. I’m probably incapable of doing that.”

She didn’t have to.

Sally oversaw a facility with 18 independently owned barns housing hundreds of horses, a maintenance staff, two racetracks, miles of internal roads and horse paths, a lease with the state of Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources and the other details of a mid-sized business.

She used to laugh about her job description: “That varies from day to day. Anything they call me about.”

As proof, her phone rarely stopped ringing, though the job went far beyond merely answering calls.

Fair Hill evolved, replacing a wood-chip track with a Tapeta Footings synthetic surface, regularly upgrading its dirt track, installing a fiber line to bring high-speed
internet to every barn, managing environmental and drainage concerns and navigating the needs of the individual barn owners.

Opened in 1983, Fair Hill nearly closed before the end of its first  decade as several original investors exited and barns sold for a fraction of their construction costs.

Fasig-Tipton Company briefly took ownership, but left after two years.

The remaining barn owners, headed by Sally, retrenched and put Fair Hill on its path to success.

“I like to think I had something to do with it, but I don’t deserve all the accolades,” Sally said as part of a Trainer magazine feature in 2011. “There were other people and really a part of me just refused to believe it wouldn’t work. When I started, I was a barn owner too, so I had to pay a part of every bill I agreed to. We didn’t have much money when I first started, but it was very well spent.”

In addition to her husband Mike, Sally is survived by sons Bill and John, and two grandsons.

Martha and John Ingraham dominate Amateur Hunters at Capital Challenge (2)

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October 2, 2026

By Staff Writers

UPPER MARLBORO, Md,--The Ingrahams dominated the Amateur Owner divisions as John Ingraham was Amateur Owner 3'6" Grand Champion and his daughter Martha Ingraham was Amateur Owner 3'3"Grand Champion on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Capital Challenge.

Martha Ingraham on Cheers! (Photo by Shawn McMillan)In the first of the jumpr divisions, Taylor Kungle on 20-year-old Quickly Stated won the $10,000 NAL 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final while Kinsley Nolte on 17-year-old Diablo Z won the $10,000 NAL 1.15m Junior Jumper Final.

For the fourth time and on a fourth horse, Martha Ingram of Nashville, Tenn., won the Grand Amateur-Owner 3’3” Championship.

This year, it came aboard Cheers!, a relatively new ride for Ingram.

Martha had two firsts and second over fences and a fourth under saddle  on Cheers and swept the division by finishing as reserve champion with Romeo and to also win the Best Amateur-Owner 3’3” Rider Award,.

Martha bought Cheers! before the start of the winter show season in 2026. 

“He's such a joy to ride. He's really easy to find the jumps on, he's super brave, and he just absolutely walks down the lines. He has a huge stride, especially for him being a relatively little horse. You really do feel like you're flying on him.”

"it’s still “a joy to win,” she said, “It’s really difficult at a horse show like this where you have 30 of the best horses. On a new partner, it brings new memories and its own set of challenges that you have to overcome, which makes it even more special.”

MARTHA'S father, John on Dicoblue PS, with a first and third over fences and a win the under saddle, was the Amateur-Owner 3’6” 36 & Over Hunter Champion, and he also was reserve champion on Odette to be the division Grand Champion.

John Ingraham on Dicoblue PS (Photo by Shawn McMillan)“It’s a tough division with so many really good horses and great riders,” he said. “There are just small differences between the top and the middle and the bottom, so you really have to be on it. We had a couple of rubs yesterday, and that's one of those small things that can make a big difference. Today I took that extra split second to give him a chance to jump a clean jump and not be pressing if I'm a little anxious.”

Ingram said he watches videos of Tori Colvin on the horse.

“I just need to watch Tori and then do what she does – or try to do that,"  he said. "She makes it look easy, but we all know it's not so easy.”

 “I have to say kudos to my daughter, Martha."said John. "I think she rode the best I've ever seen her ride the last couple of days. She works at it, and she cares about it. We both love our horses, and we're for them as much as we're for ourselves.”

Jumpers began on Thursday, with Taylor Kungle winning in Amateur Jumpers.

After a second-place finish in the $10,000 NAL 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final in 2025, Kungle of Wellington, Fla., on Quickly Stated won this year,

Kungle was the fastest of two clean in a four horse jump-off  from a starting field of 22 over a course set by the design team of Ken Krome, Meghan Rawlins, and Joe Carnicom.

Kayla Mahmood on Laconda finished second in 35.214 seconds, while Reilly Canard on Bull Run’s Relentless was third with the fastest time of 33.362 seconds but four faults, and Sophia Masnikoff on Eclipse MB Z  was fourth with eight faults in 38.646 seconds.

“It was so fun, and I feel like ‘Tutu’ was excited as well," said Kungle. "We were just zooming around, and she didn't want to stop. It was an incredible feeling.”

Tutu is one of 12 horses that Kungle cares for her at her home barn and has been a part of the family for three years.

“She's my best friend,” said Kungle. “She lives in my backyard, and I see her every day. I feed her breakfast and dinner and do night check every day. She's always there for me. She tried her heart out tonight, and it means the world to me.”

Quickly Stated had two foals before she began her jumping career in Belgium and after coming to the U.S., she competed to the 1.35m level with Hallie Grimes. 

“I got her a little later in her career, and it's been such a blessing,” said Kungle. “It's been so fun to have an old horse that knows what she's doing. I'm so thankful for Hallie, Team Back Country, and Josh for helping me and making this happen. Every time I go in the show ring with her, it's really emotional. I'm always very grateful to get to show her.”

Kinsley Nolte of Downingtown, Pa.,, on Diablo Z won the $10,000 NAL 1.15m Junior Jumper Final and was Best 1.10m/1.15m Junior Jumper Rider.

Diablo Z also won last year’s NAL 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final. but last year he was ridden by Loretta-Jean Devening. 

Nolte was one of nine to go clean in the first-round course out of 30 entries.

In the jump-off, Nolte was  clean and set an unbeatable time of 30.590 seconds.

. Isabelle Castellanos on ESI Lucius finished second in 32.350 seconds, while Samantha Teller and Calcite des Baillons, owned by McLain Ward, was just behind in third with a time of 32.367 seconds.

Nolte has been riding Diablo Z since June.

“He’s been the most amazing horse ever,” she said. “He's so game for anything, and he loves his job so much. I've never met a horse that loves to do their job as much as he does.”

As Nolte and her trainer Troy Hendricks prepared for the jump-off, they planned a tight inside turn after the first jump, but Nolte was unsure until she landed from the jump.

“I was not feeling super confident about it, but I just landed was like, ‘Okay, here we go!’ He turned inside and was super quick,” she said. “I had watched the first one go, and they were so fast. I was like, ‘Wow, I don't know if I can top this,’ and then I went and had it by two seconds. He's just so incredibly fast.”

This was Nolte’s third time competing at Capital Challenge, but her first in the jumpers.

“Getting into the jumper ring has been super exciting, and it's nice to try something different and have that freedom to go in and have fun,” she said. “It's been super awesome to have this opportunity with him.

“Winning this class means a lot to me,” she said. “Just being able to qualify for these finals in such a short amount of time with him has been so incredible, and I'm so thankful.”