Reagan Upton, 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Reserve Champion, on Callaway's Letter to the Editor (Howard Schatzberg)
Riding before judges Rodney Hicks, Raymond Krussell, and Donna Pettry-Smith, riders will demonstrate the skills that have qualified them for the Final. Entries include the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Reserve Champion Reagan Upton (Birmingham, Ala.), who returns to improve upon last year’s performance with new mount Oh Night Divine, owned by St. Simons Island Saddlebreds, LLC.
The American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) equitation medal was established in 1937 by the fourth President of the AHSA, Adrian Van Sinderen, as part of his strategy to connect horse people across the United States.
In 2001, the tradition of the medal program was extended to the adult amateur exhibitor by offering the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. The Final was created for adult amateur riders to continue to participate in the discipline of saddle seat equitation. Since its inception, the event has been held at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. Zubrod Stables returns in 2016 as a supporter of the Final, along with Cindy Mugnier and past Zubrod Stables champions of the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Dr. John Stutts and Deveau Zubrod.
Amateur riders age 18 and over are eligible to compete in the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final by competing in an official qualifying class during the specified qualification period.
Find out more about the Final.