The first national champions have been crowned at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling. The Medium Regular and Small Green sections concluded their championships with Wednesday’s over fences rounds, and the Small Regular section got started with model and under saddle phases.

Photo – Sienna Rossano and High Tops (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian)

Day 2 –

USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunter National Championship

The Pony Tail Bows/USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunters wrapped up on Wednesday with more than 130 entries contesting the over fences phase. Sienna Rossano (Fishers, Ind.) and High Tops (*Telynau Royal Anthem x Claire), a 2009 Half Welsh Pony gelding owned by Cumberland Acres, had the top round, propelling them from sixth place overnight to overall champion. Rossano has been riding “Cosmo” for two years and says it has taken some time for their partnership to reach the level of success they have reached.

USEF Small Green Pony Hunter National Championship

A beautiful performance in the over fences phase secured Lilly Herzog and Boca’s Entourage the top spot in a field of 56 combinations in the USEF Small Green Pony Hunter National Championship. Herzog (Pepper Pike, Ohio) and the 2016 Welsh cross gelding (EMC Entourage x Raquel) owned by Ponies and Palms Show Stables earned a score of 510.70 in the over fences along with scores of 246.21 in the model phase and 269.85 in the under saddle phase. Their overall score of 1026.76 clinched Boca’s Entourage’s first Pony Finals title.

USEF Small Regular Pony Hunter

The 121 entries in the Kickapoo Ponies/USEF Small Regular Pony Hunters got their first go in front of the judges on Wednesday with the model and under saddle phases starting off the day.

Camille Badler (St. Louis, Mo.) showed her own 2015 Welsh Pony gelding Royal Legacy (Cadlanvalley Rio x Telynau Royal Gala) to a first-place finish in the model. Reilly Robertson earned the second-place score with Clovermeade Heartthrob (Clovercrofts Hero of the Heart x Currituck Glory Be), a 2016 Welsh Pony cross mare owned by Robertson Family LLC. Caitlyn Calijan (St. Louis, Mo.) took the third-place ribbon with Lemoncello (Lemonshill Royal Flight x New Challenge Grace), Christina Tenhunfeld’s 2009 Welsh Pony gelding.

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Competition Information

Schedule and Results | USEF Pony Finals Event Page

2024 Pony Finals Livestream

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