Tryon, N.C. – The Katydid Combined Driving Event at Tryon International Equestrian Center was the host for the 2025 USEF Driving National Championships for Ponies last week, and a total of 10 new national champions emerged from the event.

Tracey Turner (Windsor, S.C.) and Chardonnay (Casino Royale K x Bella Bagira), her own 2009 German Riding Pony gelding, earned a hard-fought victory in the Intermediate Single Pony championship. They climbed up from fourth place after dressage, earning the second-best finish in the marathon and a winning cones round to secure victory on a 133.1. Hilary Mroz-Blythe (Leverett, MA) and Sultan, her own 2018 Anglo European gelding, were close behind as Reserve Champions.

“It was a tough group of competitors who pushed us to be our best and keep competing right to the end,” Tracey shared on her Facebook page. “We were victorious, but we were all in contention throughout the competition. It’s why I love this sport.”

Turner then credited her Trainer, Janelle Marshall, for her “great coaching and positivity” and Kerri Rochon as navigator.