Edited Press Release
Lexington, KY – September 10, 2024 – Zayna Rizvi of Wellington, FL, has won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona for August.
Rizvi, who was the Hall of Fame’s Junior Rider of the Year in both 2021 and 2022, competes in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference Presented by Rood & Riddle. She had a successful showing at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival 6, riding multiple horses in various jumper divisions including her Amateur mounts Excellent and Exit Of Ice Z. She rode Excellent to top honors in the $7,500 SJHOF Junior/Amateur 1.35m Jumper Classic and secured victory in two 1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper classes aboard Exit Of Ice Z, including the $10,000 SJHOF 1.45m Jumper Classic. These great performances helped Rizvi secure the show’s 1.40/1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper Championship with Exit Of Ice Z, as well as the Hall of Fame’s Rider and Horse of the Month awards for August.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducts its Jumper Classic Series with classes at approximately 80 horse shows each year. The Series hosts classes for junior and amateur riders at both 1.40-1.45m and 1.30-1.35m in two Conferences – the East Conference presented by Rood & Riddle and the West Conference presented by LEG Colorado Horse Shows. The Series culminates in a West Conference Championship Final at Blenheim EquiSports’ International Jumping Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California, and the overall Series Final at the Washington International Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Each month, the Series honors the one rider and one horse that earn the most points in Series competition that month. For year-end awards, the Series recognizes each conference’s Leading Rider and Leading Horse; the East Conference Leading Rider Award is sponsored by LAURACEA, and the West Conference Leading Rider Award is sponsored by Palm Beach International Academy. The winner of each year-end award receives an engraved Tiffany crystal trophy and complimentary admission to the Hall of Fame’s annual Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala in Wellington in March, during which they are honored for their achievements.
The 2024 winners of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona are:
- January – Mimi Gochman of Palm Beach, FL
- February – Clara Propp of New York, NY
- March – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
- April – Chloe Kuang of Las Vegas, NV
- May – Sofia Cady of Austin, TX
- June – Natalie Jayne of Elgin, IL
- July – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
- August – Zayna Rizvi of Wellington, FL
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Plaques honoring those who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame can be seen at the Horse Park’s Rolex Stadium. Mementos and artifacts from the sport’s history are on display as part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame collection at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Wheeler Museum at the Horse Park.
For more information about the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, including the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, please visit the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.ShowJumpingHallofFame.net.
