Edited Press Release
Lexington, KY – October 11, 2024 – Double E LLC’s Darra Du Soleil has been named the winner of September’s Show Jumping Hall of Fame Horse of the Month Award Sponsored by Markel.
A new partner for junior rider Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA, the 11-year-old Selle Français mare competes in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference presented by Rood & Riddle. The pair started their month with a seventh-place finish in the $7,500 SJHOF 1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic at the Traverse City Fall Horse Show. Then they returned to the Turtle Creek Casino International Arena for top honors in the Classics during both the Traverse City Fall International and American Gold Cup, which helped them secure the 1.40/1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper championships for both weeks. These successful outings earned them the Hall of Fame’s Horse and Rider of the Month awards for September.
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 Horse of the Month Award Sponsored by Markel are:
- January – Abigail Gordon’s Nice Girl De Muze Z
- February – CSH Equine LLC’s Cocaine De Riverland
- March – Coleridge Equestrian LLC’s Killossery Kaiden
- April – Monarch International’s Di Caprio RV
- May – Twist Studio LLC’s ZG Bella
- June – Oakland Ventures LLC’s Fortunate Son
- July – Double E LLC’s Magnolia
- August – North Run’s Exit Of Ice Z
- September – Double E LLC’s Darra Du Soleil
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