Edited Press Release
Lexington, KY – November 5, 2024 – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA, has won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona for October. This marks the fourth time she’s earned the award this year, having been the Rider of the Month in March, July and September.
A talented junior rider, Ehman competes in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference Presented by Rood & Riddle. In the $20,000 SJHOF 1.45m Classic Series Final hosted at Washington International Horse Show, she rode two of the three horses who advanced to the jump-off: Darra Du Soleil, who earned the Hall of Fame’s Horse of the Month Award in September and October, and Magnolia, who earned the Horse of the Month Award in July. Ehman and her mounts continued their winning ways in the Series Final, securing first and second place, respectively. This helped Ehman earn the Rider of the Month Award for October and cement her place atop the leaderboard for this year’s East Conference Leading Rider Award sponsored by LAURACEA. Magnolia won the East Conference Leading Horse Award.
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
- September – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
- October – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
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.
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