Equestrian Mom 101 : Lizzie's first Hunter Derby

This was our first time at the Georgia International Horse Park located in Conyers, Georgia.  The grounds were nice, the rings were easy to get to from one to the other and there was free wifi throughout the horse park! Bonus!  


Since Lizzie was already qualified for Maclay and Pessoa Hunt Seat Medal, she asked Aaron if she could do the Hunter Derby.  He said, "sure".  There was a first round and they took the top 12 to come back for a second round.  There were 25 in the class and Lizzie was going 23rd.  She studied the course, watched rounds before hers and when it was her time to go, she looked confident.  She ended up 12th in the first round which meant she was first to go in the second round!  She rode beautifully in both rounds and was happy with how she did.  In the second round, there was a trot jump that Ashton didn't stay with the trot but overall, for her first Hunter Derby at the age of 14, we were all quite proud!  Ashton, (App For That) is an amazing horse and we look forward to watching them compete in the years to come!




Hunter Derby
(click on above to watch video)