Lexington, Kentucky, USA – July 18, 2024 – Oakland Ventures LLC’s Fortunate Son has been named the winner of June’s Show Jumping Hall of Fame Horse of the Month Award Sponsored by Markel.

Piloted by amateur rider Natalie Jayne (USA) of Elgin, IL, the 8-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding competes in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference presented by Rood & Riddle. The pair had a successful time at the Traverse City Spring Horse Shows, riding into several top placings in the 1.30/1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper division. During Week 2, they claimed second place in the $5,000 SJHOF 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic, which helped them to earn that week’s division Championship. Then during Week 3, they returned to the Turtle Creek Casino International Ring for top honors in the $5,000 SJHOF 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic, securing that week’s Reserve Championship and both the Horse and Rider of the Month awards for June. 

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

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.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is sponsored by Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, LEG Colorado Horse Shows, Markel, Palm Beach International Academy, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show and Wellington International.

Source: Press Release from Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Photo: © Andrew Ryback Photography

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