Saugerties, United States – July 16, 2025 – Hits Hudson Valley IV kicked off the popular Hudson Valley Jumping Tour® on July 16, 2025. Part of the Hits Hudson Valley Show Series at the world-class venue in Saugerties, New York, the three-week-long tour showcases top equestrian sport, including international CSI 3* competition, as well as a World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) week.

In a star-studded starting field of 42 horse-and-rider combinations, eight countries were represented, including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, and of course, the home nation of the United States. Mark McGowan (GBR) designed the opening power-and-speed track set at 1.45m, setting the tone for the exciting week.

Laura Chapot (USA) posted the first double-clear performance with Ginola, leaving the rest of the athletes to chase her time of 35.88 seconds.

Just before the midway drag, Alessandra Volpi (USA) managed to bring the leading time down to 34.74 seconds with Glamour, a 14-year-old KWPN mare (Numero Uno x Iroko) owned by Cedar Fox. Aboard her second mount, Jolie van Schuttershof, Chapot almost caught Volpi, but stopped the clock in 35.26 seconds to sit just behind her.

It was with her third ride, C&C Willow, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare by Emerald owned by Mary Chapot, that Chapot looked like she had closed the door on the competition, as she shaved two hundredths of a second off of Volpi’s time in 34.72 seconds.

Final Results – $31,020 Jumper Classic CSI 3*

1) Gabriel Matos Machado (BRA) & Livingstone van het Peggershof – 0 / 0 – 34.60

2) Laura Chapot (USA) & C&C Willow – 0 / 0 – 34.72

3) Alessandra Volpi (USA) & Glamour – 0 / 0 – 34.74

Source: Press Release from Hits Horse Shows

Photos: © Hits Horse Shows / ESI Photography

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