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Congratulations to the winner of the SCHJA Governor’s Cup Medal Finals: Amelia Turner and her horse, Fantastic, trained by Lee Cone. Second place was awarded to Sarah Rabb and her horse, Alpine’s 3.14, trained by Alicia Wilkinson. Third place went to Audrey Turner and her horse, Calimero, trained by Mike Rosser. We saw 21 entries in the finals, and it was a very competitive class!

Amelia Turner, winner of the 2022 SCHJA Governor's Cup Medal Finals

Congratulations to the winner of the $8,000 Aiken Welcome Stake, sponsored by Deirdre Stoker Vaillancourt: Doug Payne and Quintessence, owned by Jane Dudinsky. Second place went to Holly Sheperd and CHS Krooze, owned by Loretta Patterson. Third place was awarded to Harold Chopping and Quadrant 3, owned by the Rein Family, LLC. Thank you to Deirdre for her continued sponsorship!

Congratulations to the winner of the $7,500 William E. Howard III Memorial Professional USHJA National Hunter Derby: Hunter Kay and Galileo, owned by Ann Rice Ervin. Second place was awarded to Daniel Geitner and his horse, Wicked Z. Hunter also claimed third place with Alright, also owned by Ann Rice Ervin.

Congratulations to the winner of the $7,500 Junior/Amateur USHJA National Derby: Maddie Tosh and Cameo, owned by Betsee Parker. Maddie also claimed second place with Billington, also owned by Betsee Parker. Third place went to Bridget Hickton and her horse, Serenade.

Both of the USHJA National Hunter Derbies were presented by Barb Gould Uskup and Find Aiken Homes and Farms. Thank you to Barb for her continued sponsorship!

Ann Rice Ervin's Galileo and Hunter Kay, winners of the $7,500 William E. Howard III Memorial Professional USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by Barb Gould Uskup and Find Aiken Homes and Farms

Betsee Parker's Cameo and Maddie Tosh, winners of the $7,500 Junior/Amateur USHJA National Derby presented by Barb Gould Uskup and Find Aiken Homes and Farms

Congratulations to the winner of the $30,000 Aiken Fall Grand Prix, sponsored by Aiken Saddlery: Harold Chopping and Quadrant 3, owned by the Rein Family, LLC. Second place was awarded to Hardin Towell and Boheme Du Moulin, owned by Jack Towell. Third place went to Doug Payne and Quintessence, owned by Jane Dudinsky. Thank you to Aiken Saddlery for your continued sponsorship!

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Rein Family, LLC's Quadrant 3 and Harold Chopping, winners of the $30,000 Aiken Fall Grand Prix, sponsored by Aiken Saddlery

Aiken Fall Festival II

September 14-18, 2022

Congratulations to the winner of the $8,000 Aiken Welcome Stake, sponsored by Aiken Saddlery: Grant Seger and Plot Z, owned by Grey Fox Crossing. Second place went to Holly Sheperd and CHS Krooze, owned by Loretta Patterson. Third place was awarded to Doug Payne and his horse, Chaccolate. Thank you to Aiken Saddlery for their continued sponsorship!

Congratulations to the winner of the USHJA International Southeast Regional Hunter Derby Finals: Liza Towell Boyd and MTM Hand Him Over, owned by Rebekah Warren. Second place was awarded to Skyler Ezzell and her horse, Quoted.

We also held a Hunter Groom’s Class directly following Friday morning’s USHJA International Hunter Derby. Congratulations to the winner: Daniel Ramirez and Duc du Soleil. Daniel works for trainer Courtney Goldstein and Braemer Road based in Savannah, GA. Second place went to Rogelio Colin and Talk to Me. Rogelio works for trainer Jaimee Rosenthal and Fairy Tale Farm LLC based in Charlotte, NC. Third place went to Alex Garcia and Red C. Alex also works for Courtney Goldstein.

Don’t forget to thank your grooms—they work so hard and we couldn’t do it without them!

Oak Ledge Farm's Fazous & Daniel Geitner, winners of the $30,000 R. Bruce Duchossois Grand Prix, sponsored by Interventional & Alternative Spine & Wellness

Congratulations to the winner of the $30,000 R. Bruce Duchossois Grand Prix, sponsored by Interventional & Alternative Spine & Wellness: Daniel Geitner and Fazous, owned by Oak Ledge Farm. Second place was awarded to Harold Chopping and Quadrant 3, owned by the Rein Family LLC. Harold also claimed third place riding Ilmee 54, owned by Charles Plumb. Thank you to Interventional & Alternative Spine & Wellness for your continued sponsorship!

For full results from the Aiken Fall Festival, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.

Thank you Aiken Fall Festival Sponsors!

Accolade Farm

Aiken Saddlery

Barb Uskup & Find Aiken Homes and Farms

Beaver River Farm

Debbie Smith

Deirdre Stoker Valliancourt, Aiken SC Properties

DFG Stables

Horse Show Leases

Interventional & Alternative Spine & Wellness

The Inn at Houndslake

Thank you to A&S Photography for so many fabulous photos!

Throughout both weeks of competition, we hosted several parties and events. Thank you to the following sponsors for making them possible!

Week 1:

Friday afternoon’s USHJA Hunter Derby Hospitality sponsor: Braemer Road
Saturday afternoon’s Grand Prix Hospitality sponsor: Accolade Farm
Sunday Breakfast: Cedarhill Farm
Sunday’s Bloody Mary Bar: Tito’s Vodka and Horse Show Leases

Week 2:

Friday morning’s Breakfast and Bloody Mary Bar, sponsored by Debbie Smith
Friday afternoon’s Yappy Hour!, with food sponsored by Marketmoor LLC and Tito’s Vodka, live music with band “One Stop Shop,” sponsored by Team IEC and Wendy Arndt, and cocktails sponsored by Beaver River Farm. This event was a fundraiser for Danny and Ron’s Rescue; this past week, 16 of Danny and Ron’s Rescue dogs were adopted by horse show exhibitors and friends.
Saturday morning’s Chick-fil-A breakfast hospitality, sponsored by Aiken Saddlery.
Saturday afternoon’s Grand Prix hospitality, sponsored by DFG Stables
Sunday morning’s breakfast hospitality, sponsored by Blue Canoe Cafe and Team IEC.

Thank you to all of our exhibitors, staff, and sponsors for making our Aiken Fall Festival horse shows a success! We hope to see everyone again for our October at Bruce’s Field show on October 20-23 and October 27-30, 2022. To view our entire Equus Events show calendar, visit https://equusevents.com.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Atlanta Fall Classic horse shows at Chatt Hills on November 10-13 and November 17-20 and for our Aiken December Classic horse shows at Bruce’s Field on December 1-4, December 8-11, and December 15-18, 2022 (this date is still TBD). See y’all again soon!