Back in September 2023, sport horse breeder Kimmy Risser proposed a U.S. Hunter Jumper Association rule change that would allow mules to compete in hunter and equitation divisions. Though the USHJA approved the rule that December, the U.S. Equestrian Federation did not, first tabling and eventually voting against the proposal a year later. As a result, long-eared equines remain excluded from hunter competitions.

But in late 2025, Risser and eventer Holly Fox, owner of Fox Farms in Woodland, California, resurrected that rule change proposal, again requesting access for mules in the hunter ring. USHJA approved the proposal at its December annual meeting, and now it goes back to USEF to be reconsidered and voted on again in June.

Expanding the mule rule is only logical, argue mule lovers including Risser and Fox: Mules have been allowed to compete in dressage for more than 20 years and were welcomed—after a two-year effort—into the jumper ring in 2022.

Interestingly, neither Risser nor Fox own nor compete mules. But they have friends who do: Risser’s friend Whitney Barnard owns Alan A Day’s Work, the jumping mule who became a Breyer model in the summer of 2024.

And Fox became friends with lifelong mule aficionado Amy McLean at the University of California, Davis, where McLean is a professor in the Department of Animal Science and Fox is the equestrian center coordinator. McLean, who grew up on a mule and donkey farm in Georgia and earned her Ph.D. in Mali, West Africa, through Michigan State University in donkey nutrition, training, and management, has conducted mule and donkey research in over 40 countries.She eventually began riding with Fox’s assistant trainer, and the three since have attended shows together.

The foundation of the proposal, for both Risser and Fox, is simple: There’s just no reason mules can’t compete against horses. Hunter classes have clear standards, and mules can be held to those same standards and judged equally alongside their horse competitors.

And, on a more personal level, Risser and Fox just want to be able to enjoy additional equestrian events with their friends. 

Both Barnard and McLean have been turned away from competitions at various levels due to their partners’ long ears, as so many venues—from schooling shows to rated competitions—abide by USEF rules.

“Mule owners are humble people,” McLean said. “If you own a mule, you have to be. Most of us attending horse shows with our mules are not trying to beat six- or seven-figure horses. We just love our animals, we set personal goals, we want to improve our own skills, and we want to get out and show the world what mules can do.”

The hunter ring, McLean explained, may also be better suited to many mules’ temperaments and personalities. She currently competes her own Greystone’s Silhouette—whose breeding includes Belgian Warmblood, Quarter Horse and Andalusian donkey—in local jumper shows. But although she says “Sarge” is athletic and loves to jump, she suspects he’d favor the hunters. 

“Mules, Sarge included, are generally on the slower side, which is a disadvantage in the jumper arena,” she said. “And I much prefer to go slow and pretty!”

The expansion of competitive avenues for mules would, according to both McLean and Barnard, be nothing but beneficial to the equine industry as a whole. 

“[Mules and donkeys are] a growing population,” McLean said. “But mule-specific shows are getting smaller. Some states don’t have any. So let’s broaden the opportunities and get mules to more shows.”

Additionally, mule supporters argue, other breeds with breed-specific shows, such as Quarter Horses and Arabians, are still welcome to participate in hunter shows. They’re not excluded because they already have their own breed organizations. So why should mules be limited, and what effect might that exclusion have on the industry as a whole? 

“I don’t know if people realize it, but this rule has a trickle-down effect that really has the greatest impact on local levels of showing,” said Barnard. “It limits grassroots riders. And it financially impacts show organizers; people bring their mules to do the jumpers but can’t show in the hunters. Passing this rule would result in more engagement and more income for local show organizers as well as larger organizations, which we know is vital to the industry.”

When “Alan” was allowed to compete in jumper classes, for example, Barnard upgraded her USHJA membership, became a member of USEF, recorded Alan in both organizations, and then took Alan to their first rated horse show, excited to now be allowed to compete. There’s no other way to view it, she said, besides industry growth.

“Now, the fact that we can show in jumpers but not hunters just seems so silly,” she continued. “I can warm up with your hunters, stable next to your hunters, longe next to your hunters, graze next to your hunters—but we can’t compete in the ring together. It just isn’t logical.”

McLean agreed that the expansion of competitions for mules would be a financial benefit across the industry. 

“I ride with a trainer,” she said. “So if I could also compete in hunter classes, I’d attend more shows, which would mean more money in her pocket as well. It’s a win-win.”

Supporters of this proposal are optimistic that 2026 will be the year the rule is passed. An educational social media campaign in 2023 and 2024 brought awareness and empathy to the plight of mule owners who want more opportunities to show. And mule aficionados, McLean included, have been raising awareness and advocating for mules throughout the industry over the past few years by writing letters to organization leaders and speaking at various equine events. 

Last June, McLean gave a talk at the American Horse Council’s annual conference titled “Donkeys and Mules Are Equine, Too.” 

“Top folks from USEF, USHJA and USEA were there, and I received a lot of positive feedback,” she said.

So when might we expect to share the hunter ring with some adorable long-eared equines? 

Mule supporters like Barnard and McLean hope the answer is 2027. 

The proposal will be considered by various USEF committees this spring, and USEF members will be allowed to comment on all rule change proposals. (In 2024, the majority of member comments were in favor of passing the rule.)

In May, a few overseeing USEF councils will consider the committee and membership responses and make a recommendation to the USEF board. USEF will then review and vote on the proposal at its mid-year board meeting in June. 

If the rule passes, mules could begin competing in hunter divisions at any competition following USEF rules in 2027. 

“It’s notable that two different affiliates on four different occasions—twice at USHJA and twice at [the U.S. Eventing Association]—approved this rule, but it was voted down at the USEF level, despite so much positive member feedback,” Barnard said. “The FEI allows mules in their rulebooks. I really hope this is the year we see USEF do the same.” 

“I don’t know what stereotypes we’re up against,” McLean said. “That mules bray instead of whinny, maybe, or that people believe mules are not as well-trained. I don’t know. I just wish people would be more open, and let judges judge as they see fit, according to the same standards that horses are held to.”

“Mule people are grassroots,” Fox added. “They’re just trying to have a good time with their animals, who are completely qualified to participate in the sport. It’s absolutely within their wheelhouse of what they can do, and what they enjoy doing.”

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Since 2015, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has offered the Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals to three young pony riders each year, giving them the opportunity to attend and compete.

Last month, USHJA announced the grant has been funded and extended another three years thanks to amateur hunter rider Becky Gochman and her family. The grant is an experience-based one, offering recipients not only the chance to compete in the hunter divisions at Pony Finals, but access to professional training, participation in clinics and other educational opportunities throughout the week. 

Applications for the 2026 grant opened Jan. 1 and will close March 15.

Gochman said that following the journeys of some of the recipients from afar, many of whom have gone on to make an impact in the horse world as professional riders, vet techs or successful juniors and amateurs, and receiving thank-you notes has made the donations worthwhile.

“I was thinking about how large our industry is and how many different kinds of jobs there are available in our industry, and you know, to bring the joy out in these young riders and people, I think we can learn a lot from them—their passion and love and experience,” she said. “I think for us as a family to have had that—and I grew up in a really grassroots fashion, where my mom drove me to horse shows, and we trailered, and I braided, and we did everything ourselves—it’s kind of a way to come full circle for our family.

“I feel like it’s just been a complete pleasure to watch, and I think our family feels proudest supporting this [more] than any other endeavor that we support,” she added. “Yes, Pony Finals is a hard competition, but still, to me, it boils down to being about a kid and a pony and their experience.”

Gochman’s daughters, Mimi Gochman and Sophie Gochman, grew up going to Pony Finals. Both are now successful amateur riders in the hunters and jumpers. Becky has seen how their Pony Finals experiences molded them into the riders they are today.

“Pony Finals always brought us a lot of joy and a lot of tears, because it is a lot of pressure, but it’s also just a lot of fun to see all your friends and know that, on whatever scale you do it, you’re working really hard,” she said. “It was about what our barn and what our kids could accomplish as a whole, in a community and individually. There were some good times, and there were some pretty hard times. But the experience of it is what has made them good riders, good people, and understanding that some days it’s going to go your way, and some days it’s not.”

Addison Cheetham, 14, of El Dorado, California, was a recipient of the Gochman Grant in 2025 and competed at Pony Finals aboard a catch ride, Robin Greenwood’s 18-year-old Welsh Pony cross Etch-A-Sketch (Dixie Chattahoochee—Skip Special Request) in the large pony hunters.

Cheetham got the grant after a challenging 2024. She’d unexpectedly lost her pony jumper Wally, and her junior hunter Cruisin’ was injured that year. While she knew it was unlikely she’d ever get to Pony Finals on Wally before he died due to the distance from California to the Kentucky Horse Park, where Pony Finals are held, she’d always dreamed of going. She was thrilled when she was chosen for the Gochman Grant.

“I wasn’t really nervous; I was kind of excited just to be able to get to Pony Finals for the first time,” she said. “It was really fun, and every experience we had was so special, and every detail was thought through. I felt so lucky to be a part of something like that, and the opportunity meant more to me than I can put into words.”

Cheetham found the clinic opportunities, including a modeling clinic, to be very informative and said she grew as a rider from her experience: “It made me more confident and more motivated and more aware of the responsibility that comes with riding, and I’m very grateful because it changed the way I see myself.”

Cheetham’s mother, Adrienne Cheetham, added that the whole experience was positive.

“Everyone was so sweet and made you feel so welcome and like you were at home,” she said. “You didn’t have to worry about a single thing. You just got off the plane, and then you were greeted with just everything that you could imagine; it just took all that stress away as a family and for her as a rider. She just literally had to show up and help groom and just do her best. I can’t describe how amazing it was. They really made Addison feel special. And it was her birthday week!”

Liam Hissong received the Gochman Grant in 2023 when he was 15. He’d just started doing rated shows with Karen Glover-Raach and Jay Raach at Rock Solid Stables in his home state of Pennsylvania, and had experience with low jumpers, children’s pony hunters and hunter breeding. He’d tried to qualify for Pony Finals on a rescue pony, but when he wasn’t able to, he decided to apply for the grant.

He also catch-rode Etch-A-Sketch for Greenwood in the large pony hunters.

“It was a really good experience,” he said. “It helped me network with a lot of other professionals in our area. It was a good learning experience for me, and I grew a lot from it. The whole team that helped facilitate the experience were awesome. We did so much.”

He noted that he particularly enjoyed a sports psychology clinic, the modeling clinic, which helped him with showing horses on the line at home, and touring Spy Coast Farm.

Hissong, now 17, said he’s stayed in touch with the two other riders who received the grant that year, Maren Bonus and Carly Williams.

As he prepares to graduate high school in the spring, he’s working for Cristina Fizzano riding and showing a variety of horses in all three rings and breaking young horses for the Raach family, and his memories of Pony Finals and what he learned there will stick with him as he continues his riding career.

“It’s the biggest horse show I’ve been to, to date,” he said. “It’s cool getting the show in that ring. It’s helped me. It got my name out. So many trainers have asked me to do their green horses. I’ve catch-ridden a lot of horses since then. It’s benefited me in so many ways, and I have lifelong friends from it now too.”

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The derby highlighted hunter action during opening week of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival and Wellington International, held in Wellington, Florida. 

Sitting on a score of 188 from the opening round, Colvin’s plan was to play it safe and pass up an inside turn to the trot jump to hold on to her lead. Michael Britt-Leon made a move that forced her to change that plan. 

“I wasn’t planning on doing it,” Colvin, 28, explained. “I walked with Michael and I definitely saw the inside turn, but if nobody did it, I wasn’t doing it. Then he did, so I had to give it a shot.”

In the handy round, a score of 206 from judges Randy Roy and Scott Fitton secured the win for Colvin and Golden Road, a 10-year-old Selle Français gelding (Cornet Obolensky—Oreade de Preuilly, Baloubet du Rouet). They finished on a total score of 394.

Britt-Leon of Alpharetta, Georgia, riding Prime Time, owned by Mark Dorfman, held on as the runner-up with a total score of 385.5. Jennifer Hannan of Wakefield, Rhode Island, took third on a score of 383 with Cellestino, owned by Stephanie Bulger.

“He has a very powerful jump, so he does get very high,” Colvin said of Golden Road, a ride she recently took over for the Ingram family. “He’s very comfortable and has a great character, too.”

While the partnership is still new, Colvin and Golden Road are focused on taking things in stride.

“It’s our first derby together; I rode him during indoors, but the derby environment is new for us,” Colvin said of the international derby that was built by course designer Danny Moore of West Palm Beach, Florida, using a combined ring 11 and 12 on Wellington International’s famed Pony Island. “These rings are really nice; it’s good to mix it up a bit. My favorite thing is when the hunters show in the International Ring or on the Derby Field—it’s nice that we get to change up the venues.”

Golden Road is no stranger to high-stakes derbies, and Colvin, of Loxahatchee, Florida, will focus the gelding on derby competition throughout the winter season with the first goal being World Championship Hunter Rider Week during WEF 6.

In addition to the win, Golden Road was awarded the Champion Equine Insurance Hunter Style Award from Laura Fetterman of Champion Equine Insurance. The Champion Equine Insurance Style Awarded is awarded to one hunter and one jumper horse each week throughout WEF. 

For complete results from the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, click here.

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What happens next? 

This was the question asked repeatedly in the USHJA Town Hall held today, on the second day of the USHJA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. 

It was asked regarding different elements of the sport and organization: What happens to the smaller horse shows struggling in the face of changing sport economics? What happens to an over-crowded U.S. Hunter Jumper Association championship calendar? What are the next steps to take for horse welfare? What needs to happen to reform the hunter and equitation judging systems? 

And what happens to the sport itself, when everyone in the room—both physically, attending the annual meeting, and more metaphorically—ages out of participation in governance, management and education? 

“The reason we bring as many of you together as we can for this annual meeting is to get feedback from you on where we’re going, where we’re headed, how we’re getting there, and why we’re doing what we’re doing,” said USHJA President Britt McCormick. 

USHJA Executive Director Whitney Allen and McCormick kicked off the meeting by looking back at successful organization programs in 2025 before turning their attention to the future. 

“If you look around the room, and I’ve been doing this a long time, this is probably the youngest group I’ve ever seen,” McCormick said, to laughs from the room of participants. “We have to put succession plans in place at every level. It’s worrisome a little bit. We have a very good board of directors, but as this organization has aged, you lose that institutional knowledge as people come off the board. Once that’s no longer there, it’s gone. You have to have people who have been around and made mistakes, who can save you from yourself a little bit when the time comes, and that’s what pushes us forward. Being a volunteer is a great thing, and we appreciate it, but we need newer, younger, fresher ideas. Yesterday it was said probably 15 times, ‘Times have changed. Sport has changed.’ Things are evolving. We need to evolve with it. I think that’s key.”

The association is considering a new championship that would combine several of the organization’s programs into one. 

“We have created a ton of championships at USHJA, to the point it almost doesn’t mean anything anymore,” said McCormick. “I had a number of trainers come to me this year and say, ‘Your championships are driving our migration pattern. You’re the force we look to, to figure out what our show schedule is going to look like.’ In November, a bunch came to us and said, ‘OK, you’ve exhausted us. We’re toast. We’ve been doing championships since June or July, and we’re finishing in November. Something’s gotta give.’

“I want us to look forward and get feedback on, maybe starting with the West Coast, a championship week, so that there’s one location, multiple championships,” he continued. “You can go, hopefully take your whole barn, have everybody able to get qualified and compete, then go about your way for the rest of the show season. The time has come for our sport to really have a true championship finals-type week where we bring together all the various aspects of our three disciplines—and maybe it has to happen over two weeks; we have to figure all that out.”

McCormick also discussed a new project intended to reform hunter and equitation judging. 

“We had our judges forum yesterday and got a lot of good feedback from that,” he said. “We’re going to be continuing that project and getting a timeline for the various task forces that are going to be dealing with this come to us with a plan for education, hopefully by April or May, so we can have a clean start by December of 2026 and be able to get those new policies and procedures in place, get the judging best practices in place, and get the training consistent across every part of the judging world, from applicant to big ‘R.’ 

“We want it to create the transparency and consistency we’re looking for from our judges and in the field of play,” he continued. 

‘Big Box’ Vs. Boutique

Once the town hall was opened to comments from the room, conversation quickly turned to horse shows—ones that are struggling (named in this discussion as largely smaller, one-week, boutique shows), ones that are succeeding (cited here as largely multi-week series or “big box” shows), and how the former can be better supported by consumers, the organization, and the market as a whole. 

“I go to some of those boutique shows, and a lot of them are really struggling,” trainer Louise Serio said. “Is there any way, through the [USHJA] Foundation or something else, to start to help them in some way?”

“In your opinion, what is the issue? Why do you think they’re struggling?” countered McCormick.

“I don’t think there’s one issue,” Serio answered. “It’s so much easier to go to a series of horse shows; it’s easier to go for two or three weeks somewhere and stay there. Some of the boutique shows don’t have the same advantages as some of the big shows. Maybe they’re not in an area that is quite as fun to go to. Some of them struggle with footing, some of them struggle with all the expenses of the horse shows. I think some funding, to have them apply for what they need help for, would be the best thing to do; maybe they need another tractor, maybe a drag crew, maybe better jumps. I think the horse shows themselves are best to answer that question.”

While McCormick noted that it isn’t USHJA’s role to support individual horse shows—“Are we responsible for making sure that horse shows stay in business? I don’t think so; as an organization, that’s not our job,” he said—and later discussed some programs that already exist to make it easier for smaller shows—notably the channel distinctions—he also lamented that once the boutique shows are gone, they’re gone forever. “What does that do to us?” he said. 

Zone 8’s Betsy Checchia shared some data she’d compiled, stating that Zones 6, 7, 8 and 9 (covering the Midwest from Minnesota to Texas, Rocky Mountains, the Southwest and Pacific Northwest) have 91 U.S. Equestrian Federation-rated shows combined, while Zone 10 (California and Nevada) alone has almost the same number of shows. (See a map of USHJA zones here.)

“The number of shows in Zone 8 is going down,” said Checchia, who’s based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Someone said we lost we lost 300 shows in the last 10 years, a lot were lost in Zone 8. I don’t know what we do about that, but the closest show to where I live is 400 miles away.”

Amanda Diefenderfer, from Zone 10, noted that when the USHJA awards its championships, those often go to bigger competitions or venues, and that shifting those to other venues might provide a needed boost, as well as a more unique experience for competitors. 

“One of the things you can do, which is pretty straightforward and accessible to the USHJA, is being very strategic about where you’re awarding your special programs. That’s the whole point of creating those special programs,” said Diefenderfer, who manages shows in California. “As a manager for a boutique show in Zone 10, it’s frustrating is to hear time and time again, ‘X finals have been awarded to X large show.’ And there is absolutely a need and a purpose for that large show when we look at our industry and sport, it supports sales and all that, but when we talk about the special experiences, I don’t know it supports that. 

“I love the idea of a championship week, but if you give it to a show that is already very large and often sold out, and you give to a show that doesn’t necessarily have the space to make something unique—and I understand, I compete at the big shows myself, and I get why you go to those—you’re not going to be able to max out the championship field,” she added.

Carl Weeden, who lives and trains in Zone 5, added that the USHJA calendar does impact the shows her barn attends. 

“I think we’re all going to turn around and realize we’ve not participated on our home zones and lost these shows,” said Carl Weeden, Zone 5. 

“My whole show schedule this year was rerouted because of the USHJA Amateur Championships, and that was unanticipated by me, but I think a great thing because I’m now going to be showing in my home zone,” she continued. “Maybe it’s about intentionally creating pathways to encourage us to show in our home zones. How do we create opportunities to drive people to show in their home zones? Give us a reason to go there. Those big horse shows, the quality is amazing, that’s undeniable, but we have to have a reason to show in our home zones.”

Zone 2’s Shanette Cohen suggested a task force that could examine issues for these smaller shows and help find solutions. 

“One of the challenges for shows that don’t operate week after week after week is not just funding or good footing and paying for something that can’t be amortized over a long period of time, but it’s getting staff and getting officials—even just jump crew, ring starters, not just licensed officials. That becomes really challenging for a show that can’t offer week after week of employment,” said Cohen, a long-time organizer for the Hampton Classic in New York. “That is a challenge, but one solution, the idea of giving sponsorship or grants to boutique shows, could be helpful maybe as a bridge, but I think something that could help lots of shows long-term is to create a toolbox of resources to give to any show that wants it. That’s going to be a way of making a difference for a show. 

“The way to fix a problem where you can’t get staff is to throw money at it, but you can’t do that if you can’t raise the money to do that, and entry fees are not the way to do it,” she added.  

After another participant said that the bigger shows didn’t even send any representatives for this annual meeting, Ali Nilforushan noted with a laugh that he runs 31 shows—across the West Coast and starting in Colorado in 2026—and was in attendance. He spoke in favor of more collaboration and support between all show managers and organizers. 

“I think that we have to remember one thing: Let’s not celebrate each other’s failures,” he said. “We celebrate each other’s failures, and yet we’re the smallest family. We can’t even fill a football stadium, all of us together. If we all remember that it should be us, all together, to show them our beautiful sport. We should never celebrate anyone who falls, because it’s like a brother or sister; we’re that small of a community. I hope that next year and the years ahead, we don’t celebrate each other’s failures but we celebrate each other’s successes.” 

The USHJA Annual Meeting continues through Thursday. See the full schedule of meetings here.

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JJ Torano entered this year’s show season pushed by a strong tailwind, having just become the youngest ever Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final winner in 2024, and he never slowed down. His first big equitation win came in February with the WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship (Florida), a pressure-filled class that requires precision, strength, and composure—traits Torano showed with ease.

Torano stacked up victories in all three rings as the year progressed, including earning team gold with Zone 4 and individual bronze at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship (Michigan). His winning streak continued into the fall indoors season, including earning the William C. Steinkraus Style of Riding Award and best junior rider on a horse, 3’6”, at the Pennsylvania National, and best child rider on a horse and leading junior jumper rider at the Washington International (Maryland). He arrived at the National Horse Show (Kentucky) to deliver the performance that defined his year, winning the 2025 ASPCA Maclay Final with the poise of a veteran at just 15. 

With a lifetime still ahead of him, Torano’s motto remains steadfast: Do the best job you can on the horse you have, in the moment that you have it. As he looks toward 2026, he’s balancing equitation goals, new jumper ambitions, and the day-to-day realities of riding a large and varied string. We caught up with him to reflect on what he’s learned so far, what he’s aiming for next, and the people and horses who have helped him get there.

Do you plan on doing any equitation classes in 2026 and beyond? Any goals for the rest of your junior career, which still has years left?

The equitation part is a little undecided right now. We have a couple sales horses, so during the Winter Equestrian Festival [Florida] I will ride those to help get them all sold. My good horse “Eddie” [Favorite Edition Z] was sold last week, so right now I might try to go to the USET and the WIHS finals, but it’s not set in stone.

For now during WEF, I know I’ll be doing the equitation, but I won’t be competing on Sundays at WEF in the equitation. I would say, for the rest of my junior career, I can finally do the U25 [jumper] classes and some FEI classes and work my way up on both those ranking lists.

How do you adjust your ride depending on which discipline—hunters, jumpers, or equitation—you’re doing?

I’d say the equitation is a little bit like a set up for the jumper ring, except for any hunter phases. Equitation classes really are grand prix courses, just at a smaller level, where you learn line and track and the American style of position on the horse. A lot of time what causes rails for people is their position.

I also think that each ring asks different questions. In the hunter ring, I’m really trying to do my best to show off the horse, so everything I do helps with that in the saddle. The equitation ring, you change the focus to your own position and effectiveness. Then in the jumper ring, it’s about taking what you learn in the equitation ring and creating that jump, holding your position, and trying to get around clear. 

When you’re competing on so many horses in one weekend, how do you quickly adapt to each one?

Most of the horses that I’m riding in a given weekend I know quite well. Every now and then, though, I do catch-ride something I’ve never sat on before. One thing that really helps is that I feel like I watch the rings a lot, so I already know something about most of the horses in my divisions. At the National, for example, I knew all of those horses very well. I got to catch ride Alice Goodwin’s hunter at Washington [where he and Disney took reserve champion in the small junior hunters, 15 and under], so I already knew that horse quite well from other shows.

Getting to know those horses, I feel like when I get on a horse we go through the same routine every time. You do the basics each way, you do lead changes, you see how they naturally want to go. Then back at home we don’t like jumping big, so getting to know them over small jumps, little gymnastics—not really pushing too much at home—that’s a big part of it too.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from your dad, Jimmy Torano, about riding?

I would say position is really the one thing he probably talks about the most—the basics and fundamentals of a good position. He also is very big on the straightness of the horse; that also can cause a lot of rails in the ring. I also think, from the start, he drilled into me that not every horse is the same, and that you can’t muscle the horse—there has to be a balance between softness and being firm—and you have to figure out what’s best for the horse. The mares especially might need more time; you can’t rush anything and get the best result. 

How about from your mom, Danielle Torano? Besides your parents, who are your mentors in the sport/who are some riders you admire?

I’ve always been known to be a little bit hard on myself in the ring. I don’t like making mistakes—nor does anybody else probably. I struggled with that for a while, and for the past year and a half, I’ve worked with [sports psychologist] Mario Soto, which has been a huge help. Before that, though, my mom was always ringside helping me with the mental piece. It’s not always going to go perfect every time. I think that was the biggest thing that helped my riding, her being there for the moments when I was in my own head. 

We’ve been close with McLain Ward. He’s been a big help with the mental part of it, also. I think he was the first to introduce the idea of a sports psychologist. He’s also always there helping me out and giving me lessons. He’s always been a huge help with my riding.

Rodrigo Pessoa has also been a big help with my riding. They’ve both accomplished so much, and I really look up to them both as examples of where I want to go in the sport.

What are your long-term goals in the sport?

Obviously I’ve jumped up to the 1.50-meter level, and that’s been incredibly exciting. I hope to keep staying on that upward trajectory. I want to jump “big” jumps one day, at one point I would like to reach the 1.60 level and jump on a Nations Cup team for the U.S. 

I was lucky enough to represent the U.S. for the first time this summer in Lier, Belgium; that was a great opportunity. For now I’m looking to stay consistent and hopefully one day reach the top five-star level. 

Who are the horses that have the biggest impact on your career so far?

There have been a couple. The first horse that really brought me the most joy was Kybalia SMH/SVN [a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood (Baltic VDL—Gin Gin Balia SMH) owned by the Toranos’ JET Show Stables]. I won Young Riders on her in the pre-junior section. Our guy that we work with, Willem Greve, I was maybe 11 or 12, and we had been looking for a jumper, and we just needed something perfect to take me around, and he sent her over without much notice. He told us, “Just ride her,” and she was a young horse, but we figured each other out. 

Our partnership in the beginning was a little rough, I even said that I didn’t want to do the jumpers after a few bad classes, considering we were both green. But we both kept going, and I remember I went to Upperville (Virginia) in 2022, and we won every class. After that, I couldn’t wait to go to Lake Placid (New York), which was my first time moving up to the 1.10-meter level, and we just kept growing with each other. 

She had an injury, and when she came back, we didn’t know what to expect, but she kept moving up with me. We were first in a WEF classic in 2024, and then another, and I had a few options for Young Riders, but I knew all along that I wanted to ride her. I brought her there, and she went clear in every class. We were second the first day, and then the first rider pulled out, so I was in the lead.

We just knew each other so well; there wasn’t a doubt in her mind about winning that year. We had such a good partnership, and I think that was the first horse that brought it all together for me.

When you’re not riding or in the barn, what do you like to do?

School is one thing. To be honest I would say, aside from that, over the summers I’m pretty much in the barn for the entire day. When I’m not, I’m usually just hanging out with friends. That’s probably the most I do. 

What’s your earliest memory on a horse?

One of my favorite memories—and one that I remember very well—was that I had this little pony named Mighty Mouse, and we were jumping her one day at the farm in Florida, and McLain came over, and we were all just hanging out in the ring. I thought it was a good idea to see how high I could jump, so my dad just kept putting up the jumps, and I kept galloping right down. Eventually, Mighty Mouse jumped so hard that I flew right out of the tack. She cleared it every time, though; she never had a rail! I was sitting in the dirt laughing; we were all laughing actually.

Is there anything in particular you would love readers to know about you that I haven’t asked?

Maybe that people on the outside looking in don’t always realize the amount of people behind all of the riders. It really is a team effort. I wouldn’t be where I am without these horses, without the vet, chiro, acupuncture, etc. A lot goes on that people don’t see. And the credit needs to be shared, not just speaking for myself, but I think a lot of it is the team behind all of these riders.

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She began her autumn by taking reserve champion in the small junior hunter, 16–17, division at the Washington International Horse Show (Maryland) with her own Jagerbomb in October, then repeated the result at the National Horse Show (Kentucky) with Braavos, a 12-year-old Oldenburg (Rock Forever I—Scarlett) owned by Brookway Stables. From there she captured the USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final—West (California) on Bridgeport Farms LLC’s Kruz on Nov. 11, followed last week by the WCE Junior Amateur Medal Final, also on Kruz, and the USHJA 3’6” junior hunter championship and the grand junior hunter title with Braavos at the Marshall & Sterling/USHJA National Championships (Nevada).

“It feels really good,” she said. “I am grateful for the teams I have and the amazing horses I get to ride. I am just very grateful for all of it.” 

Watch the first-round performance at the USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final—West that helped Tatum earn the win with Kruz on Nov. 9 at Desert International Horse Park (California), courtesy of USEF Network:

The modesty is genuine, but behind it is a rider who has been steadily preparing for a streak of this caliber. 

Tatum’s equitation partner Kruz only stepped into the division a little more than a year ago, yet the pair has quickly progressed. Before arriving in the United States, the Dutch Warmblood gelding (Graziano—G. Termie) owned by Bridgeport Farms LLC competed in the jumpers in Europe. Upon arrival stateside, he went to John Bragg for hunter experience and exposure to the different style of American jumps. 

Tatum then took over the ride and gave Kruz his start in the equitation ring. From the beginning, her partnership with the gelding felt natural.

“He took to the equitation ring easily,” she said. “The hunters helped him get used to the flower boxes and fill that we have in the U.S., but he is a big, slow-strided horse and very much the equitation type.”

In his first year he won the Region 8 ASPCA Maclay Regional and finished 11th at Maclay Finals, indicating how quickly he grew into the job.

One significant shift in Tatum’s program this year came from spending the season showing consistently on the East Coast, a major change for a rider who has long been based in California. Training with Missy Clark and her team at North Run, alongside continued guidance from Bragg and her longtime California-based trainer Archie Cox of Brookway Stables, brought new challenges and a different competitive rhythm. 

“Showing on the East Coast consistently made indoors feel less overwhelming and more like part of a normal schedule,” she said. “It helped me stay settled and ride more naturally.” 

The coaching helped prepare her for one of the most challenging moments of her autumn: a horse-swap during the WIHS Junior Equitation Finals, where she finished fifth riding North Run’s Tanzanite de Semilly. 

“There was so much pressure riding a horse I had never sat on with only a few jumps to get to know him,” she said of swapping onto Heritage Farm’s Rio di Cantero. “I had not seen him before, but when I got on, I felt like I clicked with him right away. He was easy and very well schooled.” 

This fall was Tatum’s first indoor season without Cox standing at the in-gate, as he was sidelined by a colon surgery in early October. She relied on North Run for day-to-day coaching but stayed closely connected to Cox by phone and text. 

“It was definitely different not having Archie there,” she said. “But I was comfortable with North Run, and we sent him all the results so he could keep up.”

Cox watched her progress with pride.

 “I am very proud of everything she has done this year,” he said. “We were in constant communication.”

Cox, who has coached Tatum for years, said what makes her successful has been clear from the beginning. 

“She has outstanding feel, an excellent eye for the distance and she is extremely sympathetic to the horses,” he said. “She was born with an eye. When you give her good information, she takes it in and fine tunes it immediately. Her ability to ride many different horses has always helped her.”

With one junior year left, Tatum already has her sights set on what comes next. “I want to do even better at the Maclay—hopefully a top-three finish,” she said. “And I want to start doing the high junior jumpers.” Her jumpers include Flotylla and Best Boy 2, and she plans to continue working with North Run in that ring.

Looking beyond her junior years, Tatum isn’t sure whether she’ll turn professional one day, but she has committed to Auburn University (Alabama) and will join their NCAA varsity equestrian team in 2027.

 “I really liked Auburn,” she said. “I already had a lot of friendships there, which made it feel comfortable. I liked the academic support, and everyone was so nice. There were so many things that were appealing as a student athlete.”

When she’s there, Cox knows she’ll make an impression both in the saddle and out.

“Violet is very quiet, but she is extremely funny,” he said. “She seems so unassuming, and then the next thing you know she knocks you out with a one-liner.”

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“I told him that if he came to Las Vegas and there was anything the horse did that he didn’t like, he could get off,” said Branscomb, who bred and owns the young Oldenburg (Vagabond De La Pomme—Calida BF). “When he took him in for his first schooling round the first day on Monday, they let him go in to just jump around six or eight fences in the big South Point arena. He came out with a smile and he says, ‘I don’t think I’ll be getting off.’ ”

Everyone on the Branscomb Farms, LLC, team was smiling after “Valentino” put down one winning round after another. On Tuesday, French and Valentino topped a field of 37 to win the $25,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby–Open, then they claimed the 3’3” grand green hunter championship title on Wednesday, along with blues in the green hunter 3’/3’3″ classic and the green hunter incentive 3’/3’3″ stake. The pair was also awarded grand green hunter and high score green hunter titles.

“I must say, when she reached out to me, I thought he was just doing the green division, and then I didn’t realize he was doing the derby too, and he’s only 5 years old,” French said. “I was thinking, ‘Oh, I’m not sure what I signed up for here.’ ”

The horse’s maturity and readiness for the bigger division might have surprised French, who only met the stallion this week, but not Branscomb, who says the horse has always had a “golden retriever” personality. 

“He has a very chill brain,” she said of Valentino, who is a fifth-generation product of her breeding program, based in Half Moon Bay, California. “The horse is very smart. He loves his job. And you know, he’s a show horse: He likes the applause, he likes the ribbons, he likes the coolers. He’s happy to be here doing the job.”

The job wasn’t easy, either. French said that Valentino rose to the challenge of the derby, even when the green stallion seemed to be wondering why they were suddenly trotting a fence in the middle of the course. 

“[The handy round] was hard enough. As far as the turns, there was a lot of twisty turns where you go in between jumps to get to the next one,” he said. “For 5 years old, the horse handled it amazing. He just kind of has this pleasant way of going around, so he just looks smooth the way he goes.”

Watch their winning round:

For Branscomb, seeing French pilot the stallion she bred and raised was a bucket-list moment. Over the summer, French had reached out to Brancomb, who rode with him years ago when he was based in California, to ask about a photo he’d seen of Valentino. He wanted to see if the horse was for sale. Her answer was no—he’ll remain in the farm’s breeding program—but she remembered French’s interest in Valentino when her two regular riders, Jill Humphrey and Ivy Creahan, were both out with injuries.

“John’s the only person I know that can produce—consistently—the kind of rounds that Rodney Jenkins did,” Branscomb said. “I mean, he sees his distance nine strides off the corner; the horses love him; he knows exactly how to keep in a completely consistent rhythm, no matter how tight the turns, no matter how big the jumps, no matter what the horse does. John is just a legend, probably the best hunter rider of our generation—I really believe that.

“As a breeder, you want your horse to show himself as well as he can at a national championship show, and especially when he’s young and inexperienced like that,” she continued. “You want the master of the game.”

Branscomb said that after a year marked by significant health challenges, watching Valentino succeed with a legend such as French on a national stage has been a bright spot, giving her hope in the horse’s future—both as an individual competitor and as a breeding stallion. 

“This is a lifetime dream of mine,” she said. “I was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and went through some pretty major health challenges and surgery. [It’s a dream] to be able to be here in Las Vegas with the National [Championships] and see a horse I bred at my farm with all the employees that have been loyal to me and believe in our program and believe in our horses.” 

French, who was competing at the Marshall & Sterling/USHJA National Championships for the first time since 2018 after moving from California to Florida in 2020, said it was special to be a part of a team who had been devoted to a horse since before his birth. 

“I think it’s special for them, because they were there when that horse was conceived, and then foaled and they’ve been with this horse since he was born,” French said. “So I’m sure it’s like having your own kid, seeing him coming along like this. … They’ve been with him the whole way.”

Branscomb holds this success in contrast with a darker part of her farm’s story: Last year at the Longines FEI World Cup Final in Riyadh, her homebred jumper Chromatic BF collapsed and died in front of the same groom, Porfirio “Pepe” Rodrigues, who was with Valentino in Las Vegas. Following his death, Branscomb created the Chromatic Fund to support equine welfare initiatives. This week in Las Vegas gave Branscomb the chance to simply enjoy her horse and his success. 

“It ended so badly at Riyadh when my horse was killed there,” Branscomb said. “To be able to go home with a healthy horse, with a smile on my face, and bring all the championship ribbons back to all the employees at the farm—that’s huge for me.”

French was glad to help give his friend a moment of uncomplicated joy. 

“She said she didn’t get that high—it only lasted one day over at the World Cup,” French said of Branscomb’s experience with Chromatic’s death. “She never really got to celebrate because it had such a tragic ending. But she was like, ‘This weekend, I can just enjoy it. I’m so happy.’ ”

Branscomb says that while Valentino likes the attention and competition atmosphere, he’ll also be happy to return from his first big outing back to her farm in Half Moon Bay, California, and his pasture overlooking the sea. It’s important to Branscomb that her horses live long and well. 

“We don’t do a lot of jumping with him at home; he naturally knows how to jump well,” she said. “He lives outside. He comes in at night if it’s inclement weather, but sometimes we just let him sleep outside in his field, and he has his own paddock within sight of mares and other horses. And he just gets groomed and taken on trail rides.”

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John French entered the Alltech Arena for the second round of the $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic in the enviable position of knowing he’d already won. French was leading the class with Little Brook LLC’s Kaiden, and the only person who could still beat him was himself, mounted this time on Walkenbach Equestrian LLC’s Crystal Blue. 

“It’s always nice when you’ve won it already on one horse, so I was a little bit less nervous than thinking I had to really pull it together,” said French. “With Kaiden, I thought that I wanted to move up; he was in fifth [after the first round], so I really tried to show him off. 

“Then the mare had a little bit of a lead, so I just went for a smooth round, a little bit more showing the horse off than the first round, with a little more pace. I like this class because I like the fact that it’s a hunter classic format. You show brilliance in the second round, but it’s not a handy. We do a lot of handies throughout the year, but there aren’t so many hunter classics anymore. I don’t think either of my horses have done derbies, so it’s nice to have this class to build them up, and maybe someday they’ll start doing some derbies as well.”

French picked up scores of 91 and 92 in the first round then 93 and 91 in the second, with their total score of 183.50 earning the victory over French on Kaiden (177). Michael Britt-Leon piloted Kelly Sims’ Cannon Beach to third (173.75). 

Sixteen pairs started the class—with the option of jumping at heights of 3’6”, 3’9” or 4’—and 12 returned for the second round. The top six horses from each professional division held earlier in the week at the National Horse Show qualified for the class. 

Both of French’s mounts for the classic jumped at the 3’6” height, but beyond that similarity, they’re quite different. Crystal Blue is an 8-year-old Oldenburg mare (Casino Grande—Miss Blue) French has been riding sporadically since the Florida winter season, and Kaiden is a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion of unrecorded breeding he’s had in his barn for about a year and a half. 

“You wouldn’t know he’s a stallion,” French said of Kaiden. “He’s super relaxed and calm and came from the jumper ring; I happened to find him in California. He lives with me all the time, and Crystal Blue goes back and forth. 

“Crystal Blue is the sweetest mare; she always goes with her ears forward and the best expression; she has a really good front end. I’m lucky to have both of those horses to ride.” 

In another California connection, Britt-Leon sourced Cannon Beach from there in February of this year for amateur rider Sims. 

“He’s a wonderful horse, great expression; he comes to the ring the same every single day, really tries hard,” said Britt-Leon. “We had a great indoors season together; we were just champions in the first year [green division] at Harrisburg. He’s been a lot of fun to bring along. This was a great kind of finale to our indoor season—to have such a special class like this and be able to compete these great horses and showcase them for an amazing amount of money in an amazing venue.”

French also noted the venue, saying that he appreciated the size of the indoor ring at the Kentucky Horse Park. 

“You can carry some pace, gallop around. It almost feels like you’re outside,” he said. “The horses really like it here.” 

See full results from the class here or check out all of the Chronicle’s National Horse Show coverage here. 

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The town hall was hosted by USHJA President Britt McCormick and facilitated by Lauren Klehm, USHJA director of education. Panelists included Robin Rost-Brown, USHJA vice president and hunter working group chair; Charlotte Skinner-Robson, USHJA vice president and jumper working group chair; Oliver Brown, USHJA hunter breeding task force chair; Sissy Wickes, USHJA equitation task force chair; Whitney Allen, USHJA executive director; and Katie Patrick, USHJA director of sports programs. 

The rule change proposals—including a history of edits and revisions to the language—are available on the USHJA website, with options to view or comment. Members have until Friday to submit comments that will be considered at the USHJA Annual Meeting, to be held Dec. 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. 

Read on to learn more about a few of the proposals (with their tracking numbers in parentheses) that inspired the most impassioned discussions of the evening. 

Limiting Class Numbers For Horses And Ponies

Participants discussed two parallel proposals (047 and 015) designed to cap the number of classes a horse or pony may enter per show, per day. One proposal used a chart to specify the number of classes allowed for a horse, determined by the length of the show and the type of class. The rules were written with concern for public perception of the industry; in an era with a focus on social license to operate, excessive showing damages the sport’s credibility, their authors believe.

But some commenters countered that enforcing numerical limits would be logistically unworkable for show staff and would penalize conscientious trainers. Several noted that most competitors already self-regulate workloads and said the problem stems from a few bad actors. Florida-based rider Danielle Amico wondered how the rule might impede developing green horses. She said she occasionally enters her young horses to jump a portion of a course in a low-level class to warm up and learn a new ring; those horses potentially could meet their maximum in classes they did not complete.

“If your horse is conditioned for the job you’re asking it to do, that’s the most important part from a horse welfare standpoint,” McCormick said, reiterating a point he’s made recently in multiple welfare town halls. “And so if you have a horse that is conditioned and in proper condition to do multiple classes, that’s great. If it’s not in condition, and it shows signs of being in distress, that’s where we have a problem.” 

Lowering The Bar For Junior Hunter Finals 

A rule change proposal shortening the qualifying period for riders for the USEF Junior Hunters National Championships and USEF Pony Hunter National Championships (038) would essentially remove the qualification requirements, allowing entry simply after competing at five shows. McCormick explained that the proposal aims to even the playing field for riders who are geographically isolated from shows.

“I don’t understand. Why are we making it easier?” trainer Jimmy Torano asked. “Our sport is so backwards. We were busting at the seams at these championship events, like the Junior Hunter Finals, and now there’s no qualification whatsoever.” 

Bitless Bridles: ‘Who Does It Hurt?’

One of the evening’s liveliest exchanges centered on two proposals to allow hackamores and other bitless bridles in the hunter ring (028 and 030). Initial comments from members were generally opposed to the proposal in favor of the traditional aesthetic of hunters in bridles with bits. 

“Really quickly on the hackamore: Who does it hurt?” asked member Shirley Murphy. “We’re going to ‘tradition’ ourselves out of existence for some of these things. It doesn’t hurt anybody, as long as the person can steer and stop. We allow crazy bits—crazy. If the horse goes well, and the person wants to do it, it doesn’t hurt anybody. It just shows compassion.”

Member Charlotte Powers also spoke in support of the bitless bridle proposal, drawing a parallel between it and another proposal to allow mules in hunter competitions (046), saying both were, “in the spirit of continuous improvement.” Other sentiments echoed that the proposed changes reflect the progress of horse sports toward a focus on welfare and proving social license to operate. 

Managing Falls And Collapses

One controversial rule change proposal (047) from USEF CEO Bill Moroney “would require collapsed horses to leave the show grounds when it’s safe following the collection of blood samples, be barred from competition for at least seven days, and be certified by a licensed veterinarian to be fit to return to competition before they may return.” 

Some members asserted that they understood the intent, but disputed the logistics, hypothesizing that a potentially sick horse shouldn’t travel. Instead of removal from the show grounds, veterinary supervision onsite might be in the best interest of the horse. Another member made the point that the rule to take a horse offsite for seven days would cause logistical issues for a trainer traveling a long distance from home with a large group of horses.

“So I will tell you, from my point of view, I think that rule is designed to put a burden on the owner,” McCormick replied to those concerns. “And again, these are horses that are collapsing for no apparent reason, that obviously have something wrong with them medically, right? So again, you’re trying to be proactive on the horse welfare. You want the owner to know that their horse collapsed. You want them to be able to be proactive and take care of it and get it to the appropriate veterinary location.”

Other members argued that removing a possibly ill horse from the care of those who know it best shows little trust in the membership.

“I’ve got to tell you, if I have a horse collapse on the grounds, there is something very wrong, and I am absolutely terrified,” said Vanessa Brown. “The last thing I want is that horse taken out of my care. I know the horse; I know what’s normal for it. Normally, I will have a vet nearby. I want to see that horse all the time, and please drug test it. Please do. I’m all for that, but I think it’s absolutely insane to say it’s got to go out of my care.

“This shows so little faith,” she continued. “And it paints us as criminals and animal abusers, and honestly I’m sick of being treated like that. I mean, it’s a very small percentage that are very bad actors, and the rest of the membership is being painted this way.”

Drug Suspensions: A Question Of Due Process

McCormick raised the proposal for a mandatory 60-day suspension for any finding of certain Class 3-4 substances “that should never be in a horse.” Some commenters were concerned the rule would create harsh consequences without due process, or wrap up owners, riders or catch riders in suspensions where they were not involved in the animal’s mismanagement. 

Several members focused on an update from USEF that no euthanasia drugs had yet been uncovered in recent testing, after the addition of hair testing. They argued that the governing bodies’ credibility depends on transparent, evidence-based enforcement rather than knee-jerk optics.

“I don’t see a problem with trying to find rules that work, and rules that [these drugs] shouldn’t be in the animal, but at the same time, you’ve got to do it the right way, and not on a perpetuated lie,” Bonita Hermann said. “And not where people tried to take down trainers and make rumors that should not have happened.”

See the full list of USHJA rule change proposals.

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The gelding’s normal rider for the professional divisions, Nick Haness, wasn’t available this week. 

“Nick is one of my best friends, and I’ve ridden horses when he’s not here in the past. He gave me all the directions I needed to have a successful week,” said Conover. “I had to skip Capital Challenge [Maryland], so to get to come here and ride horses like this is really fun.”

The 9-year-old Westphalian gelding, owned by B R Farms LLC and trained by Michael Knight, won four blue over-fences ribbons on his way to the green conformation hunter and grand hunter titles Monday at the show held in Harrisburg.  

“We started with him last summer, and he did limited showing,” said trainer Carleton Brooks. “He was very good everywhere. We basically bought him for Nick to campaign all year and become an amateur horse, and that process has happened. Nick was unable to attend, so he chose Kate to ride the horse. Kate is brilliant.”

In the barn, Clear As Day is known as “Grande,” which Conover joked is a bit of a misnomer. 

“He’s not very big, which is surprising because I’ve watched him a lot with Nick, and he has such a big presence in the ring,” she said. “When I went to get on him, I was like, ‘Wow, you’re a little guy!’ But he’s got big scope and a big stride, and he’s so brave. They do such a good job in their program that it’s very easy for me to get on and do what I need to do.”

For Conover, who hails from Pipersville, Pennsylvania, the win carried extra meaning.

“It’s very special to be grand here,” she said. “I was coming here as a kid and watching. It’s a big deal to me, to be from this state and have a grand hunter champion. It’s an honor.”

See full results from Pennsylvania National, as well as all of the Chronicle’s coverage.

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