Enter July 30 for the Connaway & Associates High Point North American-Bred Horse Award at the 2024 Capital Challenge Horse Show
July 24, 2024 - Upper Marlboro, MD
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Horses bred in Canada, Mexico, and the United States are eligible
For the sixth year in a row, Laura Connaway of Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Services, Inc. will present an award to the North American-bred horse who earns the highest-scoring round across all professional divisions and special classes at the Capital Challenge Horse Show running Thursday, September 26, through Sunday, October 6, 2024, in Upper Marlboro, MD.
Once the 2024 Capital Challenge Horse Show prize list becomes available on Sunday, July 28 and entries open on Tuesday, July 30, add class 8000 to your entry on Show Management System. No entry fee will be required.
Horses bred in Canada, Mexico, and the United States that will be competing in the professional hunter divisions, green hunter 3’ and 3’3” divisions, the KASK/Vogel North American 3’-3’3” Green Hunter Championship, WCHR Professional Challenge, and the WCHR Developing Professional Challenge at the Capital Challenge Horse Show have the opportunity to earn the Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Services, Inc. High Point North American-Bred Horse Award providing that their breeding information is correct and up-to-date in the horse show office.
"Producing quality hunter and jumper horses takes time and dedication, and it’s fantastic to see how much North American breeding programs have grown throughout the past several years,” said Connaway, an amateur show jumping competitor who has bred many of her previous grand prix-level mounts. “I’m grateful to be able to continue my partnership with the Capital Challenge Horse Show to celebrate the accomplishments of these horses and their breeders.”
The 2023 winner was SVF Inaugural, ridden by Maria Rasmussen of Royal Palm Beach, FL, and owned by Kristen Hamel’s Sunset View Farm LLC, of Richfield, WI. The seven-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding bred by Heidi Smilde and H2 Sport Horses LLC, of Lexington, KY, scored an 83.25 over fences in the Green Hunter Colts & Geldings division to capture the award.
The 2024 High Point North American-Bred Horse Award will be presented on Friday evening, October 4, prior to the popular $25,000 WCHR Professional Finals competition.
For more information, visit CapitalChallenge.org. On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, enter your horse for consideration on Show Management System.
