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Sophie Gochman Repeats Top Performance as Grand Pony Hunter Champion at Capital Challenge Horse Show
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Sophie Gochman Repeats Top Performance as Grand Pony Hunter Champion at Capital Challenge Horse Show

The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by World Equestrian Center, featured the smallest athletes on Saturday morning and afternoon. Capturing the Grand Pony Hunter Championship was Sophie Gochman, riding Dr. Betsee Parker’s Bit of Love. In the evening session, Sandra Zimmerli and Zaza won the $10,000 North American Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Challenge Cup Final Round, sponsored by Johnson Horse Transportation and the overall Challenge Cup, sponsored by Ariat International.

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John French Caps Stellar Week at Capital Challenge Horse Show with WCHR Pro Finals Victory
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John French Caps Stellar Week at Capital Challenge Horse Show with WCHR Pro Finals Victory

Hunter and equitation expertise were featured at The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by World Equestrian Center, on Friday. In the WCHR Professional Finals, sponsored by Madison Hills Farm, the top six hunter riders in the country went head to head over three rounds, with John French leading the victory gallop. Allison Fithian won the ARIAT National Adult Medal Finals, sponsored by ARIAT International.

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Scott Stewart and John French Claim Major Championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show
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Scott Stewart and John French Claim Major Championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show

The Wednesday afternoon session of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center, featured the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championships, sponsored by the Wheeler Family and Madison Hills Farm, and the awarding of the professional hunter grand championships. Scott Stewart rode Private Life to the win in the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championship, while Boss claimed the Grand Hunter Championship with John French in the irons.

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Capital Challenge Horse Show Awards Championships to Nation’s Best Hunters
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Capital Challenge Horse Show Awards Championships to Nation’s Best Hunters

Eight championships were awarded on Tuesday at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, recognizing the best hunter horses and riders in the country. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center and held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center, continues through Sunday, October 9. Every class of the 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show is live streamed. Watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org

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Katherine Strauss Claims North American Junior Equitation Championship Victory at Capital Challenge
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Katherine Strauss Claims North American Junior Equitation Championship Victory at Capital Challenge

The Capital Challenge Horse Show hosted three major equitation finals at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center on Sunday as part of Equitation Weekend, presented by BigEq.com. In the Private Tutoring Services North American Junior Equitation Championships, the win went to Katherine Strauss of Southampton, NY, riding San Remo VDL. Alexa Aureliano of Old Brookville, NY, was victorious in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children’s Medal Finals on Qualitat. Allison Fithian of Monterey, CA, captured the win in the North American Adult Amateur Equitation Championships riding Lucky D’Etenclin.

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Capital Challenge Names First 2016 Champions During Equitation Weekend, Presented by BigEq.com
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Capital Challenge Names First 2016 Champions During Equitation Weekend, Presented by BigEq.com

The 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show opened Saturday at Prince George’s Equestrian Center with Equitation Weekend, presented by BigEq.com. Championships were awarded in the adult amateur equitation and to junior riders in five age group-based equitation divisions. The equitation championships resume on Sunday, October 2, and competition at the Capital Challenge Horse Show continues through Sunday, October 9.

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Capital Challenge 2016 Prize List Now Available!
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Capital Challenge 2016 Prize List Now Available!

The official prize list of the 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show is now available online here. The 23rd annual Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center, will welcome many of the nation’s top horses and riders to Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, from October 1-9 for nine days of preeminent hunter, jumper, and equitation competition.

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Sharon Lynn Campbell Named Official Artist of 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show
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Sharon Lynn Campbell Named Official Artist of 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show

The artwork of Sharon Lynn Campbell has appeared at many of the country’s most prestigious horse shows, including the 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show. As the newly named official artist of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, Campbell is masterfully creating two paintings for the 2016 edition of the horse show, to be held October 1-9 at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. 

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