Equestrian riders honored at Hunter Jumper banquet

The Alabama Hunter Jumper Association (AHJA) Year End awards banquet was recently held at Birmingham Country Club. The AHJA promotes competition with special emphasis on English riding, hunter seat, jumping, combined training and horsemanship. The competition year begins Dec. 1 and ends on Nov. 30 of the following year.

Several riders from Blackjack Farms were honored. Mary Nelson Little placed sixth in the Non-Thoroughbred Hunter Division; Mallory Michael was champion in the USEF Junior Working Hunter division; Caroline Monaghan was Reserve Champion in Children’s Pony Equitation and fifth in Children’s Pony Hunter; and Lacy Smith was Reserve Champion in Pre-Children/Adult Equitation, Reserve Champion in Pre-Children/Adult Hunter and also fourth in the Schooling Hunter division.