Ashley Hotz and Baudelaire Best the Competition

Wellington, FL – August 20, 2022 – Equestrian Village welcomed competitors back after a two-month hiatus to resume the ESP Summer Series and kick off the ESP Summer II horse show. The Derby Annex saw hunters step onto the field on Friday to compete in the competition’s highlight hunter class, the $2,500 FreejumpUSHJA National Hunter Derby. Ultimately, Ashley Hotz and Baudelaire, a newly-formed partnership, rose to the top of the leaderboard and galloped away with the tricolor ribbon.

In the Take2 Thoroughbred Hunter division, Ward and Ane-McGreevy’s Tavish captured the tricolor honors thanks to consistent results across five classes. The partnership earned for first-place ribbons, as well as a second-place finish to clinch the division championship