#44 Dr. Allison Haspel
I first met Cat when he was having some downtime in between races about 3 years ago. We connected instantly, and a year later when his racing career was complete he was gifted to me from a very special client
Total Donation: $1300
#47 Dr. Ashley Taylor
Over the years I have taken many Thoroughbreds off the track and produced them in the sport of eventing. My current Thoroughbred is new to me and I’m looking forward to taking him to the Real Rider Cup to display
Total Donation: $2025
#39 Bryn Schoenthal
I am super excited to be competing in the Real Rider Cup this year! I currently compete in Jr Field Master Chases and lower level eventing with my Thoroughbred, Zapata. I hot walk for my dad, Phil Schoenthal, at his
Total Donation: $3500
#29 Clare Mansmann
Clare is a trainer at Pacific Farms in Hume, VA, along with her husband, Tom. She is a lifetime OTTB lover, from competing them in show hunters as a child in CA, to exercising them on the track to assist
Total Donation: $1873
#30 Erin Harty
I’m a lifelong eventer, Pony Club graduate, and reporter for the Chronicle of the Horse. I purchased Paid By Parm as a 3-year old from Jessica Redman and sent him to Pacific Farms for training, and we never left!
Total Donation: $1720
#45 Gabrielle Nguyen
Since my current horse is not a thoroughbred, I'm super grateful for Dr. Celia Goodall who has graciously allowed me to ride her mare, Roxie. She's a super fun mare that loves her job, and I'm excited to get to
Total Donation: $1200
#31 Jaidyn Shore
Grandiflora and I are fresh off winning the Pony Club Show Jumping Championships and looking forward to raising money for thoroughbred after care again this year. I spend my time exercising race horses for Suzanne Stettinius and have ridden for
Total Donation: $1597
#34 James Wyatt
I am a sophomore at Hereford High School and have been around horses for most of my life. My parents train mostly steeplechase horses which is where I got my horse, Biedermeier. I help ride and work with them in
Total Donation: $1597
Kali Francois
Competed for the first time last year, ready to keep the rails up again for the best fundraiser of the year!
Total Donation: $650
#43 Kameryn Stockar
Scandalous Love, aka Regal, is 13 y/o MD bred TB who had 10 starts. Regal came off the track in 2015 and I started leasing him almost 5 years ago from Marty Armstrong. We have slowly been working our way
Total Donation: $1360
#35 Kimberly Crowell
I grew up on a dairy farm in Western Massachusetts. Horses were a passion of mine since the very beginning. I used to teach my 4H calves how to lunge and jump over things in hand. I worked and rode
Total Donation: $1600
#40 Logan Bearden
I am super excited to ride in my first Real Rider Cup, and honored Mel is allowing me the ride on her longtime partner. I am originally from San Francisco Bay Area, where I grew up at my parents Eventing
Total Donation: $1000
#36 Maggie Morley
Maggie is a paddock analyst and host for America’s Day at the Races and Saratoga Live on Fox Sports and NYRA. She has galloped horses for over 20 years and has worked with OTTBs for even longer, with her first
Total Donation: $4725
Melanie Williams
When I was in middle school, my dad ,who was a farrier, rescued a big neglected gray thoroughbred. My dad gave this horse, Fred, to me. Fred was a horse of a lifetime. Soaring over anything put in front of
Total Donation: $1275
#41 Michelle Hurley
My name is Michelle Hurley and I am from Fair Hill, Maryland where I grew up riding OTTBs and competing in local 4H shows. I have worked at the Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center for 14 years managing thoroughbreds during
Total Donation: $5925
#28 Morgan Hayden
Morgan is a lifetime lover of OTTBs. She and her husband Kyle are associated with MidAtlantic Horse Rescue and are a satellite farm for many of their horses while they rehab for their second careers. Morgan has even adopted three
Total Donation: $2115
#37 Natalie Holdren
Meet Natalie, a passionate 17 year old equestrian and avid FFA member from Delaware. Whose heart belongs to Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs). As a supporter and competitor of the Retired Racehorse Project, since 2020, she has immersed herself in the world
Total Donation: $1115
#32 Paige Wyatt
I am 13 years old and have been riding my whole life. I love fox hunting, show jumping, and pony racing. I will be riding Woodburner who ran on the flat and was owned and trained by Holly Robinson. He
Total Donation: $1697
#46 Sandi Norris
I first met Naki in 2019 and it was love at first sight. He retired from racing in 2021 and I was finally able to bring him home. He is your typical frat boy, starting shenanigans with his ‘bros’ and
Total Donation: $6000
#38 Summer Chestnut
I am a junior rider and have been riding in hunters/jumpers for over 6 years. I am just getting started in eventing. I got Sylvester (JC Galan) when he was 3, and competed with him in show hunters and dressage
Total Donation: $1735
#27 Tom Mansmann
Tom is a trainer and coach at Pacific Farms in Hume, VA, along with his wife, Clare. He is a generational OTTB rider and trainer, and grew up competing them in many disciplines, including exercising steeplechase horses. Tom is an
Total Donation: $1445
#33 William Slater
I’m 11 years old, and this is my 3rd time participating in the Real Rider Cup. I’ve been riding my whole life. My mom is an assistant trainer and my dad is an ex-steeplechase jockey. I love pony racing show
Total Donation: $2275