Tag: steeplechase

Emily Melton: 2005 Jonathan Kiser Scholar

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

by Laurel Scott

Gina Perri: 2006 Jonathan Kiser Scholar

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

by Laurel Scott

2007 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholar: McLane Hendriks

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

By Katherine O.Rizzo He must be proud. He must be smiling. He must have, at every meet last spring, whispered a few words of encouragement into the ear of McLane Hendricks. Or perhaps he was giving his old mount, The Knife...

2008 Kiser Scholar: Sarah Green

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

by Katherine O. Rizzo with photos by Zane Gorove Well before Sarah Green of Buckingham, Virginia, rode in her first race, she knew steeplechase racing was the sport for her. “I know is sounds corny, but [steeplechase] is in my...

2009 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholar: Brooke Nemec

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

by Katherine O. Rizzo When Brooke Nemec’s mother Robbin signed the then 5-year-old up for summer riding lessons at Cool Meadows Farm in Jarrettsville, neither mother nor daughter knew exactly what would unfold. “I’ve always...

2010 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholar: Emma Warden

Jul 17, 2018 | Archives, Kiser Scholars

by Katherine O. Rizzo (First printed in the March 2011 Equiery) “Independent and responsible, competitive but realistic” are words used to describe the 2010 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholarship winner Emma Warden by her mom...