Each September Sweet Briar riders head to Culpeper, Va., for the U.S. Grand Prix League Horse Show put on by the HITS show management. This year 23 riders and horses spent their fall break showing under the Sweet Briar College banner.

The USPGL show is the culmination of a six-show series held at Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, and was attended by 700 riders and horses from across the United States.

Halo Star (from left) Megan Manubay ’08, Jane Wiley ’10 and Smart Alec. More photosSweet Briar riders dominated the competition in the Adult Amateur Hunters 18-35 division, as well in the Adult 18-35 Equitation division. Katie Davilli ’09, riding SBC’s Hatrick, was champion in the both the hunters and the equitation divisions. Davilli’s overall scores for the weekend also were high enough to earn her the reserve circuit championship for the six-show series in both divisions.

The jumper riders were equally successful with Emily Wiley ’07 winning two blue ribbons to secure the championship in the High Adult Jumper Championship on her horse Never Satisfied. Her sister, Jane Wiley ’10, rode her horse Smart Alec and equaled Emily’s performance with two blues and the championship in the High Children’s Jumper division. Emily Wiley also received the reserve circuit championship award in the High Adult Jumpers while Megan Manubay ’08 claimed the circuit championship in the Low Adult Jumpers with her horse Halo Star.

Here are the results of the competition:

Adult Amateur Hunters
Kathryn Davilli on SBC’s Hatrick — 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st
Alison Sims on SBC’s Renaissance — 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 6th
Jessica Leonardi on SBC’s Lindros — 7th, 4th, 8th
Lauren Guyer on SBC’s Nightshift — 2nd, 8th
Jessica McCarthy on SBC’s Morning Edition — 5th, 5th
Elizabeth Gold on SBC’s Braveheart — 6th, 6th
Mollie Linden on SBC’s Special Occasion — 8th, 8th
Corinne Davies on her own Lovingston — 2nd

Adult Equitation
Kathryn Davilli — 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st
Alison Sims — 6th, 3rd, 5th
Jessica Leonardi — 7th, 4th, 3rd
Jessica McCarthy — 7th, 8th, 7th, 2nd
Elizabeth Gold — 3rd, 5th
Mollie Linden — 4th, 8th
Corinne Davies — 1st
Meg Hammock — 7th

Low Adult Jumpers
Lauren Stephens — 2nd, 4th, 6th
Brooke Schulze — 6th, 5th

High Adult Jumpers
Emily Wiley — 1st, 1st

High Children Jumper
Jane Wiley — 1st, 1st

Children’s Hunters
Heather McPheeters – 2nd
Jessie Leiner – 8th and 3rd

Modified Jumpers
Alison Bell — 7th, 4th

Low A/O Jumpers
Chrissy Serio — 1st

USEF Talent Search Equitation
Megan Manubay — 4th

Smart Alec (from left), Jane Wiley ’10, Halo Star, Megan Manubay ’08, Emily Wiley ’07, Katie Davilli ’09 and Hatrick.