HUGE development and growth for Samuelle this season as it is her FIRST time working on and showing with her very first own horse: Malacrianza/Havoc (OTTB) who's still green at the horse show life after the race track, with minimal experience and exposure. Lots of training, desensitizing and growing into a new team! GO team Samuelle & Malacrianza!
2024 Show Season / Highlight 1.10m jumpers at Kentucky Nationals >>
Currently placing (11/20/24):
- 2nd place in 1.10m Junior Jumpers division 🥈
- 2nd place in the 1m Junior Jumpers division 🥈
in USHJA Zone 5 (including Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois & Indiana)
>> 2024 USHJA Las Vegas Nationals rated division:
- 1m OPEN (all ages) Jumpers National CHAMPIONS 🥇
- 3rd place in 1m Junior Jumpers National Grand Prix 🥉
- 5th place in 1m Junior Jumpers National division 💫
Samuelle & Idol of Kings (OTTB) explored new goals & out of State show grounds for bigger competition... Finishing the season by reaching the ultimate dream goal of achieving NATIONAL CHAMPIONS in BOTH the Children's jumper divisions they competed in throughout the year (17yo & under)
USHJA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in Las Vegas:
- .80m National CHAMPIONS 🥇
- .90m National CHAMPIONS 🥇
- .90m jumpers Grand Prix Winners🥇
- USHJA Outreach Gold Level 🥇
- 2023 T.I.P. National Junior Rider CHAMPION of the year! 🥇
- T.I.P. Jumpers National Champions 🥇
- T.I.P. Low Jumpers Champions, Central 🥇
- T.I.P. Intermediate Jumpers Reserve Champions, Central 🥈
- IHJA, twice Reserve State CHAMPIONS, a third and two fourth places State wide 🥈🥈
Samuelle achieved USHJA Outreach High Point Scorer for Zone 5 and all of US Zones combined:
winning the Golden Backstage Pass at USHJA Nationals where they placed:
TOP 2 in Children's jumper divisions (17yo & under) with Idol of Kings (OTTB)
- .80m National Reserve CHAMPIONS 🥈
- .90m National Reserve CHAMPION 🥈
- .90m jumpers Grand Prix Winners 🥇
and was awarded:
- 2022 T.I.P. National Junior Rider CHAMPION! 🥇
- 4 times IHJA State CHAMPION 🥇🥇🥇🥇 & twice Reserve CHAMPIONS 🥈🥈
- Overall IHJA High Point Jumper CHAMPIONS with Idol of Kings (OTTB) 🥇
- Overall IHJA Reserve High Point Jumper CHAMPIONS with Be Sorta Bad (OTTB) 🥈
Samuelle & Rooster/Be Sorta Bad (OTTB) achieved USHJA Outreach's second High Point Scorer for Zone 5: Winning the Golden Backstage Pass at USHJA Nationals where Samuelle & Idol of Kings (OTTB) won their division's national championship!
- .70m USHJA Nationals CHAMPIONS (Children's jumper 17yo & under) 🥇
- 3 times IHJA State Champion 🥇🥇🥇 & twice Reserve CHAMPIONS 🥈🥈
- IEA High Point Rider, flat for Zones 5 (ZEQ - Zionsville Equestrian Team) 🥇
Hi! I'm mom, the "narrator." I grew up in BXL, Belgium and lived in BIG CITIES my whole life (BXL, Amsterdam and San Francisco) before moving to Indianapolis, IN. With English as a third language, the "horse language" is a fourth that I speak at toddler level by now -so I tag my husband in (who grew up playing soccer here in Indiana,) when it comes to helping her figure out the rule book and regulations. I resort to contributing and supporting her in the ways that I know best. Having majored in the arts, I used to build websites to make ends meet and have always loved photography, so documenting her journey is one of those contributions along with chauffeuring, sponsoring, providing horsies with treats, mucking, grooming and being Samuelle/s biggest fan. GO SAM!
~Deborah Jacobs @ripplebnb @broadripplefloweralley
Mom & dad trying to figure this horse thing out!!
Little did we know a birthday GROUPON gift for her 8th birthday (to horseback lessons at Canterbury stables, Zionsville IN) could - and would- literally change the mapping of our lives as a family so significantly... Feeling blessed (most days;)
Samuelle W Leerkamp
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