New Season, New horse
2024 Show Season
Samuelle started training in January 2024 with her new horse Havoc (Malacrianza,) an off the track rescue whom didn't have much jumping show ground experience yet. They have been working intensively on creating new gears to his pervious "one speed mode" and on his control buttons for the jumper ring in addition to desensitizing his "spooking" ways and manners on the ground, which unintentionally can be dangerous. Our favorite "spook story" of the season so far is at their very first show together, at WEC, when Havoc spooked at his own fart walking through the isles making him jump into the air and two feet out landing on Alan's foot! LOL! (Thankfully resulting in no more then a soar/bruised foot!) We couldn't be happier with their growth in becoming a strong and competitive team!
Due to a tragic and unfortunate personal circumstance (us parents getting hit and thrown off the highway in Belgium, severely impairing Samuelle's grandmother,) that required several unforeseen returns back to Belgium: Meant less available time and funds spent on show grounds competing this season.
USHJA Zone 5 (including all riders in Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois & Indiana)
- 2nd in the 1.00/1.05M Junior Jumpers division - channel 1 🥈
- 2nd in the 1.00/1.05M Junior Jumpers division - channel 2 🥈
- 3rd in 1.10/1.15M Junior Jumpers division - channel 1 🥉
with only 8 competitions under her belt as opposed to 13 or 15 shows competed in by first and second place, which is a compelling part of the statistics for sure...
>> 2024 USHJA Las Vegas Nationals rated division:
- 1.00M OPEN (all ages) Jumpers National CHAMPIONS 🥇
- 3rd in 1.00M Junior Jumpers National Grand Prix 🥉
- 5th in 1.00M Junior Jumpers National division
Highlights of the 2024 show season
1. WEC- Wilmington, Ohio
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
1. WEC- Wilmington, Ohio
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
had their very first show experience together at WEC, Ohio!
We almost had to cancel going the show having just survived a terrible car crash back in Belgium but we how can we preach "getting back on the horse" if we don't live by example...
GREAT learning experience!
#WECohio
2. Brave Horse, Ohio
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
1. WEC- Wilmington, Ohio
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
1.0 meter Division Champion 🥇
1.10 meter Reserve Champion 🥈
TB2 1.0 meter Champion 🥇
1.15 meter $2500 Classic 🥈
1.05 meter $1000 Classic 🥉
First time at Brave Horse!
Fell in LOVE with those show grounds... Such a fun experience!
#bravehorse #bravehorseohio
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
Only attended half the show for training purposes,
missing two days of competition.
Taking home the 1.05M Classic Grand Prix 🥇 out of 19 riders on the last day, Sam being the youngest one at 14 & Malacrianza (Havoc) being the ONLY OTTB (off the track thoroughbred) in the ring!!! 🙌🏼🏆
WOHOOO ✨
#HITShorseshows #HITSchicago
4. SPLIT ROCK, Kentucky
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
3. HITS Chicago, Wayne IL
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
30 riders in the Rolex Ring
1st place🥇1.10m ✔️
video link >>
+ 1m Reserve Champion with a 1st place 🥇 a second place 🥈 and not being allowed in the ring for the final class (not knowing you can only enter 1 classic final at a split rock tour. We would have dropped out of the 1m10 classic if we had known...That stung. Lesson learned.)
#splitrockjumpingtour
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
qualified for the zone 5 championships for the USHJA Zone 5 & 6, at Lamplight- HITS Chicago!
Sam & Malacrianza were a part of Team Tokyo -- winning the bronze medal (3rd place) 🥉
Such a fantastic team experience for them!
#hitschicago #ushja
6. HITS Chicago week 2
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
5. USHJA ZONE 5&6 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
HITS Chicago week 2
1st places 🥇🥇1m ✔️
as we stuck around for the final days of week two after the zone championships for the fun of it, earning two 1st places in the 1m jumpers out of 22 riders.
#hitschicago #lamplight
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
A show just for the fun of it!
They made it to a 5’3” applejack jump (that’s my height!) 4’ deep spread (that’s four rows deep of me!) and ended up second 🥈 while Havoc lost a shoe there somewhere in the mix. #applejack #goodtimes
7. Brave Horse, Ohio
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
Second Brave Horse show this season! Boy do we love those show grounds...
video clip >>
- Champions 1m j/a Jumper 🥇
- $750 1.05m j/a Jumper Classic 🥇
- Reserve Champions 1.10m j/a Jumper 🥈
- Champions T2 TB 1m Jumper 🥇
#bravehorseohio #bravehorse
8. Kentucky Nationals
Applejack at Canterbury Manor Stables
8. Kentucky Nationals
Samuelle Leerkamp & Malacrianza
(Emily Farmers, Keepsake Stables)
Amazing rounds mixed in with some bad luck and falls at the Kentucky Nationals, Split Rock Jumping Tour...
1.10m jumper course video >>
- 1.10m j/a Jumper out of 42 riders 🥇
- T2 1m j/a Jumper out of 22 riders 🥇
- T2 1m j/a Jumper out of 22 riders 🥉
#splitrockjumpingtour #kentuckynationals
Brave Horse 2024 Season Standings
We LOVE Brave Horse!
First year showing at Brave Horse and we fell in LOVE! The atmosphere, the people, the grounds, the food, the swag!!!! OMG, they have the best most fashionable prizes, ribbons and gifts... We can not wait to go back!
Samuelle & Malacrianza ended up:
- 🥇 Champions 1.0M Junior Amateur Jumper
- 🥈 Reserve Champions Take 2 TB 1M Jumper
- 🥉 3rd overall 1.10M Junior Amateur Jumper
#bravehorse #bravehorse2024 #bravehorseohio
2024 United states hunter jumper association
USHJA Zone 5 HOTY AWARDS
2024 United States Hunter Jumper Association - USHJA ZONE 5 HOTY Awards!
- 🥈 1.00/1.05M JUNIOR JUMPER RESERVE CHAMPION - channel 1
- 🥈 1.00/1.05M JUNIOR JUMPER RESERVE CHAMPION - channel 2
(Imagine if there were no channels* and/or these points rightfully combined;)
- 🥉 1.10/1.15M JUNIOR JUMPER 3rd place - channel 1
(With only 8 competitions attended as opposed to 13 and 15 by 1st and second placements… that says a lot.)
*channels were implemented this past season, and we were unaware of it; scattering points over two channels…