Mary Caroline Nolan’s Bettina earned the High Score Mare Award with Liza Boyd

The Finally Farm team spent several weeks at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington this summer, which culminated with the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship.

Rider/trainer Liza Boyd was one of the busiest riders in the competition, with multiple rides in the two sections of Greens, held August 16-18.

In the 3’6”/3’9” Championship, she qualified four of her mounts for the Championship Round, which consisted of the top-30 horses from Round 1.

Gigi Manigault’s Creekside and Liza Boyd

She then piloted Gigi Manigault’s Creekside to sixth place in the Championship Round with scores of 86.5, 85.75 and 87.25 from the three panels of six judges sitting in pairs in the Rolex Stadium. She also placed 12th with Mary Caroline Nolan’s Bettina, again with great scores including an 87.5 from one judging panel. In addition, she was 17th aboard Mary Jane King’s Drumroll and 23rd with Stargazing.

In Round 1, Drumroll took third place, Bettina was eighth, Creekside was 20th, Stargazing was 25th and Walk-Off was 29th.

Liza Boyd and Mary Caroline Nolan’s Bettina

All told, Liza earned $8,071.93 for her horses’ owners in the competition! In addition, Bettina received the High-Score Mare Award.

3’6”/3’9” USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship Photo Gallery

In the 3’/3’3” Green Hunter Incentive Championship, Liza rode EMO Stables’ Avila to a tie for sixth place in the Championship Round. The pair earned scores of 83.50, 84 and 87 and earned $3,249.17 for their efforts. Ernie and Betty Oare were on hand to cheer them on throughout the competition and took home a total of $4,328.71 over the course of the three rounds!

Liza also rode Meadowgrove Farm’s Charisto in the Championship Round and finished in a tie for ninth and $3,778.39 in total prize money for the competition.

Matilda jumped beautifully for Liza and placed in the top 30 in Round 2 for owner Alison Thorp.