Prolific Young Rider Kat Fuqua Named 2025 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy Recipient

Wellington, FL – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation awarded the 2025 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy to rising dressage and jumping athlete Kat Fuqua at its Gold Medal Club reception held on January 17, 2025, at the National Polo Center in Wellington, Florida. The award is presented annually to a junior or young rider in an Olympic discipline who exemplifies the U.S. Equestrian Team’s ideals of sportsmanship and horsemanship….. click for link to article Jump Media photo

Video: Kat Fuqua Lives A Triple-Gold Dream With Dreamgirl At NAYC

THE CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE : Published August 5, 2024

Competition closed out on Sunday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship with Atlanta-based Kat Fuqua emerging as a triple gold medalist in the Young Rider section.

She kicked off the week winning team gold Thursday with her USDF Regions 3/5 teammates, sisters Alicia and Allison Berger of Wellington, Florida, then followed that with wins Saturday in the FEI Individual Test (70.97%) and Sunday in the freestyle (74.35%) on Dreamgirl, the 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Spielberg—U-Vira, Goodtimes) she calls “my ride or die.”

“It’s really, really special [to be undefeated at this NAYC],” she said Sunday. “I’m just so proud of Dreamgirl, and it’s even more important because it’s with Dreamgirl. I’m so excited. Every day I felt like we were just getting better and better. I’m so proud of her.”…… click for link to article Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl. Avery Wallace/USEF Photo