Third Day of the 2022 IHSA National Championship Horse Show Presented USEF/Cacchione Cup and Collegiate Cup Awards
Julianna Empie (Penn State University) and Snowbound over the final fence of the USEF/Cacchione Cup Work-Off round. Photo by EQ Media
Harrisburg, Pa. – May 7, 2022 – USEF/Cacchione Cup competition culminated with the Penn State University junior Julianna Empie (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania) taking home the coveted championship title. Empie is the first Penn State Equestrian team member to be crowned the USEF/Cacchione Cup Champion in 44 years when Luanne Richards rode to the championship in 1978.
JUDGING THE USEF/CACCHIONE CUP
A Conversation with the 2022 IHSA Nationals Judges
Tom Brennan and Todd Karn
Judges Tom Brennan (left) and Todd Karn (right) watching a rider on course during the USEF/Cacchione Cup
Work-Off round. Photo by Maddy Falkowitz/EQ Media
EMORY AND HENRY SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THEIR COLLEGIATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Emory & Henry defended their 2019 Team National Championship Title earning the 2022 Collegiate Cup.
Photo by EQ Media
Emory and Henry earned the Collegiate Cup, defending their title from the 2019 IHSA National Championship Horse Show, before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of two postseasons. The Emory and Henry Equestrian Team, led by coach Heather Richardson, topped all the IHSA hunter seat teams, earning 42 points and the Collegiate Cup championship. The Miami University Equestrian Team, coached by Heather Pinnick earned 39 points for the reserve championship.
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Kelly Francfort was honored with the IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Photo by EQ Media
IHSA Vice President Kelly Francfort was awarded the IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award during the IHSA board meeting in January 2020. However, because there has been no postseason since 2019, Francfort had yet to be officially presented with the honor.
Other awards presented include Sportsmanship, High-Point Hunt Seat Horse and Most Popular Hunt Seat Horse.