US hunter rider Jennifer Alfano capped off 2015 by topping a million dollars in earnings throughout her professional career. Alfano began her riding career at the age of three at her parents’ home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Since then, she has gone on to claim numerous championships and leading rider titles from the country’s most esteemed horse shows. The two-time US Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Champion and National Show Hunter Hall of Fame inductee has earned victories at hunter derbies across the nation including the $50,000 Chicago International Hunter Derby in 2012, the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival and, most recently, the inaugural $50,000 Duchossois Cup at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show in September – to name a few. She also recently celebrated 25 years of partnership with Susie Schoellkopf and SBS Farms, Inc, in Buffalo, New York. With Alfano SBS Farms has also produced three USEF National First Year Green Hunter champions including Kansas, Big Bad Wolf and GG Valentine. In addition, with her famous partner, Jersey Boy, Alfano has dominated the USHJA International Hunter Derby Program winning three series titles, the 2012 championship and the reserve championship in 2014 and 2009. Jersey Boy firmly stands atop the derby lifetime money-won leaderboard as well. Kelley Farmer was the first rider to claim $1-million in lifetime hunter earnings in 2013, but with the introduction of new programs and more competitive opportunities created by the USHJA, four others have since joined the USHJA Elite $1-Million Club as of 2015. Joining Alfano in the $1m club is Peter Pletcher, Scott Stewart, and John French.
