Over 800 horses and riders returned to historic Old Salem Farm for the 2023 Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, which kicked off its two weeks of world-class competition on Wednesday under warm, sunny skies. Among the first winners of the Spring Horse Shows were Michael Murphy, McKayla Langmeier and Amanda Derbyshire, who rode to top honors in the Open Jumper 1.25m, 1.35m and 1.40m classes, respectively.
Twenty-nine entries then took to the ring for the $10,000 Open Jumper 1.40m, including Derbyshire (GBR) who finished 1-2 above the rest. She clinched the win in 25.990 seconds aboard Wonder If, an 11-year-old Anglo-European mare owned by Gochman Sport Horse LLC, and was just 0.361 seconds slower with second-place mount Tage BH, finishing in a time of 26.351 seconds aboard SMG Sport Horse LLC’s 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare.