WHOA is pleased to announce that Ms. Gayle Lampe, an equestrian name that needs no introduction, will mark the cards for the 2026 Equiskill Challenge Cup Equitation Championship class at The International Grand Championship this July at the TN Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN.

Just a few of Ms. Lampes achievements:

Professor Emeritus-William Woods University, Fulton, MO, served as the Saddle Seat Program Director for 40+ years.

•Holds judges' cards in over 9 equestrian disciplines and has judged in 43 states and foreign countries.

•Author of Riding For Success: Both In and Out of the Show Ring.  

•She guided the 5-gaited show ring star Callaway’s Born to Win to the highest accolades in the American Saddlebred industry.

•Experienced licensed Saddle Seat Equitation Judge with USEF judging all legs of the saddle seat triple crown. 

•A UPHA Equitation Instructor of the Year award recipient and was awarded the Master Instructor title from the American Riding Instructor Association (ARIA).  

•Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

The Equiskill Challenge Cup class is a 3 gait equitation class open to youth, amateur, and limited amateur riders.  It is judged 50% on rail work and 50% on the pattern.  To be eligible, a rider must show a TWHBEA registered horse in ANY equitation class between January 1, 2026, and the start of the Challenge Cup event.

Equiskill LLC is a KY nonprofit LLC dedicated to education and promotion of TWH horsemanship events.