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02/02/2017 11:00 PM

Branford’s Hackley Receives Grand Champion Award in Equestrian


Branford’s Alyssa Hackley recently received the Grand Champion Pre-Children’s Equestrian Award from the Connecticut Hunter Jumper Association. Photo courtesy of Michele Hackley

On Jan. 30, the Connecticut Hunter Jumper Association held its 2016 Year-End Awards Banquet at the AquaTurf Club in Southington. This year’s recipient of the Grand Champion Pre-Children’s Equestrian Award was Alyssa S. Hackley of Branford. Hackley is a freshman at Branford High School and has been riding since she was three years old. She trains on her pony, Otteridge Scouts Honor, with trainer Jennifer Thompson at Rivendell Farm in Durham.

Information courtesy of Michele Hackley

Alyssa Hackley and her pony, Otteridge Scouts Honor. Hackley, a freshman at Branford High School, was honored for her solid 2016 equestrian season at the AquaTurf Club in Southington on Jan. 30. Photo courtesy of Michele Hackley