By Jump Media

Wilmington, OH – The Capital Challenge Horse Show owes its success to the show's longstanding, generous corporate and patron sponsors. This year, the support has been tremendous.

In total, more than 100 sponsors and donors have contributed to the 2020 Capital Challenge Horse Show, to be held Friday, September 25, through Sunday, October 4, at the World Equestrian Center – Ohio.

Of those numerous supporters, dozens have been generously contributing to the Capital Challenge Horse Show for more than a decade. Many have also been a part of the horse show since its inception, such as equine insurance company, the EMO Agency, Inc., which supports the EMO Insurance/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Final and the EMO Trip of the Show awards.

“We’ve been with the show for 27 years; I still remember that because it’s the year that I got married – 1993!” said Sue Bopp of the EMO Agency. “Before they had the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR), we sponsored the adult hunter classic. Then when CCHS started holding the WCHR classes, EMO started awarding the Trip of the Show and the Trip of the Day.

“The USHJA approached us to support the Jumping Seat Medal, and we are proud to be the title sponsor,” continued Bopp. “Capital Challenge is one of the premier indoor shows, so we felt that it would be a good match for EMO. The show gets top quality horses and riders from both the West Coast and the East Coast. You don’t have to qualify, but everyone knows that if you win at Capital Challenge, it’s a really big accomplishment.”

This year’s EMO Trip of the Show awards, given to the horse with the highest scoring round in its division, will be presented across 10 divisions, and the winner of the EMO Insurance/USHJA Jumping Seat Medal Final will be named on Saturday, September 26.

“I love what I do,” said Bopp, who has been in the equine insurance industry for 34 years. “We have great clients, and we want to support the industry and to give back.”

Of the Jumping Seat Medal Final in particular, Bopp added, “I really like the fact that there’s a stepping-stone for kids to do the equitation.”