2026 Devon Grand Hunter Championship Shared by Two Standout Performers

Devon, Hunters
May 27, 2026

Devon Grand Hunter Co-Champions
The Fourth Sally Deaver Murray Memorial Challenge Trophy

ODETTE
Owned by John & Stephanie Ingram, LLC
Ridden by Victoria Colvin

IN THE END
Owned by Lynn Olson
Ridden by Victoria Colvin

May 27, 2026 – Devon, PA – The final two Professional Hunter Division champions were crowned Wednesday morning at the 130th Devon Horse Show and Country Fair before the presentation of the coveted 2026 Devon Grand Hunter Championship.

John & Stephanie Ingram, LLC’s Oldenburg mare Odette opened the morning by claiming the High Performance Conformation Hunter Championship after sweeping all four over fences classes and earning 48 points across two days of competition with rider Victoria Colvin.

Cheryl Olsten’s Belgian Warmblood gelding Lafitte De Muze followed, capturing his second consecutive Devon Championship title in the High Performance Working Hunter Division with longtime rider Amanda Steege.

High Performance Conformation Hunter Champion
The Charlotte I. Montgomery Memorial Perpetual Trophy

ODETTE
Owned by John & Stephanie Ingram, LLC
Ridden by Victoria Colvin

High Performance Working Hunter Champion
The Second Pin Oak Farms Challenge Trophy

LAFITTE DE MUZE
Owned by Cheryl Olsten
Ridden by Amanda Prescott Steege

In a rare tie, two horses shared this year’s Devon Grand Hunter Champion honors after each accumulated 46 points over two days of competition. Lynn Olson’s Oldenburg gelding In The End and John & Stephanie Ingram, LLC’s Oldenburg mare Odette, both piloted by Victoria Colvin, earned the prestigious distinction.

Colvin, who has partnered with the mare for the past year, praised Odette’s competitive nature. “She’s the coolest mare,” said Colvin. “She wants to win. She goes in and tries to win every time.”

The championship marked a particularly impressive achievement for In The End, whom Colvin had only shown for the second time this week at Devon. “He’s young, but he didn’t seem to care about anything. He really was perfect and didn’t do anything wrong this week.”

Colvin reflected on what makes Devon unique among the sport’s top venues. “Devon, of course, is a very special horse show,” she said. “Everybody comes here, and it’s one of the main horse shows and a big focus of the year.”