Amelia Larkin
Hunt Seat Class of 2027
About Me
My name is Amelia Larkin. Graduation year 2027. I am currently a junior at the Griffin School in Austin, TX. I have a consistent and ever-growing 3’6” Equitation and Junior Hunter USEF record. Most recently claiming champion in the 3’6” Junior Hunter at the Texas Winter Series, both weeks 2 and 3. Additionally, earning reserve champion in the 3’6 “ older age equitation and top placing in the Dover Hunt Seat Medal, MaClay, and WHIS (both phases); qualifying for the Gladstone Equitation Cup. In another aspect of my riding career, I have been an active member of the Salado Elite Riders, my local IEA team, for four years, qualifying for and competing at zones each year.
I’ve been riding and working at Bit By Bit Farms for six years, and riding for a total of eleven. I’m a hard worker and always happy to contribute in any way that I can. Grooming for myself and others at shows, working for my trainers at our home shows on numerous occasions, and schooling and riding as many horses as possible are just a few examples.
I will make a great addition to any collegiate team because I’m a fun, energetic person to be around, and I always strive to make others feel their very best. I’m so excited about the recruiting process and the opportunity to ride in college.
Other Accomplishments
I am also involved in various other activities and sports at my high school. I run on the cross-country and track teams in long-distance events, placing 4th at state in both the track and cross-country seasons in 2024. In the fall of 2024, I played on the JV volleyball team, constantly subbing for varsity; I loved the team aspect. Academically, I have chosen to take and remain committed to a rigorous class load, earning straight A’s with a weighted 4.3 GPA. Additionally, I am part of my school’s National Honor Society and have been for since my sophomore year.
Highlights
Varsity Open Championship Leader 2026
I am the 2025-2026 Varsity Open Championship leader for IEA Zone 7 and will compete at the 2026 IEA Nationals in St. Louis, Missouri.
Junior Hunter Finals 2025
I competed at East Coast Junior Hunter Finals in the 3’3 large olders, placing in the top half of 95 horses overall.
Brownland Hunter Derby 2025
I won the 2025 Browndland Summer Show Hunter Derby, set at the same height as the National Derby, and was featured on ClipMyHorse.
11th in Texas’s National Derby Regionals 2025
I was 11th in Texas’s Derby Regionals in the Jr./Am section, out of 33 riders.
CTHJA CenTex Medal 2023 and 2024
I have won the Central Texas Hunter Jumper Association’s (my region’s local show circuit) 3” equitation medal final two years in a row.
IEA Nationals 2023
I qualified with my team and individually over fences and on the flat, earning 7th place on the flat.