John French
Emerson Burr Trophy
Hunter Rider

The generally composed and reserved John French wowed the hunter scene this past October when he won the 2006 Monarch International Show Circuit Magazine Professional World Championship Hunter Rider Finals, which took place during the Capital Challenge Horse Show. French is an outstanding representative for the West Coast in the East Coast-dominated hunter world. French was uncharacteristically giddy winning what is possibly the highest honor for a hunter rider for the second time in 2006.

This win came after he amassed a string of wins from across the country and even at the U.S. Arabian Sport Horse Nationals. His ability to remain calm and avoid rushing or overreacting under even the tensest circumstances makes French a model hunter rider, even though he also rides jumpers and was a second alternate for the Athens Olympics. His ability to be precise and maintain gentleness throughout the ride is what makes French the hunter rider to emulate.

2008 Show Recap/2009 Schedule

Career highlights
2006

• Champion Green Working Hunter - 1st Year at Desert Circuit I
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 1st Year at Desert Circuit II
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 1st Year at Desert Circuit IV
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 1st Year at Menlo Charity
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic II
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at Oaks Blenheim Spring
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at Lake St. Louis Spring
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at The Country Classic
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at Menlo Charity
• Champion Green Working Hunter - 2nd Year at Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament
• Champion Regular Working Hunter at Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic II
• Champion Regular Working Hunter at Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic III
• Champion Regular Working Hunter at Oaks Blenheim Showpark Ranch and Coast Classic
• Champion Regular Working Hunter at Oaks Blenheim June Classic I
• Champion Regular Working Hunter at Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament

• Champion Pre-Green Hunter at the Desert Circuit I
• Champion Green Working Hunter- 2nd Year at the Desert Circuit II
• Champion Green Working Hunter- 2nd Year at the Desert Circuit III
• Champion Green Working Hunter- 1st Year at the Desert Circuit IV
• Champion Green Working Hunter- 1st Year at the Show Park Ranch & Coast Classic
• Champion Green Working Hunter- 2nd Year at the Los Angeles International Jumping Festival
• Champion, Reserve Champion and 3rd Place Purebred Working Hunter at the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals