MCTA currently awards 58 perpetual trophies each year, the oldest first presented in 1972 and the most recent in 2025. Winners receive a “keeper” trophy and have their names engraved on the original. Each trophy has its own “page” which includes a picture of the trophy, information (including photos where available) about the donor/namesake, and a list of all previous winners. To see the pages, click on the trophy names below.
For historical purposes, pages for retired trophies are also shown; their names are in italics.
HIGH SCORE TROPHIES
For MCTA member-riders and, for the horse trophies, member-owned horses with the most points at a given level at the end of the year; unless otherwise noted, points can be accumulated at any full 3-phase horse trial.
Riders
The Spirit of Heaven Trophy (Jr, pre-S)
The Skip To My Lou Trophy (Sr, pre-S)
The Dakota Red Trophy (Jr, S)
The Tuckahoe Farm Trophy (Sr, S)
The Red Buzzard Trophy (Jr, BN)
The *Denegri Memorial Trophy (Sr, BN)
The Highland Farms Trophy (Jr, N)
The Rip Van Winkle Memorial Trophy (Sr, N)
The Red Shutters Farm Trophy (Jr, T)
The Sunrock Ridge Memorial Trophy (Sr, T)
The Equiery Bowl (retired)
The Colonel Ottmar Schaurek Memorial Trophy (Jr, recognized T and above)
The Charles A. Laubach Memorial Trophy (Sr, recognized T and above)
The Triumph Awards (retired)
Horses
The Old Fashioned Love Song Pre-Starter Horse of the Year Trophy
The Avra Memorial Starter Horse of the Year Trophy
The FMF Skippy-Lou Memorial Beginner Novice Horse of the Year Trophy
The Marion Shriver Abell Memorial Novice Horse of the Year Trophy
The MCTA Junior Horse of the Year Trophy (Jr, T and above)
The Castlebar Memorial Horse of the Year Trophy (Sr, T and above)
The Federal Hill Memorial Trophy (owner/rider same family, 1 st year HT)
The Just Jeeves Memorial Trophy (MCTA breeder/owner/rider same family)
The Fortuna Memorial Mare of the Year Trophy (recognized N and above)
The Draft Horse Trophy (retired)
The North American Sport Pony Trophy (retired)
COMPETITION TROPHIES
For MCTA member-riders with the best score for each level at MCTA’s three annual horse trials.
MCTA Horse Trials at Shawan Downs
The Kick On Trophy in Memory of Kim Meier (Jr, S)
The Jean H. Gore Memorial Trophy (Sr, S)
The Redmond Trophy (Jr, BN)
The Octavius Memorial Trophy (Sr, BN)
The Captain Andrew B. DeSzinay Memorial Trophy (Jr, N)
The Jackson Hole Farm Trophy (Sr, N)
The Pancho Villa Memorial Trophy (retired)
The Special Edition Trophy (Jr, T)
The Robin Stemler Memorial Trophy (retired)
The Distant Fire Memorial Trophy (Sr, T)
The Treasured Motor Car Services / Your Royal Highness Trophy (all ages, M)
The Cider Is Sweet Memorial Trophy (Jr, P)
The Eastwell Memorial Trophy (retired)
The Seneca Trophy (Sr, P)
The Social Cat (“Scat”) Memorial Trophy (Advanced, non-members eligible)
The Joan Leigh Thomas Barthel Memorial Trophy (best dressage score, all levels)
Jenny Camp Horse Trials
The Pollywog Memorial Trophy (Pre-S.)
The Sunpebble Point Memorial Trophy (S)
The Grandad Memorial Trophy (Jr, BN)
The Shootmetothemoon Memorial Trophy (Sr, BN)
The Welcome Doctor Memorial Trophy (Jr, N)
The Silver View Farms Trophy(Sr, N)
The Aazrak Memorial Trophy (T)
The Wake Up Susan Memorial Trophy (Pony Club member, BN or below)
The Mickey Skipper Trophy (Pony Club member, N or above)
Starter Event
The Scavenger’s Choice Trophy (Pres-S)
The Blackberry Bowl (S)
The Light ‘N’ Lively Memorial Trophy (retired)
The Valerie Hunt Memorial Trophy (Jr, BN)
The Queenie Memorial Trophy (retired)
The Buttermilk Sky Perpetual Trophy (Sr, BN)
The Sunstone Creek Memorial Trophy (Jr, N)
The Sunwood Spring Trophy (Sr, N)
VOLUNTEERS
We would not be able to provide quality horse trials, clinics, and activities without the assistance of our amazing and dedicated volunteers and acknowledge that reward and recognition of these services are critical to the retention of volunteers in the organization.
The Ruth Frey Volunteer Trophy (awarded by MCTA to an outstanding very longtime volunteer)
The Edward K. Johnson Memorial Trophy (donated by MCTA to the MD 5* at Fair Hill for their “volunteer-of-the-year”)