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Thank You Everyone for Voting! Daniel is USEF National Equestrian of the Year!
January 16, 2026 - At the 2025 Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY, Daniel was announced as the 2025 USEF National Equestrian of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted for Daniel, he is honored to receive this award voted on by his peers.
Photo Credit: US Equestrian
Photo Credit: US Equestrian
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!
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Vote for Daniel - USEF National Equestrian of the Year!
December 19, 2025 - Daniel is a finalist for USEF National Equestrian of the Year. Voting is open through 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025. All you need to submit your vote is name and email address. There are six finalists in the National category - scroll to the bottom of the page to cast your vote. (Make sure to vote in each category to submit your vote)
A Great Start to the New Show Season at Aiken December Classics
December 19, 2025 - DFG Stables kicked off the 2026 show season strong, bringing home multiple championships at the Aiken December Classics at Bruce's Field. Daniel rode Tammy Smith's Instagram to the win in the $2,500 USHJA Hunt & Go National Hunter Derby and was joined in the top twelve by Reagan Williams, who finished sixth with RPW Show Horses, LLC's Churchill Blue and Marymichael Raynor, who finished tenth with Double Tap out of 34 starting entries.
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving & here's to a great 2026 show season!
Wrapping Up the 2025 Show Season at Bruce's Field's Fall in Love with Aiken Show Series
November 25, 2025 - DFG Stables ended the season at Bruce's Field with Derby wins and Championships at the Fall in Love with Aiken Show Series. Daniel took home the top honors in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby twice with Ashley Neudorff's Triple Net. At October at Bruce's Field I, Caroline Roberson rode Catherine Stumberg's I C London to the second place finish behind Daniel. During November at Bruce's Field, DFG Stables dominated in the Derby, earning not just first place, but first through sixth!
- Ashley Neudorff's Triple Net & Daniel Geitner
- Margaret Russell's Even Steven & Daniel Geitner
- Catherine Stumberg's I C London & Caroline Roberson
- Victoria Clarke's Alto Cinco & Daniel Geitner
- Tammy Smith's Skies The Limit & Cathy Geitner
- Ashley Neudorff's Vancouver & Daniel Geitner
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Top honors at Capital Challenge, Pennsylvania National, and Washington International for Daniel with Martin Schlaeppi's Aeronautic & Valentine
October 25, 2025 - Huge successes at indoors! Valentine & Daniel earned the Championship in the Green Hunter-Mares 3'-3'3 as well as the Grand 3' & 3'3 Green Hunter Championship at Capital Challenge and at Pennsylvania National the pair were Champion in the Green Hunter 3' 6 Year Old & Under. Aeronautic & Daniel took home the Reserve Championship in the Green Hunter 3'9" at Pennsylvania National and at Washington International earned the Green Hunter 3'9" Championship, as well as the Grand Champion Green Hunter on their way to the tie for Grand Champion Hunter.
Photo Credit: Shawn McMillen Photography
Photo Credit: Shawn McMillen Photography
Photo Credit: Andrew Ryback Photography
Photo Credit: Andrew Ryback Photography
Photo Credit: Shawn McMillen Photography
Photo Credit: Shawn McMillen Photography
Wrapping up Summer with Aiken Summerfest & Aiken Fall Festival
September 26, 2025 - Daniel continued to dominate in the hunter derbies, placing first and second in the USHJA National Hunter Derbies both weeks of the Aiken Fall Festival, winning both weeks with Ashley Neudorff's Triple Net and finishing second with Margaret Russell's Quassini week one and Tammy Smith's Instagram week two. Daniel also won week one's $10,000 Welcome Stake with November Hill's Jalanne. In August, Team DFG earned multiple classic wins and tri-colors during the two week Aiken Summerfest.
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
One-Two Finish for Daniel in the 2025 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Challenge!
August 20, 2025 - Daniel and Lynn Seithel's Walk The Moon kept up their winning ways, earning the top honors in the 2025 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Challenge. Daniel also nabbed the second place award with Martin Schlaeppi's Aeronautic.
Photo Credit: Winslow Photography
Photo Credit: Winslow Photography
Derby Wins and more at WEC Summer Series
July 29, 2025 - Daniel and Lynn Seithel's Walk The Moon captured the win in the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby at WEC Ocala Summer VII and Lilly and Banks Mills won the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby - Jr/Am at WEC Ocala Summer V. Team DFG earned multiple championships and classic wins over the three weeks in Ocala - Brynn Garrett earned the top honors in the $2,500 Pony Hunter Classics and $2,000 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby; Isabelle Song won the Fastest Four Faulter Grand Prix 1.45m and the $5,000 NAL 1.25m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic; Willson Lee Lawson earned the top placing in several medals; and Lilly and Lynn took home the winners ribbons in the $3,500 Junior Hunter Classics and $3,500 Amateur Owner Hunter Classics respectively.
Read feature on Daniel's win here Read feature on Lilly's win here
Photo Credit: Andrew Ryback Photography
Photo Credit: Andrew Ryback Photography
Successful Aiken Summer Classics
June 30, 2025 - DFG Stables earned multiple Grand Championships, Championships, Reserve Championships, and Classic wins during the two weeks of the Aiken Summer Classics at Bruce's Field. Lilly even brought home the top honors in the Hunter Divisions, riding Firstlee Farm's Chivalrous to the Grand Hunter Award!
Great Two Weeks at Aiken Charity Horse Shows
May 26, 2025 - Daniel rode Martin Schlaeppi's Aeronautic to the win in the $25,000 Mahoney-Miller Hunter Classic to be honored with the RBD Premier Hunter Classic Trophy. Lilly captured the top honors in the $5,000 NAL 1.40m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic with Oak Ledge Farm's Fazous and was presented with the Robert Obermiller Junior Hunter Style Award for her performance aboard MTM Farms's MTM Holding Court. Brynn Garrett and Reagan Williams also brought home multiple championship on their way to being presented with series trophies.
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Photo Credit: A&S Photography
Derby Wins & Grand Hunter Championship at Aiken Spring Classic
May 9, 2025 - DFG Stables kicked off April with two weeks at the Aiken Spring Classic. Daniel dominated the derby ring both weeks, winning the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby week 1 with his own Daylight and the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby week 2 with Tammy Smith's Instagram. Jennifer Morris' Protokol clinched the Grand Hunter Championship for the two week circuit after Jennifer and Daniel rode to four tricolors in the Adult Hunter 3' and Green Hunter 3' respectively, with Daniel also winning the USHJA Green Hunter Incentive each week.
Photo Credit: Tyler Graham Photography
Photo Credit: Tyler Graham Photography
Photo Credit: Tyler Graham Photography
Highlights and Results from Previous Show Years
2025 Highlights 2024 Highlights 2023 Highlights 2022 Highlights 2021 Highlights
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Daniel Geitner & Vesta De Lavardin Gallop Away with $100,000 Mars Equestrian National Grand Prix Victory
Daniel Geitner & Vesta De Lavardin owned by November Hill moved to the top of the leaderboard with their clean time of 40.717 seconds and could not be caught by the remaining contenders.
November Hill's Vesta De Lavardin & Daniel Geitner win the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix at HITS Ocala IX
Besting a field of 42 they won by nearly one second in a very competitive jump off!
Thank you to everyone at DFG Stables for all of your support. Watch video of the winning jump off round.
