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Debbie Busta Adult Amateur Scholarship

2025 Debbie Busta Adult Amateur Scholarship

Nora Goldfarb and Ridgetop Pirate Blue

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Ridgetop Pirate Blue, Photo by Shannon Brinkman

Margo Goldfarb is the 2025 recipient of the  Deb Busta adult scholarship which recognizes adult amateur riders of Connemaras. It recognizes the spirit of volunteerism which Deb Busta personified. And it is meant to encourage riders to pursue continued educational activities with their Connemaras.

Margo Goldfarb has been pursuing ever more challenging eventing goals with her homebred halfbred Connemara while she attends graduate school herself. They are heading for advanced this coming season. Her pony Ridgetop Pirate Blue was the ACPS Halfbred Connemara of 2024. She has volunteered at the Region 3 Connnemara show with her family for years and has recently helped organize and run Young Event horse qualifiers.  She also helped organize and run eventing derby qualifiers near her to help grow the Tennessee eventing community.

She would use this scholarship to fund her progress and take lessons from top trainers in her ascent to the top with Pirate. Good Luck Margo from the ACPS!

About the Award

To recognize Adult Amateur riders of Connemaras. To recognize the spirit of volunteerism in the equestrian world which Deb Busta epitomized. To encourage riders to pursue continuing educational activities with their Connemaras.

  • Winners of the scholarship shall be awarded $500. $500

Annually, Michael Busta, Deb’ s husband, will be given the opportunity to provide matching funds

Donated By

Debbie Busta

Policies

  • Applicant must be current individual or family member of the ACPS
  • Applicant must be at least 19 years of age on January 1st of the application year.
  • The Connemara purebred, halfbred, or Sport Horse must be registered with the ACPS but does not have to be owned by the rider.
  • The applications must include the full registered name and registration number of the horse. Horse/pony does not have to compete under his full registered name.
  • If awarded, funds must be used to further the equestrian education of the horse and/or rider.
  • Applications may continue to be made in subsequent years.

Apply

Deadline: September 1
Send to: Committee Chair

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