Kat & “Hippo” High Noon 3E, her first horse from ponies, went on to win 2017 WEF $10,000 USHJA Junior/Amateur National Hunter Derby and earned Children's Hunter Circuit Champion 11 & Under at Kat’s age of 9. Next 2017 Pennsylvania National Horse Show (Harrisburg): Finished 3rd in the country for the $10,000 NAL Children's Hunter National Final. see link attached to photo

As a FEI Grand Prix Dressage, & FEI Grand Prix Jumper competitor, recipient of 9 USEF Horse of the Year awards & multi-national Grand Hunter Junior & Pony Hunter Champion, Kat is proving herself to be America’s most decorated and versatile equestrian. At age 10, she won her first national championship at USEF Pony Finals, repeating the title twice in the following year. By age 13, with multiple mounts she racked up multiple national JR Grand Hunter Championships at the most exclusive competitions; WEF, Devon, Harrisburg, Washington, and Nationals (Lexington). Also at 13, she expanded her repertoire, adding dressage and show jumping to her Wellington, Florida commute for high training & competition since 2014.

Her awards expand across four disciplines with her beloved horses she trains, including 9 USEF Horse of the Year awards, 12 WEF Circuit Champion Awards, and 2 Show Hunter Hall of Fame Awards, Kat was named for the fifth year to the USEF Dressage Emerging Athletes Program, beginning at 14 years of age. Additionally, at 14 Kat was USA Dressage Junior Champion, received her USDF Bronze Medal. She is distinguished with 4 Gold, a Silver, and 4 Bronze FEI Medals. Kat has represented the USA in 4 Nations Cups, earning a Team Bronze by age 15, and USA Dressage YR Reserve Champion 2022, along with USDF Silver Medal.

In 2023, Kat expanded her Atlanta home base and Wellington seasonal residence to add a home in Germany’s Driehof in Tecklenburg. She teams with lead Schockemöhle Executive & Show Jumper Trainer Andreas Kruezer where her five equine Jumpers are based. Kat competed her first Grand Prix Dressage by age 16, Grand Prix Show Jumping by age 15, and actively competes her horses in CSI-3/4 star competitions in Germany, Holland, and Belgium. She hopes to ride for the USA in Nations Cups in both disciplines. By 2024 she represented the USA at Aachen earning 5th for FEI PSG with her DreamGirl.

To learn more visit www.katfuqua.com. This website is to highlight her CHAMPION HORSES Kat so adores and takes care of with the bonding that leads both of them to the prize giving ceremonies. Her favorite times are giving them bananas and sitting with them at the barn. Each one has such a unique personality, she hopes you will learn about them here.