Notable Riders & Awards
Rogers Equestrian Center: Where Tradition Meets Triumph
At Rogers Equestrian Center, our stables are home to riders whose dedication, skill, and sportsmanship have shaped a proud legacy. From local circuits to national championships, our team has consistently achieved top results.
Whether developing a beginner’s confidence, refining an owner-rider partnership, or preparing a competitor for show season, Rogers Equestrian Center combines experienced coaching, quality horses, and a supportive environment to turn potential into performance. Join a stable where history is made one ride at a time.
Genevieve (Munson) Gilmore
Early Success: She set a record as the youngest rider to win individual gold at the USEF Pony Jumper Individual Championships at age 10.
Professional Wins: In April 2025, she won the $10,000 Summer Hill Farms 1.40m Welcome Stake at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show riding Contendro Star.
Grand Prix Performance: In 2024, she secured victory in the $35,000 CWD Grand Prix at HITS Chicago with her longtime partner, the 20-year-old gelding Zonderling.
International Training: Between 2022 and 2023, she spent over a year training and working professionally in France.
Career Earnings: By the age of 19, she had already surpassed $300,000 in career earnings in the show ring.
Key Horse Partnerships
Contendro Star: Her primary partner for major stakes and grand prix events in 2024 and 2025.
Zonderling ("Joey"): A veteran Dutch Warmblood who has been a "rockstar" for Munson since her junior years, continuing to win at the grand prix level even at age 20.
Michaela Munson
Career Highlights and Recent Wins
Michaela has established herself as a formidable competitor in the jumper ring, particularly in Texas and Illinois circuits:
Grand Prix Victory: In June 2025, she won the $30,000 Grand Prix of North Texas in Tyler, Texas, riding Charlene.
HITS Chicago Success: In 2024, she secured dual victories in the $15,000 Horseflight Jumper Classic and the $5,000 Pyranha Junior/Amateur 1.35m Jumper Classic.
Texas Winter Series: She won the $10,000 1.30m Jumper Classic (February 2024) and the $15,000 1.35m Welcome Class in early 2025.
Hunter Disciplines: She also competes in hunter derbies, recently finishing as Champion in the Small Junior Hunters at the 2025 winter series.
Notable Horse Partnerships
Charlene ("Charli"): A 16-year-old Holsteiner mare inherited from her sister Genevieve in 2023.
Royally Epic: Her primary partner for junior hunter competitions, with multiple first-place finishes in 2025.
Nigel (Contendro Star): A 16-year-old Hanoverian she has also competed under her sister's direction.
Morgan Munson-Brown
Morgan Munson is the eldest sister of Genevieve and Michaela. Morgan was part of the first generation of Munsons to compete from the Rogers Equestrian Center. As of 2026, she is no longer a fixture on the international grand prix circuit like her younger sisters, but she remains part of the foundational history of the Munson family's equestrian legacy in Arkansas.
Career Highlights
Hunter Jumper Exhibitors of Eastern Oklahoma (HJEE) High Point Children’s/Adult Jumper Rider.
2009 Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association Jumper of the Year
2009 Grand Champion 3'5"-3'7" Open Jumper
2009 Reserve Grand Champion Children's Jumpers
2009 Oklahoma Hunter Jumpers Association Grand Champion Children's Jumper
2009 Oklahoma Hunter Jumpers Association Reserve Grand Champion 3'5"-3'7" Open Jumper
Notable Partnerships
Lawerence du' Desert
Lazarus
