LILY SONNEBORN
Class of 2026 Jumping Seat Candidate
Washington, DC
(202) 860-6571
lilyrsonneborn@gmail.com
USEF #: 5804446
USHJA #: HJ6016092
NCAA #: 2210704373
TRAINERS
Geoffrey Hesslink
(802) 324-9930 | hesslinkgeoffrey@gmail.com
Brendan Williams
(203) 414-0487 | brendanwilliams655@gmail.com
HIGHLIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS
2024 Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships
Champion 15/u Small Junior Hunter 3’3
2024 Devon Horse Show and Country Fair
Reserve Champion Large Junior Hunter 3’3
1st Large Junior Hunter 3’3 Stake
2024 Winter Equestrian Festival
Circuit Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters
2024 Winter Equestrian Festival WCHR Week 6
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters
1st Junior Hunter Classic
2024 SUMMER – FALL SHOW SCHEDULE
HITS-on-the-Hudson VI
Bluegrass Festival
Hampton Classic
Middleburg Classic
Capital Challenge
Pennsylvania National Horse Show
Washington International Horse Show
National Horse Show
HORSE SHOW HISTORY
2024
Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Equitation Tuesday I
1st USHJA Junior Jumping Seat Medal (Salvatore)
3rd THIS Medal (Salvatore)
Great Lakes Equestrian Festival I
1st Hamel/NHS Medal (Salvatore)
1st THIS Medal (Salvatore)
3rd Junior Jumper 1.05 Classic (Oro Del Sole)
Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship
Champion 15/u Small Junior Hunter 3’3 (Juan Carlos)
Traverse City Horse Shows WCHR Spring III
Champion Large Junior Hunter 3’3 (Spoken)
Champion Small Junior Hunter 3’3 (Juan Carlos)
2nd THIS Medal (Conthacco)
7th Junior Jumper 1.05 Classic (Oro Del Sole)
Devon Horse Show and Country Fair
Reserve Champion Large Junior Hunter 3’3 (Spoken)
1st Large Junior Hunter 3’3 Stake (Spoken)
Old Salem Farm WCHR Spring 2
Champion 15/u Junior Hunter 3’3 (Spencer)
1st Junior Hunter Classic (Spencer)
3rd THIS Medal (Conthacco)
Old Salem Farm Spring 1
Champion 15/u Junior Hunter 3’3 (Spoken)
Reserve Champion 15/u Junior Hunter 3’3 (Juan Carlos)
1st Junior Hunter Classic (Juan Carlos)
2nd Junior Hunter Classic (Spoken)
ESP Spring 4
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
3rd Junior Jumper 1.05 Classic (Oro Del Sole)
ESP Spring 3
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
3rd USHJA Junior Jumping Seat Medal (Crackerjack)
2024 Winter Equestrian Festival
Circuit Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
Winter Equestrian Festival WCHR Week 12
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 11
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
Desert International Horse Park WCHR Desert Circuit Week 10
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
1st Junior Hunter Classic (Juan Carlos)
2nd USHJA National Hunter Derby (Juan Carlos)
2nd THIS Medal (Salvatore)
Desert International Horse Park Desert Circuit Week 9
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
1st Junior Hunter Classic (Spoken)
2nd THIS Medal (Conthacco)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 8
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Crackerjack)
Winter Equestrian Festival WCHR Week 6
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
1st Junior Hunter Classic (Juan Carlos)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 5
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
9th The Kristen Baran $100,000 Neil S Hirsch Boys & Girls Club Team Hunter Exhibition (Spoken)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 4
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Crackerjack)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 3
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
1st SFHJA Medal (Crackerjack)
2nd THIS Medal (Crackerjack)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 2
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Juan Carlos)
1st THIS Medal (Salvatore)
Winter Equestrian Festival Week 1
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
Winter Equestrian Festival Premiere Week
Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (Spoken)
2023
National Horse Show
4th Children’s Hunter Championship (Crackerjack)
Washington International Horse Show
4th Children’s Hunter Welcome Class (Crackerjack)
Hampton Classic
Reserve Champion 15/u 3’3 Junior Hunters (She’s All That)
8th $10,000 Junior/AO Hunter Classic (Crackerjack)