Cheyenne Morris wins 2024 AEGT Title
April 2024, Ocala, Florida .
American Equestrians Got Talent (AEGT)’s Grand Finale Gala was held at the Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club, Ocala, Florida on Saturday, April 13th, 2024.
The Grand Finale showcased eight Golden Ticket winners (from our live auditions in Wellington and Ocala) and two wild card winners competing for the grand prize of $10,000.
Cheyenne Morris won first prize, Harmony Good placed second, and Carly Cantor finished third. Other great performances included Noah Hunton, Allison Aldrich, Deuce Anderson, Carsyn Korotkin, Darcy Scudero, Annie McGrath and Ariel Sands.
The celebrity judges were Tami Bobo, race horse breeder and owner of 2024 Kentucky Derby contender Catalytic, Chester Weber, WEG Gold Medalists Four-in-Hand and number one slot on the FEI Wold rankings, Julio Mendoza Dressage Pan American Games 2024 Gold Medalist, Mary Phelps FEI3* competitor in Combined Driving, journalist and photographer, and Jim Wolf of WEC and President of Wolf Sports Group. And has served as Chef d’ Mission for USET, Margaret Swanson and Nicho Meredith were mistress and master of ceremonies.
First place winner Cheyenne Morris sang Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire”. Cheyenne showed off her dynamic vocal range. Her enthusiasm and passion captivated all the judges.
Text to Vote for contestants began after the last auditions.
There were great auction items including F1 Miami 2024, a CDI WEC package, a stay in an Italian Villa, an ADEQUAN GLOBAL VIP table, a Chester Weber Champagne Carriage ride at Live Oaks, to name a few.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the United States Equestrian Federation USEF American Youth Programs by underwriting the Emerging Athlete Program for Dressage, Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Presented By Zen Elite Equestrian Center, Lendon Youth Dressage Festival Midwest, Florida Youth Dressage Championships, Youth Dressage Programming at the Festival of Champions and FEI North American Youth Championships.
AEGT was created by Robert Dover, six-time US Dressage Olympian. Discover Dressage, founded by Kimberly Van KampenCrook, has supported the event since 2018.
Special thanks to all who have supported this event and this great program supporting the future stars of US Dressage.
About Discover Dressage
Discover Dressage, founded by Kimberly Van Kampen Crook is a 501c3, which supports and underwrites American Equestrian Got Talent. For more information about Discover Dressage, a Florida 501c3 nonprofit organization, go to www.discoverdressage.com. For more information about USEF’s Emerging Athlete Program for Dressage, go to www.usef.org.
