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2025-26 Equestrian Roster

Ellie Royal at Red & Black Scrimmage
Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA
Ellie Royal

Ellie Royal

  • Position:
    Western
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Grayson, Ga.

(Sophomore) 2025-26: did not compete…named to the NCEA All-Academic and SEC Winter Honor Rolls…earned spots on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and spring.


(Freshman) 2024-25: did not compete.

Other: AQHYA World Show L2 Horsemanship champion in 2024...won Novice of the Year at the NSBA Cinch Horsemanship Invitational in 2023…Bronze Champion in Level 2 Youth Equitation at AQHYA Youth World in 2023…finished seventh in Color Horsemanship and seventh in Color Youth Equitation…fifth in Youth Showmanship 14-18 at the NSBA World Championship Show in 2023…placed third in Level 2 Equitation and first in Level 2 Youth Showmanship 14-18 at the 2023 AQHYA Youth World Show…finished fourth in Level 1 Youth Equitation, fourth in NYATT Showmanship, first in NYATT D1 Team Georgia and was a finalist in 15-18 Youth Horsemanship at Congress…IEA National Champion King Show Horses Western Team in 2021… 2022 IEA National Champion JV Novice Ranch Riding…third place Level 1 Youth Showmanship NSBA Congress in 2022… reserve world champion in L1 horsemanship at the NSBA World Show 2022.
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