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Oberkircher family dominates Hunter Division at Devon

June 2, 2025

The Oberkircher family of Ft. Washington, Pa., dominated the Local Hunter division at the Devon Horse Show, taking the championship in one section, the reserve championship in two other sections and the Local Hunter Grand Championship.

Katherine (Katie) Oberkircher rode her own Cover Girl to the championship in section A, and, with 26 points, also won the Local Hunter Grand Championship.

With 124 horses entered in the division, horse show management divided the classes into three sections.

David Oberkircher rode his mother Kathleen’s Loretta to the reserve championship in section B, won by champion Mr. Roberts, owned and ridden by Dr. Suzanne J. Smith of Milford, N.J., and David also rode his sister Margaret’s Jukebox Hero to reserve in section C, under champion Hidden Agenda, owned by Shannon Muldoon of Malvern, Pa., and ridden by John Muldoon.

Both Katie, 16, and David, 13, attend Germantown Academy, in 10th and 7th grades respectively.
“I’ve had Cover Girl since last November,” said Katie. “She’s really nice. She’s easy and very honest.”

“I show at least twice a month, all in Zone 2 (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York),” said Katie. “This is my fourth year showing in the Local division at Devon, but this is by far the biggest thing I’ve ever won.”

“This means a lot to me,” said Katie. “It gives me confidence to go on showing, and hopefully I can come back to Devon next year and do the same thing.”

“I love Devon, the whole atmosphere,” said Katie. “I’m really sad when it ends.”

Devon enjoyed record attendance at the horse show and fair, with over 105,000 spectators in paid attendance.

The fair also realized a record income, although final figures were not available for profit because all expenses were not in.

“It was a record year in all categories,” said Devon Horse Show and Country Fair President Wade L. McDevitt. “It was truly a spectacular event for the community, for the exhibitors and for the over 2,000 volunteers.”

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