“Nicole Shahinian, already the most decorated young rider in the nation, ended her junior career on a crescendo by passing the horse world’s strictest test, the Maclay National Championship. Shahinian earned the other top junior laurel, the Medal, two years ago at Harrisburg, Pa.” The New York Times

In 1992 at the Devon Horse Show, Nicki was inducted into the Mickey Mouse Club Hall of Fame.

“I’d dreamed of this kind of horse-show life since I was a little girl riding ponies with my friends, jumping snowbanks in the winter and tearing full-speed down the trail in the summer.” Practical Horseman

“An exuberant Nicole Shahinian capped a fabulous year by taking home the blue at the Medal Finals in Harrisburg on Oct 14. Nearly 250 finalists tackled the demanding course designed by Frank Chapot.” Horse World USA

“As for “Nicki,” she seem perfectly content living by a stable. Our problem is getting her off the horses to do her homework”. The Bergen Record