Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp piloted Cooley Moonshine (Cobra x Kilpatrick Duchess) to a silver medal in the 7-year-old division of the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships in Le Lion d'Angers, France. She and The Monster Partnership’s 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding scored 29.3 on their dressage test, then tallied 1.2 time penalties on cross-country. Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Moonshine clinched their silver-medal honors with a double clear jumping round to finish on a score of 30.5.
Halliday Sharp also competed aboard Flash Cooley (CSF MR Kroon x Castlefield Ruby) in the 7-year-old division of the Eventing World Breeding Championships. She and Chailey Stud Equestrian's 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding scored a 30.4 on the flat, put in a double clear cross-country round, and had two rails down in the final phase to complete the weekend in 13th place on a score of 38.4.
Molly Duda’s 2024 got off to a strong start as she completed her first Advanced event with Disco Traveler, her 2023 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championship gold-medal partner. The pair won the Advanced division at Twin Rivers (Paso Robles, California) in February and followed it up with a second-place finish in their first CCI4*-S at Galway Downs (Temecula, California) in March. But it wasn’t totally smooth sailing on the way to their second consecutive RevitaVet USEA Young Rider of the Year award.
The 2024-2025 USEA Emerging Athletes U21 (EA21) National Camp which took place in Ocala, Florida, over the course of last week was another exciting educational experience for this year's EA21 Athletes. Take a look back at all of the coverage from this year's camp here and check out some of our favorite photos taken across the week below.
The FEI has issued the following statement surrounding allegations made against U.S. eventer Andrew McConnon:
Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.