Oct 20, 2024

Sharon White Clinches CCI3*-L Win at MARS Maryland 5 Star with Jaguars Duende

By Maryland 5 Star - Edited Press Release
Sharon White and Jaguars Duende. USEA/Meagan DeLisle photos

Elkton, Md.—Oct. 20—In the CCI3*-L competition at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, Sharon White, who was part of the U.S. Team that took home silver in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, jumped from ninth place to first after a spectacular cross-country round on Saturday, and held firmly onto her lead with a clean show jumping round with her 8-year-old Westphalian mare, Jaguars Duende (Jaguar Mail x Latina) finished with a total score of 29.6.

“Maryland is a unique place and a good test of fitness and a very proper course,” White said. “The atmosphere is unreal and special in both the dressage and show jumping so it’s such a good education for a horse. To me, I want not to overwhelm them and if you really produce them confidently, sometimes you have to be a little patient and I don’t mind being patient.”

Sara Schulman and Cooley Chromatic

Sara Schulman and her 8-year-old Oldenburg gelding Cooley Chromatic (Thorgal x Castrade) held onto second place throughout the entire competition, finishing with a final score of 30.6. Overall, Schulman and her gelding had strong finishes in each phase. Schulman held off Will Coleman and Team Rebecca's 9-year-old Selle Francais gelding Fahrenheit Addict (Utah van Erpekom x Picouik du Pont), as the pair finished with a final score of 31.5. Coleman, the two-time Olympian from Gordonsville, Virginia, moved up the leaderboard after a great cross-country round, going from fourth to third in the finale on Sunday.

Will Coleman and Fahrenheit Addict


“We are appreciative of our sponsors for continuing to make the Maryland 5 Star possible again this year, especially MARS Equestrian™ and Brown Advisory,” said Jeff Newman, President & CEO of the Maryland 5 Star. “The weather was outstanding and the crowds throughout the weekend were incredible to see. Ian Stark’s final cross-country course was beautiful and challenged the sport’s most elite riders and their horses. Thank you to the FEI riders and officials for coming from around the world to help lay the ground work for this event, to the staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to get it off the ground, and our fans who continue to show us amazing support every year. We look forward to seeing everyone back out at Fair Hill and in Cecil County in 2025.”

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