Get to know the competitors before the Event! If you are already a seasoned fan of 3-Day Eventing, you will know many of the names. If not, click away and get to know some of the entries in the CCI4*-L and CCI4*-S competition, the highest levels run at the Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day Event.

Research the horses or riders in the competition:

Competing Horses' Breeding Information

USEA Horse Profiles: http://useventing.com/competitions/search-horse

USEA Rider Profiles: http://useventing.com/competitions/profile-user-search

FEI Bios and Results: www.fei.org/bios

Learn More About Eventing as a Sport: www.discovereventing.com

Rider: Liz Halliday-Sharp                                  

Liz Halliday-Sharp: FEI Stats                                   

Liz is a unique sportswoman, an international 5* eventing rider, as well as a professional racing driver in sportscar and GT endurance disciplines, and a TV broadcaster. Fernhill By Night and Liz have won 5 international events together.

Rider: Phillip Dutton                           Horses: Sea of Clouds (CCI4*-L)

Phillip Dutton:  FEI Bio and Stats                         Carlchen (CCI4*-L)

                                                                                      Fernhill PickPocket (CCI3*-L)

Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice (pictured above) brought home the Individual Bronze Medal from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.Phillip won the 2018 Ocala Jockey Club International CCI3* with Z. We are thrilled to welcome them back at the Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day Event!

Rider: Katie Ruppel                            Horse: Houdini (Thoroughbred)

Katie Ruppel:  FEI Stats                                       Houdini - USEA Stats

Katie and Houdini will perform the 4* dressage test on Thursday.

Katie is a veteran 5* rider. Katie and Houdini have been together for 12 years. They have won many top 5 awards at the Advanced and 4* levels. They won the 1st place prize in the 2017 CCI3* OJC Thoroughbred Eventing Champion Division, and 2nd place prize in the 2016 CIC3* OJC 3-Day Event Thoroughbred Awards.

Rider: Lauren Kieffer                            Horse:  Landmark's Monte Carlo

Lauren Kieffer:  Team USA Profile                                   

Lauren already has experience at the top levels of the eventing sport, with having gone to the 2016 Olympics, earning a team gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games and earning 2nd place at the 2016 4* Rolex Kentucky Event  

Special 2019 Competitor Highlights:

Phillip Dutton

- Returning 2017 CCI3* Winner

Liz Halliday-Sharp

- Ladies' Luncheon Featured Speaker

Lauren Kieffer

- Olympian, Pan Am Games Team Gold (2015)

Katie Ruppel and Houdini

- 4* Dressage Test (Thursday of Event)