Incoming First Year Named To U.S. Jumping Junior Team

LEXINGTON, Ky.—U.S. Equestrian announced its athlete-and-horse combinations to represent U.S. Jumping at the 2024 FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup Final in Lier, Belgium starting on Sept. 12. Dartmouth's Elise Stephens and her horse O'Mega H & DB have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Junior Team.

Stephens, a native of Whitefish Bay, Wisc. is one of three first years to be joining Dartmouth this fall.

This is the second straight year that Stephens will be representing the United States at the FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup.

Dartmouth Head Coach and Director of Riding Tenley Walsh looks forward to seeing what her incoming first year can accomplish on the world stage. "Dartmouth Equestrian is excited to cheer on Elise at the FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup. This is her second time being selected to represent the USA in Belgium. She has worked hard and earned this opportunity; I am very proud of her and can't wait to see her compete"

Dartmouth Equestrian starts its season on Oct. 6 at Morton Farm against Sewanee.