Emilee started riding at age six at a local eventing farm in New Jersey. She made her preliminary level debut at age 13, and completed her first CCI2*-L just after turning 14 with her partner of five years, Special Excursion. In 2005, at age 17, she was competing at the Advanced level. In 2007 and 2008, she competed at the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event while under the tutelage of Buck Davidson and David O’Connor.
Emilee was named the Top Young Rider, Top Advanced, and Top Intermediate Young Rider at the USEA Year-End Awards in 2007. It was then that she asked to apply for the Pan Am Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympics with her talented Irish Sport Horse, Cahir.
Family and financial issues presented themselves in 2008, and Emilee chose to take a hiatus from riding and competing. In January 2011, she spontaneously moved across the country to California. After six months on the west coast, her passion for riding and competing became clear, and she decided pick up where she left off in 2008, with the belief, “This is what I should be doing.” She returned to the top of the leaderboard with Nonsensical, earning top placings at the biggest competitions on the west coast, including the CCI4*-S at Rebecca Farms and Galway Downs.
Emilee is currently based out of Galway Downs in Temecula, CA, and has several horses and riders in training. She’s also a part of the Sunsprite Warmbloods team!
Emilee has had the privilege of working with many top eventers over the years, including: Kim Allen, Debbie Adams, Shelly Francis, Phillip Dutton, Liza Horan, Carol Kozlowski, Amy Tryon, Kim Severson, David O’Connor, Buck Davidson, Jo Moran, Hawley Bennet, and Niki Clarke. She plans to continue working with the best in the sport to further her own knowledge and skill.
Career Highlights
2019 Bromont International – CCI4*-LHorse: JakobiResult: 7th
2019 Galway Downs Spring HT – A/IHorse: JakobiResult: 1st
2019 Galway Downs International – CCI4*-LHorse: JakobiResult: 1st
2018 Plantation Field International – CCI3*-SHorse: JakobiResult: 3rd
2018 American Eventing Championships – AdvancedHorse: JakobiResult: 4th
2018 Rebecca Farm – CCI4*-SHorse: JakobiResult: 2nd
2018 Woodside – AdvancedHorse: JakobiResult: 8th
2018 Woodside – Preliminary HorseHorse: Sunsprite’s FleuretteResult: 4th
2018 Galway Downs Spring H.T. – Open Preliminary Horse: Sunsprite’s FleuretteResult: 1st
2017 Galway Downs International – CCI3*-LHorse: JakobiResult: 2nd
2017 Woodside International Horse Trial – CCI2*-S Horse: JakobiResult: 5th
2017 Woodside Spring Horse Trial – Advanced Horse: NonsensicalResult: 6th
2017 Galway Downs CCI4*-S Horse: NonsensicalResult: 5th
2017 Galway Downs CCI3*-S Horse: JakobiResult: 3rd
2017 Twin Rivers – AdvancedHorse: NonsensicalResult: 12th
2017 Twin Rivers – IntermediateHorse: JakobiResult: 3rd
2017 Galway Downs International – IntermediateHorse: JakobiResult: 8th
2017 Galway Downs International – IntermediateHorse: NonsensicalResult: 10th
2016 Fresno County Horse Park HT – IntermediateHorse: JakobiResult: 3rd
2016 Twin Rivers Fall HT – IntermediateHorse: JakobiResult: 5th
2016 Event at Rebecca Farms – IntermediateHorse: NonsensicalResult: 1st
2016 Spring Event at Woodside – PreliminaryHorse: NonsensicalResult: 1st
2016 Galway Downs CCI2*-SHorse: JakobiResult: 2nd
2014 Woodside Horse Trials Preliminary ChallengeHorse: 44 MagnumResult: 2nd
2014 Galway Downs CCI4*-SHorse: NonsensicalResult: 5th
2013 Galway Downs CCI4*-LHorse: NonsensicalResult: 4th
2013 Twin Rivers – AdvancedHorse: NonsensicalResult: 1st
2013 Event at Rebecca Farms CCI4*-SHorse: NonsensicalResult: 9th
2012 Event at Rebecca Farms CCI3*-SHorse: NonsensicalResult: 1st
2008 Asked to Apply for Pan Am Games and Bejing Olympics
2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*Result: Completed
2008 Poplar Place Horse TrialsHorse: CahirResult: 2nd
2008 Red Hills CCI4*-S World CupHorse: CahirResult: 4th
2008 Rocking Horse Horse Trials – AdvancedHorse: CahirResult: 1st
2007 USEA National Young Rider IntermediateResult: 1st
2007 USEA National Young Rider AdvancedResult: 1st
2007 USEA National Young Rider OverallResult: 1st
2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*Horse: CahirResult: 21st
2006 FEI USA RankingResult: 13th out of 469
2006 FEI World RankingResult: 89th out of 2685
2006 Fair Hill International 4*Horse: CahirResult: 12th ~ Top Young Rider
2006 NAYRC 3*Horse: Golden MaltResult: Team Silver / Individual 13th
2006 Jersey Fresh 4*Horse: CahirResult: 8th ~ Top YR ~ Top Irish Sport Horse
2006 Florida Horse Park 3*Horse: Golden MaltResult: 6th
2005 Morven Park 2*Horse: Golden MaltResult: 5th
2004 NAYRC 3*Horse: CahirResult: Team Silver / Individual 13th
2004 Jersey Fresh 3*Horse: CahirResult: 2nd ~ Top Young Rider
2003 Radnor Hunt 3*Horse: CahirResult: 14th
2003 NAYRC 3*Horse: Special ExcursionResult: Team Gold / Individual 9th