James Alliston and Karma secure his third victory in a row at Rebecca Farm. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
The Event at Rebecca Farm is set to begin in less than one month in Kalispell, Montana. Competitors from around the country are preparing to travel to the event, and thanks to the generosity of the Broussard Family Charitable Foundation and administration of the USEA Foundation, that trip will be made more accessible through the Rebecca Farm Travel Grants.
For 2024, applications for those grants were accepted through June 1, and recipients were notified by June 15 of their selection to receive those grant funds. Since the inception of these travel grants in 2011, over $200,000 has been awarded to help offset expenses related to competing at Rebecca Farm as riders pursue their eventing dreams of representing the U.S. at international competition.
These grants are available to any rider of any age who is successfully competing at the CCI3* or higher levels and has not already represented the U.S. at the Olympics, World Championships, or Pan American Games.
Alexa Thompson and Just To Be Clear. Photo by Sally Spickard.
For 2024, the recipients of the grants will be:
CCI4*
- Ashley Adams
- James Alliston
- Sophie Click
- Auburn Excell Brady
- Stephanie Goodman
- Marc Grandia
- Taren Hoffos
- Morgan Houberg
- Karen O’neal
- Dani Sussman
- Alexa Thompson
- Samantha Tinney
- Julie Wolfert
Megan McIver and Igor. Photo by Sherry Stewart.
CCI3*
- Madeline Backus
- Rebecca Brown
- Kristine Burgess
- Kayla Dumler
- Kristi Foresman
- Erin Grandia
- Anni Grandia-Dodson
- Christina Henriksen
- India McEvoy
- Megan McIver
- Olivia Miller
- Emily Pestl-Dimmitt
- Ellen Sebanc
New for 2024: While in the past all travel grant recipients were expected to sit for an interview with the Rebecca Broussard Developing Rider Grants Committee during the course of The Event at Rebecca Farm, the success of the program and resultant expansion of the pool of applicants have rendered such a universal interview procedure impractical.
Accordingly, starting in 2024 there will no longer be an expectation that all applicants must sign up to be interviewed; instead, the Grant Committee may, at its discretion, choose to invite certain applicants to sit for interviews during the event. Such invitations to interview will be conveyed by email, text, or phone communications directed to the applicants.
