Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z at Great Meadow International
Following a very successful year which saw her take nine international wins - more than any other rider in 2020 - and 16 national wins, Elisabeth (Liz) Halliday-Sharp has been named the 2020 World Equestrian Brands USEA Rider of the Year.
During the 2020 season, Halliday-Sharp amassed 590.5 leaderboard points to take the title. It is only the sixth time that a female rider has taken the Windy Acres Trophy, which was first presented in 1960.
13 different horses including Deniro Z, Fernhill By Night, Cooley Quicksilver, Shanroe Cooley, Cooley Seeking Fortune, Cooley Be Cool, Cooley Stormwater, Cooley Black Hawk, Flash Cooley, Cooley Moonshine, Cooley Starship, Maryville Sir Henry and Cooley HHS Calmaria contributed to the points tally at 22 different events. Including her 25 national and international wins, she finished in the top five an impressive 67 times and was recently named on the US Eventing 2021 Elite List
Halliday-Sharp now has facilities in Lexington, Kentucky at Blue Fox Farm and Ocala, Florida at Horsepower Equestrian after recently moving back from her base in the UK
On Saturday, December 12, Halliday-Sharp will be joined by Piggy March as one of the two keynote speakers for the 2020 USEA Virtual Annual Meeting
Liz Halliday-Sharp wins 2020 Plantation Field CCI4*
Liz Halliday-Sharp wins 2020 Great Meadow International
