Mia Farley & Phelps
Hometown: Lexington, KY
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Mia Farley began her riding career on the West Coast, primarily competing in hunter/jumpers and began her FEI eventing career in 2015 with her own, Fernhill Fine Diamond and earned Team Bronze at the 2016 North American Youth Championships at the CCI1* level. After her getting her start in eventing, Farley made the move to the East Coast to train under David and Karen O'Connor. While with the O’Connor’s, Mia developed a strong foundation in producing young horses and bringing them up to the top level of the sport of eventing and has since had the opportunity to compete overseas and compete up to the CCI5* level with her partner Phelps, owned by David O’Connor, with the hope that she can use all the experience she has gained with him to help her young horses when they are ready to step up to the top levels. Beyond being competitive internationally and wanting to represent the USA at championships, it is important to her to keep developing horses with empathy to get the best out of all the horses that come through her program.
Highlights:
- USEF Eventing Pathway Programs: 2016, 2018-present
- USEF Eventing European Development Tour: 2025
- 2025 USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship League, CCI4* U25 Reserve Champion
- 2025 Bicton CCIO4*-NC-S, Team Silver
- 2024 USET Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars Spring National Competition and Training Grant recipient
- 2020 USET Foundation Amanda Pirie Warrington Grant recipient
- 2019 USEA RevitaVet Young Rider of the Year
- 2016 NAJYC, CCI* Team Bronze
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