Ocala, Fla. – Two 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championships will take place March 11-15, 2026 at Live Oak International in Ocala, Fla. The championship divisions will feature the Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse National Championship and, for the first time in history, the USEF Combined Driving Youth National Championship.
Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse National Championship CAI3*
Leading the field in the Advanced Four-in-Hand National Championship is Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.), who brings an experienced KWPN string to the competition including:
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Amadeus (Talos x Lion’s Dana international)
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Julius V (Bocellie x Talina)
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Kadora (Manno x Zadora)
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Nico Teusje C (Cizandro x Adjudante Teusje C)
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Despardo (Desperados x Mabella)
Joining him is Jimmy Fairclough (Newton, N.J.), competing with his team of Dutch Warmbloods:
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Lothario I & S (Emilano x Fabiola)
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Hendrik (Manno x Boukje)
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Magic Boy (Eebert x Cristina Burga)
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Kallee (Delviro x Curiosa)
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Kirando (Delviro HBC x Miranda)
USEF Combined Driving Youth National Championship
Live Oak International will also make history this week as the host of the first-ever USEF Combined Driving Youth National Championship in the United States. The championship brings national recognition to the next generation of combined driving athletes and marks a landmark moment for the sport.
Competing in the inaugural Youth National Championship are Sarah Batstone Roberts (Ocala, Fla.) with Winston, her own 2007 Chincoteague Pony gelding, Felicity Demitry (Geneva, N.Y.) with High Hopes Fancy, her own 2015 Dutch Harness Cross mare, Ben Riesse (Mouth Airy, Md.) with Isla, his own 2013 Norwegian Fjord mare, and Dakota Soethe-Auer (Churchville, Md.) with Special Forces, his own 2013 Dutch Harness Horse gelding.
Competition Information
Competition kicks off on Thursday, March 12 with Driving Dressage for the Youth Division beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET, followed by the FEI Driving Dressage for Advance Four-In-Hand at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The Marathon phase takes place on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET, with the Youth Division heading out on course first and the Advanced Four-In-Hand entries going out last.
Competition concludes on Sunday, March 15 with the Cones phase. The Youth Division begins at 8:00 a.m. ET, followed by FEI Driving Obstacles (Cones) at 10:15 a.m. ET, with the Advance Four-In-Hand teams going out last, before the presentation of awards.
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