Hometown: Wilmington, Del. Birthday: 9/10/2004 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing

With 47 FEI career starts at the age of 21, Cassie Sanger is one of the country’s top young eventers. Sanger started riding at the age of eight after being encouraged by her grandmother. She leased her first horse, Danger Mouse, from Caroline Pamukcu in 2021 before adding Redfield Fyre and Fernhill Zoro to her impressive string of horses.  

Sanger’s international success took off in 2023 when she and her own Fernhill Zoro placed top 5 in the TerraNova CCI4*-S in Myakka City, Fla. That same year, she was selected to the 2023 Eventing 25 Emerging Athlete Program and later selected for the U.S. Eventing European Development Tour where she made her Nations Cup debut at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Poland CCIO4*-NC-S, helping the U.S. Eventing Team secure a silver medal finish. Sanger later added another podium finish at Bromont in the CCIU253*-S with Redfield Fyre and delivered the team’s top dressage score at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherland CCIO4*-NC-L with Fernhill Zoro.

In 2024, Sanger continued to make her mark, earning a spot on the Eventing Development 25 Program List. She and Fernhill Zoro were a part of the winning team at the USEF Futures Team Challenge at Carolina International and secured top 5 finishes with both Redfield Fyre and Fernhill Zoro at the Defender Bramham International CCIU254*-L. She and Fernhill Zoro were selected for the 2024 U.S. Eventing European Development Tour and the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Great Britain CCIO4*-NC-S. She returned to Bromont for another top finish, this time with Fernhill Zoro, and competed as the youngest athlete in the field on the U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L with Redfield Fyre.  

Entering 2025, Sanger was named to the Eventing Development 25 Program and kicked off the season with a win aboard MT Luxaan at the Carolina International CCI2*-S.