Lillie Keenan

Hometown: New York, N.Y. Birthday: 10/4/1996 Sport/Disciplines: Jumping

Keenan was a standout rider from the start of her career, sweeping the USEF Hunter Pony National Championship in 2007 and 2008, and winning the 2011 $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals at just 14 years old. She went on to claim top equitation titles, including the 2012 North American Junior Equitation Championship and the 2013 USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals and ASPCA Maclay Finals. As a jumper, she earned team gold at the 2012 and 2013 North American Youth Championships and won the $125,000 Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson. Her success earned her the 2013 Junior Equestrian of the Year title. 

She was selected for the U.S. Jumping Team at the Rome Nations Cup CSIO5*, helping secure fourth-place finish aboard Argan de Beliard. Later, she won the $200,000 Kubota CSI5* Grand Prix in Toronto with Kick On, followed by victories in the $200,000 MLSJ CSI5* Team Competition and $1,000,000 MLSJ FEI 5* Team Final to close out the year. 

In 2025, Keenan was selected to the U.S. Jumping Team for the LLN Ocala CSIO5*, where her double clear with Argan de Beliard contributed to the team’s victory. She represented the U.S. with Kick On for the FEI Jumping World Cup Finals in Basel Switzerland. In their debut for the team, Keenan and Kick On helped the team secure victory in the Rome Nations Cup CSIO5*. Keenan represented the United States at the CHIO Aachen CSIO5* with Argan de Beliard, producing the only double clear to secure the team’s top podium finish. She concluded a successful season as a selected member of the U.S. Jumping Team for the Spruce Meadows Nations Cup CSIO5* with Argan de Beliard. Keenan and Argan de Beliard produced the most clear rounds of any combination representing the U.S. Jumping Team in 2025, leading to Keenan’s selection to accept the prestigious Whitney Stone Cup in recognition of their outstanding performances.