Jerseyans in the spotlight at the U.S. Eventing Association annual meeting last weekend included course designer Morgan Rowsell of Long Valley, who joined the group’s board of governors, and Beth Battel of Roosevelt.
Beth is the co-owner of Stella Artois, the winner of the 2-star competition at the Fair Hill International in October. Stella’s rider is co-owner Jennie Brannigan, who accepted a $25,000 check for the Connaught Grant, administered by the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in memory of R. Bruce Duchossois.
Bruce, a great patron of equestrian sports, owned Connaught, who won the Rolex Kentucky 4-star with Phillip Dutton. The Connaught grant is given for a CCI one- or two-star horse that, like Stella, is seen as a potential candidate to represent the U.S. Equestrian Team internationally.