The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the recipients of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** (Md.) and the Galway Downs CCI*** (Calif.). In addition, two previous grants have been reallocated for other competitions. 

The following combination has received a grant for The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** taking place Oct. 15-18 in Elkton:

• Tamra Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) and Alexandra Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn and Eric Markell’s Mai Baum, a 9-year-old German Sport Horse gelding.

The following combinations have received grants for the Galway Downs CCI*** taking place Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Temecula, Calif.:

• Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Ann Jones, Bridget Colman and Caroline Moran’s Mr. Candyman, an 8-year-old Holsteiner gelding
• Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) and Marie Le Menestrel’s Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, an 8-year-old Thoroughbred-cross mare

The following combination had a previous grant reallocated for the Boekelo CCIO*** taking place Oct. 8-11 in Boekelo, the Netherlands:

• Matt Brown and the Blossom Creek Foundation’s Super Socks BCF, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding.

(Brown’s request to use the Jacqueline B. Mars Competition Grant, through the USET Foundation, awarded to him for the Blenheim CCI*** [Great Britain] to attend Boekelo was approved.)

The following combination had a previous grant reallocated for Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****, taking place Oct. 21-25 in Pau, France:

• Jennie Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner’s Cambalda, a 13-year-old Thoroughbred-cross gelding

(Brannigan’s request to use the USEF Land Rover Competition Grant awarded to her for The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI*** (Mont.) to attend Pau was approved. Her grant is supplementing The Dutta Corp. flight that she received as the winner of the 2014 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI***.)