5. Evolving from the Emerging Athletes Program with Jacob Pope

We're back with episode five of USHJA On Course and Jacob Pope, a special guest who has become a bit of a posterchild for one of USHJA's esteemed education programs. Jacob put himself on the top of the industry's radar when he won the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program in 2011, carrying that momentum into the following years to top the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East and the ASPCA Maclay National Championship in 2012 and help claim team gold at the 2015 FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. After finishing college and competing as an amateur, Jacob turned pro and is now a rider and trainer with Team Rakowsky. Hear from Jacob himself about how EAP shaped the rider he has become and what is next for him in the sport.

Thank you to Brian Bowman for the theme music!