Ashley Hays
Advanced Level Event Rider
📞 (318) 294-8127
Ashley is an advanced level event rider based out of Holly Hill Farm in Benton, Louisiana. She started her riding career on a 15.2-hand Appaloosa mare who taught her the basics of riding, Pony Club, and introduced her to the sport of three-day eventing.
Ashley went on to earn her C3-HB Pony Club rating. In 2014, she purchased a young horse named Cadillac MCF, and together, they progressed from Novice to the Advanced/4* level. Their career accomplishments include a 1st place finish in the Training Level Amateur division at the American Eventing Championships in 2015. That same year, Ashley was awarded the Charles Owen Technical Merit Award and officially moved into professional status in 2016.
Her current upper-level mount, Cajun Quality, is actively competing with numerous top placings at the Intermediate/3* level. They are preparing for an Advanced move-up in 2026. The pair have also earned their USDF Bronze Medal and are aiming for a move up to 4th level in dressage this fall.
Ashley is currently bringing along a string of young horses and mentoring new students in the sport. Her long-term goals include competing in major 4*/5* events across the U.S., riding abroad, and one day representing the U.S. Olympic Team.
Ashley’s strongest qualities are her work ethic, passion for the sport, and integrity—all of which she brings forward in her equestrian business.
Career highlights:
~1st place American Eventing Championships- training level armature division (2015)
~1st place Texas Rose Horse Park CCI3*short
~2nd place Poplar Place Farms CCI3* short
~1st place at Fox River Valley Pony Club CCI 2* long
~3rd place Rebecca Farm CCI3*long
~8th place in the Open Intermediate at the American Eventing (2019)
Championships:
-1st place open intermediate Pine Top Farm (2021)
-11th place Ocala International Festival of Eventing (2024)
-1st place Texas Rose Horse Park open intermediate March (2025)
-USDF Bronze MedalistÂ