Hometown: Bucyrus, Kansas

Julie Wolfert started riding at an early age in the Hunter Jumper world. Shebut made the transition to Eventing after she watched David O’ Connor win gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when she was eleven years old. She has had multiple successes with her horses throughout the years, with 2024 as her most successful competitive year thus far. In 2024, her accomplishments included competing at her first CCI4*-L, receiving five top 6 FEI placings, and finishing the season with a bang when she and Sheri Furske’s, Rene Senter’s, and her own, SSH Playboy won winning the CCI4*-L at Morven Park International and Horse Trials. When not traveling to competitions, Julie operates an extensive lesson program out of her training facility in Bucyrus, KS.

Career Highlights: 

• Six FEI wins and ten top 3 FEI finishes -2024 won the CCI4*-L at Morven Park International and Horse Trials
• 2024 Rebecca Broussard National Developing Rider Grant recipient
• 2024 Reserve Advanced Horse of the Year

• 2024 3rd Overall Horse of the Year

Press Releases: 

• Dream It, Do It: Julie Wolfert Nails Her First CCI4*-L Win at Morven Park with SSH Playboy
• From the Midwest to Morven, Julie Wolfert and SSH Playboy Take the CCI4*-L Lead
• Rides Horses, Will Travel: On the Road with Julie Wolfert