Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Birthday: 10/22/1992 Sport/Disciplines: Jumping Olympic Years: 2016
Davis, a Los Angeles, California native, started taking riding lessons at the age of five. She grew as a rider and was supported by her family, who had some equestrian background, as her grandfather, Robert Barron Frieze, was a jockey's agent, and her mother rode casually.
Her early riding career was with trainer Chacha Levinson at the Sullivan Canyon Preservation Association. She later moved to train with Archie Cox at Middle Ranch to compete in the hunters and equitation on the A and AA levels. During her time with Cox, Davis won many national championships in the equitation and hunters including World Champion Hunter Rider in 2007.
Davis's international competition debut took place at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). In 2009, she was the Individual Silver medalist with True Love, and in 2010 was on the Zone 10 Gold Medal winning team.
In 2016, she was selected to compete on the US Olympic Show Jumping Team in Rio de Janiero. She was selected to compete with her top mount, Barron, whom she had competed with in Nations Cups, World Cup Finals, and the 2014 World Equestrian Games. She and Barron went on to secure the silver medal in the team competition and qualified for the individual final.
In 2024, Davis-Kennedy achieved significant results across various events, including multiple CSI and CSIO competitions. Notablly, helping secure first place for the U.S. Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland in Dublin with Ben 431. The pair were then selected to represent the team again at the Longines League of Nations Jumping Final in Barcelona, Spain. She and Ben 431 have also had consistent top ten finishes in Grand Prix events, with a commendable third place at the CSI4* Grand Prix in Wellington, Fla.
In 2025, Davis-Kennedy and Ben 431 were named to the U.S. Jumping Team for the first leg of the 2025 Longines League of Nations hosted in Abu Dhabi. The pair finished just off the podium in fourth place in the Grand Prix and produced a strong round in team competition.