HARPER TJARDES
Class of 2026
Jumping Seat Candidate
Blair, NE
(402) 533-3433
harpertjar[email protected]
USEF #5680482 USHJA #HJ5680482
NCAA #2310132718
TRAINERS
Danielle Risler-Urban 2021 – present
(402) 312-9950 [email protected]
Katie Delano 2023 – present
(402) 332-6836 [email protected]
Carine Cardisco 2018 – 2021
(402) 981-9826 [email protected]
HIGHLIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS
2024
Qualified and competed in NHS Medal Finals
Qualified and Competed for 8th place at Maclay Regionals
Qualified and Competed for 4th place at NHS Regionals
Qualified for Gladstone Cup Equitation Finals
Qualified for Junior Hunter Finals
Applied and Qualified for 1.00/1.05m Junior Zone Jumper Championships
Applied and Awarded EAP Zone Grant
2023
Qualified for NHS Medal Finals
Qualified and Competed for 4th place at Maclay Regionals
Qualified and Competed for 3rd place at NHS Regionals
2022
Qualified and Competed Take 2 Thoroughbred Finals
Qualified and Competed at INHJA Medal Finals
INHJA Champion Children’s Hunter 12-14
Zone 6 3rd Place Children’s Hunter
INHJA Champion Thoroughbred Hunter
Zone 6 3rd Place Thoroughbred Hunter
INHJA Reserve Champion INHJA Medal
2021
High Point Children’s Hunter Horse
INHJA Champion Children’s Hunter Horse
Zone 6 Reserve Champion Children’s Hunter Horse
3rd HOTY Children’s Hunter Horse
CLINICS
2025 South Dakota State University Winter Prep Camp
2024 Clinic taught by Melanie Smith-Taylor
2024 Emerging Athletes Program taught by Vinton Karrasch
2024 Oklahoma State College Prep Spring Camp
2024 University of Tennessee Martin College Prep Spring Camp
2024 Clinic taught by Bobby Dreyer
2023 Baylor College Prep Winter Clinic
2023 Clinic taught by TJ LeBlanc
2023 Emerging Athletes Program Participant taught by Julie Winkel
2023 Clinic taught by John Garner
2022 Clinic taught by Daniel Stewart
2021 Clinic taught by Bernie Traurig in Wauconda Illinois
2021 Clinic taught by Melanie Smith-Taylor
2020 Clinic taught by Missy Fladland
2020 Clinic taught by Kris Killam
2020 Clinic taught by Matt Cyphert
2025 SHOW SCHEDULE
Wec Ohio Winter Classic #8
Wec Ohio Winter Spring Forward
Wec Ohio Winter Classic #14
Brownland Farm Spring II
Lamplight Spring Classic III
Lamplight Spring Spectacular II
USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East (Gladstone Cup)
HORSE SHOW HISTORY
2024
Las Vegas National Horse Show
Qualified and Competed at 3’3” USHJA Hunt Seat Finals
National Horse Show
Qualified and Competed at 3’3” NHS Finals
Minnesota Harvest
15-17 Equitation: Reserve Champion
WIHS Hunter Phase: 1st
NCEA Medal: 1st
St. Louis Charity Horse Show
Dover/USEF Hunt Seat Medal: 2nd
Lamplight Equifest III
NHS Medal: 1st
Dover/USEF Medal: 1st
ASPCA/Maclay Medal: 2nd
15-17 Equitation O/F: 2nd
Lamplight Summertime II
15-17 Equitation O/F: 2nd
Dover/USEF Medal: 2nd
Lamplight Summertime I
1.10m Jr/Am Jumpers: 2nd
NHS Medal: 1st
ASPCA/Maclay Medal: 2nd
Lamplight Spring Spectacular II
1.0m Low Jr/Am Jumpers: 1st
USHJA Jump Seat Medal: 1st
USHJA Hunt Seat Medal: 1st
Lamplight Spring Classic III
1.0m Low Jr/Am Jumpers: 1st
Equitation 15-17 Flat: 1st
Equitation 15-17 O/F: 1st
USHJA Hunt Seat Medal: 1st
Omaha Equestrian Preview
NHS 3’3” Medal: 3rd
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
.90m Jumper: 3rd
1.0m Jumper: 1st
1.0m Mini Prix: 2nd
Gulf Coast Mid Winter 3
Dover/USEF Hunt Seat Medal: 1st
1.0m Low Jr/Am Jumpers: Champion
1.0m Low Jr/Am Jumpers: 1st
1.0m Low Jr/Am Jumpers: 2nd
WEC Ohio Winter Classic #5
USHJA 3’3 Hunter Seat Medal: 1st
2023
Qualified for 3’3” NHS Medal Finals
Qualified for 3’3” NHS Medal Regionals
Qualified for ASPCA Maclay Regionals
St. Louis National Charity
Dover/USEF Hunt Seat Medal: 1st
End of Summer at Quail Run
Junior Hunter 3’3: Reserve Champion
Large Junior Hunter 14 & Under 3’3: 1st
Lamplight Equifest II
Equitation 12-17 3’3: 2nd
3’3 NHS Medal: 2nd
Lamplight Summertime I
ASPCA Horsemanship Medal: 2nd
Lamplight Summertime II
Catch Ride: Schooling Pony Hunters: Reserve Champion
Springtime Sunshine at Quail Run
3’3 NHS Medal: 1st
ASPCA Horsemanship Medal: 2nd
1.10m High Child/AA Jumper: 2nd
Lamplight Spring Classic III
$2500 Gambler’s Choice 1.15m: 3rd
Omaha Equestrian Preview
ASPCA Horsemanship Medal: 2nd
USHJA 3’3 Hunter Seat Medal: 2nd
Gulf Coast Sunshine Classic
Large Junior Hunter 3’3 1st Classic Round: 2nd
2022
The Kentucky National
$10000 Take2 Hunter Finals: 5th
Two Rivers Summer Festival I
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U: 2nd
Thoroughbred Hunter O/F: 2nd
Thoroughbred Hunter U/S: 1st
Thoroughbred Hunter Take2: Reserve Champion
Lamplight Summertime III
Catch Ride: THIS National Children’s Medal: 2nd
Thoroughbred Hunter O/F: 1st
Thoroughbred Hunter: Champion
Children’s Hunter Horse Classic: 2nd
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U O/F: 2nd
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U U/S: 2nd
Lamplight Spring Spectacular I
Thoroughbred Hunter O/F: 1st
Thoroughbred Hunter U/S: 1st
Thoroughbred Hunter: Champion
Springtime Sunshine at Quail Run
Children’s Hunter Horse O/F: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse U/S: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse: Reserve Champion
Thoroughbred Hunters O/F: 1st
Lamplight Spring Classic III
Limit Equitation Flat: 2nd
Limit Equitation O/F: 1st
Limit Equitation: Champion
The International Omaha
Developing Rider Invitational: 4th
Omaha Equestrian Preview
INHJA Medal Class: 2nd
Ocala Winter Finals
Children’s Hunter Horse U/S: 2nd
Equitation 12-14 O/F: 2nd
Equitation 12-14: Reserve Champion
Meet Me in St. Louis Winter Festival II
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U O/F: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U U/S: 2nd
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U: Reserve Champion
2021
UEE Goodtime Days
.75 Jumper Bonus: 1st
Mid States Fall
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U O/F: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U U/S: 2nd
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U: Reserve Champion
Children’s Hunter Horse Classic: 2nd
End of Summer at Quail Run
Children’s/Adult Amateur Hunter O/F: 2nd
Children’s/Adult Amateur Hunter: Reserve Champion
Two Rivers Summer Festival I
INHJA Medal: 2nd
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U O/F: 1st
Children’s Hunter 14/U: Reserve Champion
Summer in the Rockies VI
Children’s Hunter Horse 14/U U/S: 2nd
Springtime Sunshine at Quail Run
Children’s Hunter Horse Combined O/F: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse Combined U/S: 1st
Children’s Hunter Horse Combined: Reserve Champion
Maffitt Lake Spring Gathering II
Children’s Hunter Horse O/F: 2nd
INHJA Medal: 2nd
Omaha Equestrian Preview
Children’s/Adult Amateur Hunter O/F: 2nd
Children’s/Adult Amateur Hunter U/S: 2nd
Low Junior/Amateur Hunter O/F: 1st
Low Junior/Amateur Hunter U/S: 1st
Low Junior/Amateur Hunter: Champion