Hunter and Jeannie Harrison found their love of horses through their daughter, Cayce. In 1993, the Harrison family visited a friend’s horse farm in Tennessee. Cayce immediately fell in love with the animals and quickly started taking lessons at a small barn near their home in Chicago. As she fell in love with the sport, so did Hunter and Jeannie. While Hunter and Jeannie fostered Cayce’s new passion, Hunter also began to ride himself. Before they knew it, Cayce was competing in top shows in the Chicago area, and Hunter could always be found pacing the fence of every show ring. 

In 1999, the Harrison family founded Double H Farm at their new homebase in Wellington, Florida. By 2002, Cayce had already achieved great success as a young rider, winning the gold medal at the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. While Cayce competed at the highest level in the sport, the Harrisons began to expand their patronage of show jumping as owners and show sponsors. 

Double H Farm Past & Present

The Harrisons bought horses for some of the best riders in the sport, including McLain Ward, Rodrigo Pessoa, Daniel Duesser, and their son-in-law, Quentin Judge. Working hard to build successful partnerships between their riders and horses, many of the Double H Farm horses have become some of the best competitors in show jumping history. If you would like to learn more about Double H Farm’s past champions, you can read a brief history of each horse here.

As an executive for the top railroads on the continent, Hunter built a bridge between the railroad industry and the world of show jumping. During his time at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, Hunter sponsored shows from Spruce Meadows to the Winter Equestrian Festival. Hunter worked intimately with many top shows including the American Gold Cup and the Global Champions Tour, and he served as the Chairman of the Board at the National Horse Show for several years.

Hunter and Jeannie designed and developed equestrian properties in Connecticut and New York as well as several in Wellington, Florida. Jeannie’s eye for design was integral to the creation process of each of these properties, and they made their farm in Ridgefield, Connecticut their home for 18 years before selling it in 2023. Cayce and Jeannie are currently developing a property in Pound Ridge, New York.

Hunter passed away in 2017, but his show jumping legacy has continued to be integral to the sport. Since 2015, the Winter Equestrian Festival has awarded the Harrison Cup Perpetual Trophy each season to the owner with the most successful jumper. Shortly after his death, Hunter was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, and, in 2019, he was given the posthumous Richard E. McDevitt Award of Merit for his lasting impact on the sport. Jeannie serves as the President of Double H Farm and continues to be an owner and sponsor of show jumping.