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Live Oak International is the largest international-level combined driving and show jumping tournament in the country. Each year Live Oak International welcomes the leading drivers, riders, trainers, coaches and owners from Europe and North America.

Live Oak International started as a small club-level driving tournament and now hosts the only combined driving & show jumping tournament on the continent.

In 1990, the Weber family was approached about hosting the marathon portion of a club-level driving competition which was being held at the Ocala Arabian Complex. The Weber family welcomed this invitation and the beautiful grounds of Live Oak Stud were first utilized as the grounds to host a competition.

After observing the tournament at his family’s property, Chester C. Weber, world champion four-in-hand driver, first competed at LOI in 1995 in the Horse Pair Division.

In 1997 when Weber graduated from university, he shifted his interests into the tournament and devoted his time to developing the combined driving sport in the United States. Now, Chester not only is one of the most exciting drivers to watch at Live Oak International, but he is also Co-President of the tournament alongside his sister, Juliet W. Reid, and his niece Chloe D. Reid.

While on a visit to the family-hosted tournament, Chloe brought up the excellent question of why the amazing venue with a world-class facility couldn’t host her equestrian discipline of choice, show jumping, as well as her uncles, combined driving. This comment ignited a lightbulb in Chester’s head and the rest is history.

In 2012, Live Oak International expanded and added international show jumping to the program. Today, Live Oak International is the only combined driving and show jumping tournament in the United States.

The competition has grown throughout the years, and has hosted the U.S. Equestrian Federation combined driving national championships as well as the final leg of the qualifier for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League for several years.

With the addition of show jumping to the LOI program, a ringside hospitality area was introduced. Owners, competitors, and sponsors every year enjoy three beautiful afternoons of ringside hospitality and world-class entertainment.

Visit Live Oak International at: https://www.liveoakinternational.com

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