Aiken Winter Calendar Now Includes CIC3* at Pine Top Farm
In order to provide an additional Olympic qualifier prior to the early March cutoff date, the Feb. 26-28, 2016, Pine Top Advanced/CIC**/ CIC* event will now include a CIC*** division.
According to Pine Top organizers Janet and Glenn Wilson, the request to add the 3-star came just before the FEI application deadline. “We immediately called Area III chair Jane Barron, who then polled the other area organizers for approval, and we called our course designer Derek di Grazia, whose response was ‘no problem.’” Final approval was received from the Eventing Technical Committee.
“We are pleased to add this 3-star division and we are thankful that Derek is on our team. This will be his second year as our designer and this is a big vote of confidence for us and our dedicated volunteers. We are looking forward to upping our game yet again” said the Wilsons.
The late February Pine Top event, located an hour west of Aiken in Thomson, Georgia, has been running Advanced since 1996. It is the pinnacle of the Aiken winter eventing calendar. It is one of the biggest Advanced events in the US, and it is the kickof Advanced run for many Rolex-bound horses every year. An 8th generation family farm, Pine Top is known for its open, galloping courses and its excellent all-weather footing.
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