The USEA is pleased to welcome back Bit of Britain as one of the keynote sponsors of the Association. Bit of Britain has been one of the longest standing sponsors of the USEA, and prides itself on its generous support of the Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championships, the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series, the SmartPak Equine/USEA Classic Series, and the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention.
“As the title sponsor of the USEA American Eventing Championships in 2009, Bit of Britain is honored to hand over the reins this year to Land Rover,” said John Nunn, owner of Bit of Britain. “We’re proud to continue our support as Legacy Sponsor and we look forward to many years at the AEC, a competition of which I’m a firm believer in.”
Bit of Britain offers the superbly made Nunn Finer products which include a variety of leather goods, galloping boots, as well as a bevy of other top-quality eventing supplies.
Bit of Britain is pleased to offer $15,000 worth of gift certificates as prizes for this year’s Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championships, as well as Nunn Finer galloping boots for competitors in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series and the SmartPak Equine/USEA Classic Series.
During this fall’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the Bit of Britain booth will be in the Walnut Grove Area, just across from the main grandstand. Be sure to stop by and check out some of the great products!
Riders in both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L are sharing similar sentiments about this year's cross-country courses: course designer Derek di Grazia didn't play around this year. Here is what some of the riders across both divisions had to say about the tracks they will aim to conquer on Saturday.
Off The Record decided not to let Michael Jung be the only record-breaking entry at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event this week and delivered a career-best score in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S on Friday morning. He and Will Coleman delivered a test that received a score of 21.8, not only marking a personal best for the horse but also securing their position at the top of the leaderboard going into cross-country tomorrow.
Boyd Martin and the 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding Commando 3 were the last pair to go in the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L field on Friday afternoon and were warmly greeted to the bluegrass with an impressive downpour that outshined anything the other horse and rider pairs had to combat throughout the day. But that didn’t stop this pair from putting their best foot forward and impressing the judges enough to earn them a score of 26.0, just 0.2 points ahead of second-place pair Tom McEwen (GBR) and Brookfield Quality.
Please always remain vigilant when it comes to sending any personal communications via email or text. Every year we receive reports of members and leaders of our sport receiving phishing attempts both online and by phone. These are often communications disguised as being sent from USEA staff or other leaders. As the years go on, the phishing attempts appear to be more directed and tailored.