Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships Only A Week Away
In one week nearly 500 horses and riders will have journeyed to Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, Georgia to take part in the eighth annual Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships Presented By Bit of Britain and the USEA is excited to be handing out $70,000 in cash and $100,000 worth of prizes.
A few announcements:
Please use 10045 Cedar Grove Rd. Fairburn, GA 30213 for all GPS and mapping. This will be the only entrance available to competitors.
Due to the way in which the levels have filled, all Training level competitors will now run Thursday - Saturday.
Therefore the competition schedule will be:
Wednesday, September 7th: 3:00 pm Cross Country course open for inspection
Thursday, September 8th: 8:00 am Dressage: Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary, Training
Friday, September 9th: 8:00 am Dressage: Novice, Beginner Novice
8:00 am Cross Country: Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary, Training
Saturday, September 10th: 8:00 am Cross Country: Novice, Beginner Novice
10:00 am Show Jumping: Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary, Training
Sunday, September 11th: 9:00 am Show Jumping: Training, Novice, Beginner Novice
Ride times will be available soon on the Chatt Hills website.
AEC title sponsor, Nutrena, will be hosting a welcome party on Wednesday evening along with a Retriever competition. Be sure and join them for a tasty low country boil and exciting display of canine skills.
Bit of Britain, the Nutrena/USEA AEC Presenting sponsor, will be holding two activities at their tent during the event:
Thursday, September 8 - Champagne and Chocolate Party, hosted by Cavalor Supplements. Time to be determined. Friday, September 9, at 12 noon - Charles Owen’s Centennial Celebration.
The competitors party will be on Friday night. All competitors receive one ticket in their packet. Additional tickets can be purchased on site or by calling Chattahoochee Hills.
Don’t forget to reserve your golf cart from Dever using this link.
Be sure and stop by at the USEA Booth to pick up your official AEC logowear and just say hi! We look forward to seeing everyone down in Georgia.
Questions about the AEC? Contact [email protected]
The 2011 AEC is made possible by our wonderful sponsors. Title: Nutrena; Presenting: Bit of Britain; Advanced Level: Merial; Platinum: Charles Owen, Broadstone, SSG Gloves, SUCCEED; Gold: World Equestrian Brands, Practical Horseman, and Fleeceworks; Silver: Back on Track, Dubarry, VTO Saddlery, Omega Alpha, FITS, Auburn Labs, The Chronicle of the Horse, Point Two USA, Bronze: SmartPak, Stackhouse Saddles, Flair, Saratoga Horseworks; Contributing: Finish Line, Equinature, Adequan, HoofWraps.
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