The 2018 Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event took place last weekend amid the crisp fall weather at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area in Elkton, Maryland. Fair Hill hosted both the USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) East Coast Championships as well as the Dutta Corp./USEF Eventing National Championships for the CCI2* and CCI3* level, and the USEA was there in the thick of the action to take it all in. Want to see what we saw? Take a look through the lens! Plus, if you missed any of the USEA’s coverage of the USEA YEH East Coast Championships you can click here to catch up, or click here to read coverage of the Fair Hill International CCI2* and CCI3*.
The final day of competition at the the Yanmar America Tryon International Spring Three-Day Event presented by Tow & Collect crowned five new champions, featuring show jumping competition in Tryon Stadium and the final rounds of cross-country competition on the White Oak cross-country course at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International). Read more below.
At last fall's Full Moon Farm Horse Trials, 16-year-old Miriam Keefer guided her horse, Micky, over the final cross-country jump with quiet determination and a flash of joy. It was her first recognized event at the Novice level, and she placed second out of 16 competitors—qualifying her for both the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds and a long-format three-day event.
Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo were pure class in the final, tense moments of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, jumping faultlessly to regain the title they won two years ago by just 1 penalty.
Day 3 of competition at the Yanmar America Tryon International Spring Three-Day Event presented by Tow & Collect showcased Clayton Frederick’s course design at the picturesque White Oak Cross-country course at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International). The leaderboard of the CCI4*-L division saw a shakeup after two phases of competition.