The United States Eventing Association’s American Eventing Championships have a new title sponsor for 2011 through 2013, Nutrena. The USEA is delighted to be partnering once again with their longtime sponsor and is expecting the next three years of the Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships to be the ultimate experience for all of the riders and horses who qualify to participate.
“For many years, the USEA has been an ideal partner for our Nutrena brand,” said Jackie Rieck, marketing manager for Nutrena. “Nutrena equine feeds and supplements support the high performance nutritional needs that horses require for eventing competition. We’re proud that our Nutrena feeds help so many USEA competitors and members achieve their performance goals.”
“Our long relationship with Nutrena has allowed the USEA to bring our members many valuable programs,” said Jo Whitehouse, USEA CEO. “We are thrilled that Nutrena is returning as the title sponsor of the USEA American Eventing Championships and thank them for their commitment to this important event.”
The Nutrena/USEA AEC will be held for the second year at the beautiful Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, Georgia from September 8-11. Last year’s event saw record numbers of competitors and attendees with fabulous competition in 14 divisions across six levels.
About Nutrena
Nutrena manufactures and markets a complete line of horse feeds and supplements that help horses maintain optimal health throughout all stages of life. With the highest quality ingredients used and the most up to date nutritional technology employed Nutrena is committed to the health, well-being and safety of horses everywhere.
For over a decade Nutrena has been the official feed of the United States Eventing Associate.
For more information on Nutrena products visit Nutrena's website. Also be sure to check out Nutrena’s informative blog, The Feed Room.
About the American Eventing Championships
Now in its eighth year, the popular American Eventing Championships offers qualified USEA members of all ages and levels the chance to compete in the only national championships of its kind in the United States. Each September, hundreds of juniors, adult amateurs, and professionals travel from all across the nation to participate in this prestigious competition, vying for the chance to win a piece of $60,000 in prize money and $100,000 in fabulous prizes.
After a successful tenure in Southern Pines, North Carolina and Wayne, Illinois, this is the second-of-three years that the Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships will be at the new world-class Georgia facility. Riders and spectators will enjoy the state-of-the-art stabling and amenities offered, as well as spectacular viewing areas for the entire show grounds.
Chattahoochee Hills Eventing is a relatively new equestrian facility on 8,000 lush acres located along the Chattahoochee River in the heart of South Atlanta in Fairburn, Georgia. Rising to the challenge of putting on a first class event, the Chattahoochee Hills team has been working non-stop since they were chosen by the USEA to host the AEC.
It’s been 13 years since an American has stood atop the podium at a five-star event, but Boyd Martin broke the dry spell today with the Turner Family’s 15-year-old Anglo European mare On Cue (Cabri D’Elle x On High) as the winners of the first-ever Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill. It was a thrilling down-to-the-wire finish where Martin and On Cue climbed from third to first to take home champion honors with just .01 points between him and second-place finisher and weekend-long leader Oliver Townend.
Following yesterday’s downpour, the temperatures for the final jog this morning were brisk but the CCI5*-L horses remained professional for the last horse inspection leading into show jumping later today. Of the 35 pairs set to move forward with the final phase of competition, only 34 presented to judges Angela Tucker (GBR), Martin Plewa (GER), and Mark Weissbecker after Lisa Marie Fergusson opted not to bring forward her own 15-year-old Welsh/Thoroughbred gelding (Brynarian Brennin x Dream Contessa) Honor Me.
After a jam-packed week, the final day of competition at the Maryland 5 Star is upon us. Riders have shown off their style in the horse inspection, danced their way down the centerline in dressage, and contested some serious obstacles in cross-country up until this point. Now it's time to demonstrate the fitness and accuracy that each horse possesses in the final phase: show jumping.
It was a great day of cross-country riding at the Maryland 5 Star. There were 35 horses who crossed the finish and 11 of those finished double clear. With British, French, New Zealand, Canadian, and American riders coming through the finish flags – it was a true world class competition. The USEA was at the finish to see what the riders thought of the very first Maryland 5 Star cross-country track designed by Ian Stark.
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