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Five East Coast Riders Heading To Galway Downs International Three-Day Event
Source: USEA News Release
Temecula, Calif., Oct. 29, 2010 — A field of riders and horses from all around the country is ready to start in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event on Nov. 4-7. This will be the first time a CCI3* has ever been offered on the West Coast, and five riders from the East Coast are bringing their horses to California to compete against the best of the West.
The five East Coast horses will be flying from Baltimore, Md., stopping in Louisville, Ky., to pick up some race horses, before landing in Ontario, Calif., only about an hour north of Temecula. They’re flying with H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co., a sponsor of the Professional Riders Organization. PRO is a Galway Downs presenting sponsor.
The flight will cost each rider $5,000 round trip, a price that could be well worth it with $21,000 in prize money up for grabs. All told, the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event will offer $33,000 in prize money in its five three-day event divisions and more than $50,000 in total prizes.
Leading the East Coast contingent is Allison Springer of Marshall, Va., on Arthur, reserves for the U.S. eventing team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky in early October. Springer was on of the founders of PRO and is currently its vice president.
“We want to make it easier for riders to compete all around the country. I think that’s going to be super for eventing, and here we are getting to do it,” said Springer. “And I’d like to see what California eventing is all about. Galway Downs has a great course designer in Ian Stark, and I know the footing is going to be good too. I think it’s going to be a great competition.”
Accompanying Springer will be two riders who suffered setbacks during and before the Fair Hill CCI3* in Maryland two weeks ago. Now they hope to finish the 2010 season with a good run at Galway Downs.
Casey McKissock, of Doylestown, Pa., said she “popped out of the tack” at a jump halfway around the Fair Hill course. But her horse Special Blend “has been going so well this year, and feels great, so I figured I'd give it a try and go west. It's an amazing opportunity, and I'm extremely excited.”
She added, “The logistics have been part easy, part stressful. I fortunately sold a young horse the week before Fair Hill, so some of his money is paying for the trip. The rest is coming from some very supportive students who’ve scheduled lots of lessons in the past two weeks! A good friend is dropping Special Blend and me off at the airport and then holding onto my rig until we return. I don't have a crew—just Leo and I are making the trip. I'm really excited to fly with him, although I'm petrified of flying.”
Kristen Bachman, of Berryville, Va., didn’t start at Fair Hill because her horse Gryffindor developed an abscess in a hoof just days before the event. As soon as the abscess popped, he was sound, but by then the event was underway. So Bachman, who used to live in Washington, wondered what to do.
“I initially figured that our season was over, until a few friends mentioned Galway Downs,” Bachman said. “I started getting really excited! Galway was the last event I ran with Gryffindor on the West Coast in 2006, before moving East, and the event played a large part in his early eventing career. It would bring us full circle to compete for the first time back on the West Coast at Galway!”
The other two East Coast competitors are Jennie Brannigan, on Cambalda, and Imtiaz Anees, on Interwin. Buck Davidson, a member of the U.S. team at the World Equestrian Games, had planned to compete Titanium, but his horse suffered an injury this week.
Leading the West Coast heavy hitters is Kristi Nunnink, of Auburn, Calif., winner of the Galway Downs CCI2* in 2009. She’ll be riding her athletic mare R-Star, whom she rode at Rolex Kentucky in April. Tami Smith, of Hemet, Calif., who finished second to Nunnink in 2009, will be riding Corner Street, the horse with whom Nunnink won the CCI2* in 2009. Kelly Prather, on Ballinakill Glory, and Debbie Rosen, on The Alchemyst, will be starting at Galway Downs after riding at Rolex Kentucky last spring. Jil Walton, the leading U.S. rider at the 1992 Olympics, is journeying from Montana to ride My Sedona.
A total of 139 horses are entered in the five three-day event divisions at Galway Downs, with 21 in the CCI3*. The CCI2* has 15 entries, the CCI1* has 45 entries, the classic-format CCI1* has 10 entries (including 2008 Olympic silver medalist Gina Miles), and the training-level three-day event has 48 entries.
The generous presenting sponsorship of Professional’s Choice equine products, Point Two Air Jackets USA, and the Professional Riders Organization help make the prize money and other prizes possible.
Additional sponsors provide further support to the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. Those sponsors include: Auburn Laboratories Inc., Big Horse Feed, CWD Saddlery, Doug Hannum Equine Therapy, Equine Insurance of California, Revere Saddlery, Riding’s Publications Inc., SmartPak Equine, and Sonoma Saddle Shop.
General admission for the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event is $8 per day in advance, $10 at the gate. VIP tickets—which include seating in the ringside tent, lunch and a full selection of beverages—are also available for $55 per day in advance. For advance reservations, go to www.galwaydowns.com.
For more information on the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, visit www.galwaydowns.com or call 951-303-0405. To learn more about eventing, visit the U.S. Eventing Association’s website .
Temecula, Calif., Oct. 29, 2010 — A field of riders and horses from all around the country is ready to start in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event on Nov. 4-7. This will be the first time a CCI3* has ever been offered on the West Coast, and five riders from the East Coast are bringing their horses to California to compete against the best of the West.
The five East Coast horses will be flying from Baltimore, Md., stopping in Louisville, Ky., to pick up some race horses, before landing in Ontario, Calif., only about an hour north of Temecula. They’re flying with H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co., a sponsor of the Professional Riders Organization. PRO is a Galway Downs presenting sponsor.
The flight will cost each rider $5,000 round trip, a price that could be well worth it with $21,000 in prize money up for grabs. All told, the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event will offer $33,000 in prize money in its five three-day event divisions and more than $50,000 in total prizes.
Allison Springer and Arthur competing at The Fork earlier this season.
Leslie Mintz Photo.
“We want to make it easier for riders to compete all around the country. I think that’s going to be super for eventing, and here we are getting to do it,” said Springer. “And I’d like to see what California eventing is all about. Galway Downs has a great course designer in Ian Stark, and I know the footing is going to be good too. I think it’s going to be a great competition.”
Accompanying Springer will be two riders who suffered setbacks during and before the Fair Hill CCI3* in Maryland two weeks ago. Now they hope to finish the 2010 season with a good run at Galway Downs.
Casey McKissock, of Doylestown, Pa., said she “popped out of the tack” at a jump halfway around the Fair Hill course. But her horse Special Blend “has been going so well this year, and feels great, so I figured I'd give it a try and go west. It's an amazing opportunity, and I'm extremely excited.”
She added, “The logistics have been part easy, part stressful. I fortunately sold a young horse the week before Fair Hill, so some of his money is paying for the trip. The rest is coming from some very supportive students who’ve scheduled lots of lessons in the past two weeks! A good friend is dropping Special Blend and me off at the airport and then holding onto my rig until we return. I don't have a crew—just Leo and I are making the trip. I'm really excited to fly with him, although I'm petrified of flying.”
Kristen Bachman, of Berryville, Va., didn’t start at Fair Hill because her horse Gryffindor developed an abscess in a hoof just days before the event. As soon as the abscess popped, he was sound, but by then the event was underway. So Bachman, who used to live in Washington, wondered what to do.
“I initially figured that our season was over, until a few friends mentioned Galway Downs,” Bachman said. “I started getting really excited! Galway was the last event I ran with Gryffindor on the West Coast in 2006, before moving East, and the event played a large part in his early eventing career. It would bring us full circle to compete for the first time back on the West Coast at Galway!”
The other two East Coast competitors are Jennie Brannigan, on Cambalda, and Imtiaz Anees, on Interwin. Buck Davidson, a member of the U.S. team at the World Equestrian Games, had planned to compete Titanium, but his horse suffered an injury this week.
Leading the West Coast heavy hitters is Kristi Nunnink, of Auburn, Calif., winner of the Galway Downs CCI2* in 2009. She’ll be riding her athletic mare R-Star, whom she rode at Rolex Kentucky in April. Tami Smith, of Hemet, Calif., who finished second to Nunnink in 2009, will be riding Corner Street, the horse with whom Nunnink won the CCI2* in 2009. Kelly Prather, on Ballinakill Glory, and Debbie Rosen, on The Alchemyst, will be starting at Galway Downs after riding at Rolex Kentucky last spring. Jil Walton, the leading U.S. rider at the 1992 Olympics, is journeying from Montana to ride My Sedona.
A total of 139 horses are entered in the five three-day event divisions at Galway Downs, with 21 in the CCI3*. The CCI2* has 15 entries, the CCI1* has 45 entries, the classic-format CCI1* has 10 entries (including 2008 Olympic silver medalist Gina Miles), and the training-level three-day event has 48 entries.
The generous presenting sponsorship of Professional’s Choice equine products, Point Two Air Jackets USA, and the Professional Riders Organization help make the prize money and other prizes possible.
Additional sponsors provide further support to the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. Those sponsors include: Auburn Laboratories Inc., Big Horse Feed, CWD Saddlery, Doug Hannum Equine Therapy, Equine Insurance of California, Revere Saddlery, Riding’s Publications Inc., SmartPak Equine, and Sonoma Saddle Shop.
General admission for the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event is $8 per day in advance, $10 at the gate. VIP tickets—which include seating in the ringside tent, lunch and a full selection of beverages—are also available for $55 per day in advance. For advance reservations, go to www.galwaydowns.com.
For more information on the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, visit www.galwaydowns.com or call 951-303-0405. To learn more about eventing, visit the U.S. Eventing Association’s website .
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