October 2021 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR TH YEAR 993 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 28 No. 9 October 2021 Inside... (Continued on page 21) The inaugural Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill is set to make its spectacular debut, October 14-17 at the newly constructed Fair Hill Special Event Zone in Elkton, Maryland (Cecil County). The Maryland 5 Star is one of only two 5 Star events in the United States, and just the sev- enth worldwide, joining Event- ing’s other elite 5 star events at Badminton and Burghley in England; Luhmuhlen in Ger- many; Pau in France; Adelaide in Australia and the Kentucky Three-Day Event in the U.S. The event’s prestigious 5 Star (CCI5*) designation is the pinnacle of the Olympic sport of Eventing. The four days of Eventing competition will feature Dressage (Thu-Fri), Cross-Country (Sat) and Show Jumping (Sun). In addition to the CCI5*-L, the event will feature a 3 Star level compe- tition (CCI3*-L), which is serving as the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, and The Dutta Corp. USEAYoung Event Get Ready for the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill! New Event to Feature World- Class Eventing and So Much More! Horse East Coast Championships Presented by Dubarry of Ireland. Riders who competed in this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games are expected to be on hand, including the full U.S. team of Phillip Dut- ton, Boyd Martin and Doug Payne, plus other Olympians such as Will  October 14-17, 2021  P review ! Special Events...pg. 4, Sponsors...pg. 6, Ticket Information...pg. 8 and more! Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman The new Maryland 5 Star will join the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event as the two American five star events of just seven worldwide. Competitors include the entire 2021 U.S. Olympic Eventing team, 2021 Olympic team Gold Medalist and World #1 Ranked Rider Oliver Townend of Great Britain, New Zealand Olympic veterans Tim and Jonelle Price, the #2 and #7 ranked riders on the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings, and Olympic riders from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and the U.S. Equine Healthcare, Nutrition, Therapy Feature…pgs. 10-20 Broken back inspires PA rider to tackle world’s toughest race … pg. 24 Track owner pays the surgery bill to save injured racehorses … pg. 31 … and much more! Photo credit: Amy Dragoo Photography