Michael Pollard and Ballingown Pizazz at Carolina International. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Carolina International burst onto the U.S. spring calendar last year with an all new CIC3* and $40,000 in prize money across the CIC divisions. Now the organizing committee is raising the bar even higher, committing to $70,000 in prize money for this year’s event, with $35,000 for the CIC3* division alone.
Atwood Equestrian Surfaces has signed on this year to sponsor the CIC3*, with Setters’ Run Farm and Southern Pines Equine Associates returning to show their support with sponsorship of the CIC2* and CIC* divisions, respectively. Cloud 11 – Gavilan North LLC once again returns as the title sponsor of the event.
“From day one the Carolina International has always strived to host a marquee competition which showcases the best of eventing in North America,” Bobby Costello, chairman of the Carolina International organizing committee, said. “We are enormously grateful to all of the Carolina International sponsors and look forward to awarding increased prize money and hosting the first webcast of its kind.”
USEF Network has partnered with the event to bring live streaming and on-demand video of the event to viewers at home. All three phases of the CIC3* will stream live on USEF Network, along with coverage of cross country and show jumping for the CIC2*.
Course designer Hugh Lochore and course builder Tyson Rementer have exciting new fences planned for the cross country course, which last year debuted the popular new Stonehenge complex. What will they unveil this year?
Click here for more information on Carolina International, which will be held March 19-22 at Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, North Carolina. EN and Chinch have the dates marked on our calendar! Do you?
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