The gallop track at Gavilan Farm. Photo by Nick Attwood.
Congrats to Attwood Equestrian Surfaces rider Will Faudree, who has been named to the Nations Cup team at Boekelo CCI3* alongside Sharon White, Tamie Smith, and Doug Payne! Will Faudree has left no stone unturned in his quest to make his home base Gavilan Farm one of the leading performance centers on the east coast. This includes one of the first uphill tracks for eventers in America, designed with Attwood Equestrian Surfaces.
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Your Wednesday News & Notes
The USEA VIP program is helping to build a better WEG. Shelley Page, the volunteer coordinator behind events such as the AECs at Tryon, Grand Oaks, and the AECs at Colorado, is using the tools of the trade to organize for WEG now. With the VIP App, her job is made much, much easier. [WEG, AEC, and the VIP Program]
The WEG teams are getting named left and right. Next up, Sweden, who is naming Sara Algotsson Ostholt and Wega, Anna Freskgård and Box Qutie, Niklas Lindbäck and Focus Filiocus, Louise Svensson Jähde and Wieloch’s Utah Sun or Waikiki 207, and Ludwig Svennerstål and El Kazir SP or Stinger as their chosen riders. [Sweden Names WEG Team]
Sadly, Laura Collet’s 4* ride Grand Manoeuvre has been euthanized. Despite being a relatively young age of 14, Grand Manoeuvre has struggled with foot issues, which forced an early retirement this spring. Sadly, the foot issues continued to worsen, leaving the horse with no quality of life options. [Grand Manoeuvre Put Down]
Attwood Wisdom of the Week: Gavilan and Attwood Collaborate for Innovation
Will Faudree’s first project with Attwood Equestrian Surfaces could not have been more monumental, to build a nine furlong gallop with a 450 foot rise. Not a traditional oval, but a track that would wind its way up from the “start box” to a jump field located on the other side of Gavilan Farm.
“Everything about this project was epic in scope. So the right team had to be pulled together and that started with Attwood,” said Will. “We were moving a lot of dirt around, re sculpting the land… I needed my team to see the vision. Nick and Edwin were a vital part of the success of the track. I could not be happier with how it turned out.”
The track encompasses a 65-acre parcel of land to the south of the farm. There is a steady 15° rise that adds another element to the conditioning of the horses. The track sets into the land so that it really seems to be a part of the natural landscape. This track attracts the best riders in the country as a destination training facility.
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