Jessica Phoenix (CAN) and Freedom GS. Shannon Brinkman Photo
It’s time to get underway with our final FEI event of the U.S. eventing season, and it’s a big one held down south in Myakka City, FL at the beautiful TerraNova Equestrian Center. This event has become a popular final stop on many riders’ busy schedules, with offerings ranging from National divisions up through CCI4*-L, and you’ll be able to take in the action in person or from afar all weekend long.
Relevant Links
The Event at TerraNova (FL): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream] [Volunteer]
Social Media Links
[TerraNova on Facebook] [TerraNova on Instagram]
The Schedule
A busy schedule awaits! Here’s a look at the full schedule, which of course is subject to change, along with the various happenings for spectators and competitors alike:
2:00pm – Trot Up, all FEI horses
Pavilion open for general seating
Thursday, November 14
Dressage phase begins
8:20am – CCI3*-L Dressage (Magnolia Arena)
3:00pm – CCI4*-L Dressage (Lakeside Arena)
5:00pm – Welcome Party with games for charity
and the Reins of Resilience award ceremony
Pavilion open for general seating
Friday, November 15
8:30am – CCI4*-L Dressage (Lakeside Arena)
9:37am – CCI4*-S Dressage (Lakeside Arena)
2:30pm – CCI4*-S Show Jumping (Magnolia Arena)
Pavilion open for general seating
Saturday, November 16
9:40am – CCI3*-L Cross-Country
11:00am – Empty Bowls fundraiser begins
11:45am – CCI4*-L Cross-Country
12:45pm – CCI4*-S Cross-Country
Pavilion restricted to Empty Bowls ticket holders
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Sunday, November 17
7:00am – Sunrise Service with Pastor Lynn Howell (Pavilion)
8:00am – Trot Up, all FEI horses
10:00am – CCI3*-L Show Jumping (Lakeside Arena)
10:30am – VIP Brunch begins
11:30am – CCI4*-L Show Jumping (Lakeside Arena)
Pavilion restricted to VIP table holders after Sunrise Service
Reserve Your Table!
Happening Daily: Boutique vendor shopping, local food trucks, Tiny Town children’s playground, and more! Bring a lawn chair if you wish to watch cross-country from the course. Free shuttles are available from the parking lot to spectator areas. Well-socialized dogs are welcome on a leash.
Also, a note to all junior riders, 18 or under! You can apply for the Reins of Resilience Award, presented in honor of Gabriella Reitmeyer, who passed away at the age of 15 following a courageous battle against cancer. Learn more about this award and how to apply here.
How to Watch
There will be a free live stream provided all weekend long. We don’t have a full schedule of this stream yet, but will update this post once we do. Presumably, the top divisions, the CCI4*-L and CCI4*-S, will be broadcast, but other divisions will likely also be included on the schedule.
You can access the live stream here.
The Officials
For the B&D Builders CCI4*-L and the Insurance Offices of America CCI4*-S, the USA’s Marilyn Payne will preside over the Ground Jury, joined by Bea di Grazia (USA) and Richard Baldwin (GBR). Andrew Temkin (USA) is the Technical Delegate for the 4* divisions.
Alec Lochore (GBR) will resume his designing duties on cross country, ably assisted by Mogie Bearden Muller (USA). Chris Barnard (USA) is the show jumping designer for all levels.
You can view the full list of officials here.
The Entries
It’s an exciting line-up that aways in the B&D Builders CCI4*-L division, which has an 18-combination entry list. The Insurance Offices of America CCI4*-S, which is also the final qualifier leg of the US Equestrian Open, features 9 horse and rider combinations.
You can dive deeper into the US Equestrian Open implications for the 4*-S field in the EquiRatings Fan Guide here.
Looking to the 4*-L entry list, we have a couple of re-routes from various fall destinations, including Jessica Phoenix and Jim Phillips’ Wabbit, who retired on cross country at Maryland last month, and Lauren Nicholson with Ms. Jacqueline Mars’ Larcot Z, whom she opted not to run at Boekelo due to the horrendous, muddy conditions. Jessie Phoenix also brings forward Fluorescent Adolescent, opting for another 4*-L for this mare after withdrawing her before cross country at Maryland, as well as Sara Irving’s Aeronautics, whom she opted to retire after a drive-by on cross country at Morven Park in October. Olivia Dutton and the Sea of Clouds Partnership’s Sea of Clouds have also returned stateside after a very unlucky parting of ways on cross country at Boekelo last month abbreviated their weekend.
We also send a warm welcome back to the level to Cornelia Dorr and Daytona Beach 8, back in action together after Cornelia’s maternity leave. Her husband, Jacob Fletcher, took the reins on Cornelia’s horses to keep them ticking while she was out of the saddle, but best believe she grabbed them back as soon as she was able!
Looking to the Insurance Offices of America CCI4*-S, Bouckaert International winners Sara Kozumplik and Rock Phantom are poised to pick up another win at the level (and more points toward that US Equestrian Open Final at Morven Park next fall), but will see some competitive threat from the likes of Phillip Dutton with both Caroline Moran’s Quasi Cool and Azure, as well as riders like Sweden’s Jennie Jarnstrom-Dennis and Flower Girl, who have found success at this venue in the past.
This is, of course, just a glimpse at the entry list! You can dive in for yourself by clicking here.
While we don’t have a reporter on site this weekend, you can expect nightly press releases from the event here on EN as well as a final, in-depth recap coming your way on Monday of next week. In the meantime, keep up with the live stream and scoring, and we’ll see you on the flip side!
