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lot of people who the spectators don’t even see getting the rings set and changed quickly.” Because all three phases of competition
use the main arena at FHI, Reed said the dressage rings get set up typically the Sun- day before the event, are taken down as soon as the last rider fi nishes on Friday and then the cross-country jumps are moved out of the way and all of show jumping is set up well into dark on Saturday. “And then we take it all down right after the event is done on Sun- day!” she added.
Celebrating 30 Years
Over the last 30 years, FHI has evolved in many ways. From being a fall three-day event before there were “stars” to becoming the offi cial U.S. Eventing Association Fall T ree-Star and Two-Star Championships, one thing has remained the same… top qual- ity international competition. For a time, FHI weekend not only hosted
the CCI3* but also an international Combined Driving Championship.
“T ose were great
years with course designers from both sports hav- ing to work together to intertwine their courses,” Reed said. Driving was dropped in 2008 due to lack on entries but promptly replaced with a CCI2* championship that fi lled quickly.
Before there was a CCI2* championship during FHI week, there was Combined Driving Event championships with CCI3* and CDE courses overlapping in places like at the Chesapeake Water where the drivers went through a water hazard on the right of the bridge while the even- ters jumped the water complex on the left.
In 2003, FHI hosted the eventing portion
of the Pan American Games. “T at probably is the most memorable Fair Hill for me,” said Loftus of the 2003 event. “We had driving, en- durance and eventing all running over the same week. It was truly an international experience.”
T at year, di Grazia had already set the CCI3* courses before the Pan American announce- ment had been made so he went back to cre- ate options for the Pan American riders at many of the complexes. “We wanted to make it a little diff erent from the regular three-star and wanted to have as many teams as possible make it to show jumping so that many coun- tries were represented,” he said. Reed added, “I remember all the international riders hav- ing a grand time! T ey seemed to really enjoy their time here and had a blast.” To celebrate 30 years of top class eventing,
this year FHI is raising the bar even higher. T ere is a new Select Event Group sponsor tent replacing the old VIP tent on the top of the hill overlooking the arena. T e new view- ing area is a fully enclosed glass structure complete with a fl oor. “It’s very fancy! Lots of glass and a fl oor so people are not walking on wet grass” said Reed. After cross-country concludes on Saturday,
the new enclosure will be the site of the of- fi cial FHI 30th Anniversary party. Tickets are open to everyone and the emcee of the
evening will be the legendary Jimmy Woff ord. “We have lots of special guests planning on at- tending and it really will be a way to mingle with the past and present stars of eventing,”
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