Fernando Cardenas and Copine Van De Langvelden Z ©Paris Lockhart for Natalie Suto Photography Mill Spring, N.C. — April 4, 2026 — Tryon Welcome 3 at Tryon International, held April 1–4, 2026, delivered another competitive week of hunter and jumper sport, highlighted by Fernando Cardenas’ Grand Prix victory to close out competition. Cardenas piloted Copine…
Santiago Arenas and Maba Indigo ©Sarah Sturgis for Natalie Suto Photography Mill Spring, NC – March 23, 2025 – Touring Tryon Stadium in a lightning-fast jump off round, Santiago Arenas (Fuquay Varina, NC) claimed the first Grand Prix win of Tryon International’s Welcome Series presented by Rug & Home. Aboard Maba Indigo (My Way x…
Taylor Land and Get Go ©TIEC. Mill Spring, NC – April 18, 2021 – Taylor Land (Atlanta, GA) and Get Go claimed a second consecutive Tryon Resort Grand Prix win at Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort (TIEC), stopping the short-course timers in 31.551 seconds. In reserve, Amanda Flint (Bourbonnais, IL) rode her own VDL…
Taylor Land and Get Go ©TIEC. Mill Spring, NC – April 11, 2021 – It seemed like David O’Brien (Lexington, KY) had clinched a podium sweep in the $15,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix, a 1.35m-1.40m Jumper Classic, until Taylor Land (Atlanta, GA) rode the Pinetree Farms Inc. entry, Get Go, to a 32.316-second jump-off performance…
Allen Nabors, Jr. and Casanova DVE ©TIEC. Mill Spring, NC – March 28, 2021 – The largest Tryon Welcome Series ever hosted at Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort (TIEC) launched Thursday, March 25, featuring four weeks of Hunter, Jumper, and Equitation competition. Sunday’s $15,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix, a 1.35m-1.40m Jumper Classic, saw the…
David O’Brien and KIR Royal SCF. Photo credit: Bailey Beck. Mill Spring, NC – March 25, 2019 – Tryon Welcome 1 saw David O’Brien grab top honors throughout the venue’s first contest for 2019, which featured USEF “A” and Level 3 Jumper competition, topping off the week with a win aboard KIR Royal SCF in…
