Mill Spring, NC – February 5, 2016  – Eric Bull of ETB Equine Construction in Scottsville, Virginia, has signed a contract to build the cross-country course for the 2016 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, to be held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, NC, set to take place from Thursday, September 1, through Sunday, September 4, 2016. Eric also built the course for this weekend’s $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Eventing Showcase presented by Wellington, Equestrian Realty, in Wellington, Florida. The course at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) features several beautifully crafted, Tryon-themed cross-country jumps to promote TIEC and the American Eventing Championships to be held later this year.

The American Eventing Championships will include competition from Beginner Novice to Advanced levels. The cross-country courses will start in the Derby Field, where there are banks, drops and other features that will be used throughout the course.

“It’s manicured and showy, which will look great with the Florida-themed part of the course that will cross-promote the Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase,” said Bull. “These jumps look like Florida mansions, with painted finishes and have lots of little doors and windows and other details that will look appropriate in this setting.”

“Even to me, and I’ve seen a lot of different courses by now, the area along the river is surprisingly pretty,” said Bull. “It’s a faster-flowing mountain stream with clear water, moss covered rocks, and Mountain Laurel growing on the banks,” he continued.

“The Derby Field is in the grid of show rings, so horses will run through one or two sand arenas to get back to the Derby Field, and there will be some jumps in the sand arenas, similar to major events like Fair Hill, which we also build, with a few jumps in the main arena,” explained Bull. “The fantastic part is you can hang out in the shopping area with all the amenities and watch cross-country; you can see about half of the lower levels and a third of the advanced course from there.”