On  June 30th and July 1st, we are very excited to be hosting a Boyd Martin Clinic.
We look forward to having this International Eventing star at our farm for an eventing clinic.  The 2-day clinic will include stadium and cross-country jumping, and a fun cook-out for all participants.  Opening Day for this special clinic will be May 13th.  Please visit our website for details and a link to the entry form, or email Mary at mspiro1@aol.com for further details. 

 

For those of you who do not know Boyd, he has had an amazing career in eventing thus far.  He worked at the New South Wales Equestrian Centre from 1999 until the end of 2006, training event horses, breaking young horses, coaching, and breeding performance horses.  In 2006 Boyd flew his four-star event horse Ying Yang Yo to the US to train with Phillip Dutton for three months before he finished 11th at the Rolex Kentucky three-day event. In 2007, Boyd and his new wife relocated from Australia to Phillip & Evie Dutton's True Prospect Farm in West Grove, Pennsylvania.

A four-star eventing competitor, Boyd has already made his mark in the US by finishing seventh overall on the US Eventing Association's Rider of the Year Leaderboard with a total of 306 points for 2007. This is an all-time record for a rider debuting in the United States. His 120 starts in competition in 2007 include 19 wins, 15 second place finishes and 13 third place finishes.
Boyd finished his year in style by finishing second on Ying Yang Yo and fourth on Neville Bardos at the Fair Hill International CCI***(MD). These performances have placed Boyd and both horses on the short-list for the Australian event team heading to the Olympic Games in 2008, which would be his first opportunity to represent his country in an international team competition. (Info from Philip Dutton’s website)