Erin Sylvester and Paddy the Caddy ended their long history of competing at Fair Hill in style winning The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship. Joining her in the victory circle was Woods Baughman aboard C’est La Vie 135 as The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Champions at Fair Hill International.

Erin Sylvester (Cochranville, PA) and Paddy the Caddy, Frank McEntee’s 12-year-old Irish Thoroughbred gelding, rode to the win in the CCI4*-L with a final score of 34.30. In addition to the national championship title, the combination takes home the Fair Hill Trophy as the overall winner, the Guy V. Henry Memorial Trophy and the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Gladstone Trophy, awarded to the highest-placed U.S athlete in the CCI4* and the Beale Wright Morris Memorial Trophy as the highest-placed lady rider.

“He felt a little bit tired, but he has endless heart to do the best he can when he’s in the ring,” said Sylvester. “It’s been my goal to get this event done and done well for a while now. We’ve hit a few bumps in the road during the season, so it was great to put that all behind us and have a good weekend.”

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