Tryon International continues to host first responders. The NC Emergency Management Field Hospital has been set up today, with operations beginning Wednesday. Beginning Thursday, October 3, a supply distribution and donation drop off point will be open from 10am-6pm daily for free supplies available to anyone who needs them, for humans, pets and livestock. This distribution center will operate as a drive-through, staffed with volunteers and Tryon International team members, as part of the Polk County network of disaster relief locations. Follow signs for drive-through pick up or drop off of supplies.

Tryon International continues to house emergency personnel on property, and power has been restored to property and to some of our neighbors as of 6:30pm Monday evening. We have plenty of places to charge phones and to connect to free Guest Wifi for our local neighbors who need to recharge or connect with loved ones.

The NC Emergency Management Field Hospital is currently being set up with completion expected on Tuesday and operations beginning Wednesday. 

A Letter from Tryon Equestrian Partners President, Sharon Decker

Dear Friends and Neighbors in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina:

Tryon International has become an emergency command center for response to the devastation that has happened all around us.  We are thankful to be able to do this.  Since last Thursday, the day before the storm, we have housed and fed FEMA's Search and Rescue Team out of NYC, the National Forest Service, The US Border Service, Rutherford Electric and Co-Op Groups from the Southeast.  On Tuesday of this coming week, we will support the location of a NC Emergency Management hospital on the property.  We do not yet have power, as so many of you are experiencing, but once again, I am amazed by our incredible team that always seems to make things happen. 

Jacqueline Ruyle (Navasota, TX) kicked off the Tryon Fall Series presented by Coca-Cola with style, collecting a win in the $20,000 Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club Grand Prix with equine teammate Cyramo Z (Clarimo x Cyprus). Clocking in a double clear effort with her mare, Ruyle clinched the Grand Prix win on a jump off time of 37.87 seconds. Fernando Cardenas (New Hill, NC), who held the lead until Ruyle’s surge to the top, recorded a time of 39.75 seconds to claim reserve honors with Cool Ray NA, the 2014 North American Warmblood stallion owned by B&C LLC. Taking the third podium spot with 41.75 seconds on the timers, Brittni Raflowitz (Palm City, FL) rode Semilly F (Copyright C x Brisa De Ibio), the 2011 Spanish Sport Horse mare, for Ashlee Bond Show Jumping.

The Tryon International Equestrian Center hosted the 2024 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Ponies last week, welcoming some of the country’s top driving athletes to compete among the full slate of driving classes at the Tryon Fall CDE.

Achieving great things requires a dedicated team. Tryon International and its affiliated brands have an average of 250 full-time employees, expanding to over 500 staff during peak seasons. Read more about our September anniversary team members!

The 2024 Yanmar America Eventing Series at Tryon International welcomed 257 entries during September 12 through September 15, featuring competition at the international levels CCI 1* through CCI 4*-L. With Cross-Country course design by Clayton Fredericks on the White Oak Cross-Country Course and Show Jumping tracks by Brody Robertson, exhibitors competed across Tryon International’s expansive venue throughout three days of competition. Read more about division highlights here!

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championships. For 2025, the national championships across all levels and all divisions will be held at two competitions.

The 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Ponies will take place April 22-17, 2025, at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. This will include classes for single, pair, and four-in-hand ponies and VSEs from training through advanced levels.

The 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for horses and para driving will take place Sept. 18-22, 2025, at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina. This championship features single, pair, and four-in-hand horses at training through advanced levels and all levels of para driving.

Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International) hosted Tryon Summer Dressage 3 & 4 over the weekend amidst the busy show grounds. Judges Denah Babcock and Jennifer Benoit were in the boxes for almost two hundred rides. When not competing, riders could watch the hunter, jumper and equitation rounds of the Tryon Summer Finale as well as the USEF National Vaulting Championships. 

Achieving great things requires a dedicated team. Tryon International and its affiliated brands have an average of 250 full-time employees, expanding to over 500 staff during peak seasons. Each month, we will highlight some employees who are celebrating five years or more with Tryon International, recognizing their outstanding contributions. Here are (just a few!) of our August anniversary team members.

In the $15,000 Buckley Fence Sunday Jumper Classic at Tryon International, John Brown (Mill Spring, NC) demonstrated exceptional skill and precision with Ballon Bleu (Amaretto D Arco x Papilon) to clinch top honors. The pair’s flawless performance and impressive time of 33.11 seconds set them apart in a competitive field over the Archer “Skip” Bailey (West Palm Beach, FL) course. Alicia Wilkinson (Charlotte, NC) and Salut Ca-Va (Stakkato x Ria Granda), the Hanoverian gelding owned by Horse Show Leases, LLC, earned reserve on a time of 34 seconds. Rounding out the podium, John Angus (Tryon NC), and Frenesie De Mars (Kannan x Tildia De Mars), the Selle Francais mare owned by Sigma Stables LLC, stopped the timers at 34.92 seconds for third place. 

Team Tryon lost one of its own on August 3, 2024, when Security and Guest Services member Jim Ksenich unexpectedly passed away. A longtime friendly face on the security team, Jim never met a stranger, and loved helping people. 

The third annual Earl Scruggs Music Festival returns to Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International) in Mill Spring, North Carolina this Labor Day Weekend, bringing local and national flavors of Bluegrass and Americana to a venue unlike any other. The fun continues beyond the stages, from onsite lodging to shopping markets, extensive amenities, eight onsite restaurants and bars, kids activities and special events, free yoga classes, and so much more. General Admission tickets start at $65 for a daily ticket, and include FREE admission to kids under 12 with a paying adult. Covered grandstand and VIP options are available, as well as multi-day packages.

Holli Adams is a seasoned professional whose lifelong passion for horses has driven her to achieve remarkable success. Holli's dedication to her students and talent have led her to excel in the highest events at the national level and gain the ability to share her knowledge with her students. As head trainer of Still Creek Farm in Landrum, SC, Holli coaches students of all levels. Learn more about her journey and experiences at Tryon International!

As a part of the Tryon Cares initiative of Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International), presented by iHeartMedia, a portion of the proceeds from parking fees at each spring and summer 2024 edition of Saturday Night Lights presented by Stuller Power Solutions were donated to a nonprofit organization. As a result, $4,332 dollars have been donated to local and equestrian nonprofit organizations, including…

As Tryon International celebrates its tenth anniversary, we're spotlighting riders who have been with us since the beginning in 2014. Jessica and Doug Payne, owners of Payne Equestrian, a training facility in Rougemont, North Carolina, are among these long-time participants. Competing in Jumpers, Hunters, and Eventing, the Paynes have been integral to our community. Learn more about their journey and experiences at Tryon International!

Tryon International is full of activities for equestrians and non-equestrians throughout the summer ahead of a jam-packed fall series. August will host numerous equestrian events like the Tryon Summer Finale, Summer Dressage 3 & 4, USEF/EVUSA National Vaulting Championships, and schooling opportunities at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. Beyond the show ring, guests can enjoy plenty of non-equestrian events, too, including Spartan Race Weekend and the inaugural Tryon International Disc Golf Classic.

The final summer edition of Saturday Night Lights presented by Stuller Power Solutions showcased the $120,000 The Farm House Grand Prix CSI 3* under the lights in Tryon Stadium, with Samuel Parot (CHI) and Chrystal Blue (Chacco-Blue x Calvaro F.C.) clinching the win in a time of 38.03. Richie Moloney (IRL) and Coco Beach (Casall x San Patrignano Corrado), the 2012 Holsteiner mare, stopped the timers in 40.26 for reserve honors. Rounding out the podium, Richie Moloney (IRL) and Skelwith Diamond Lady (Kalaska De Semilly x Balou Du Rouet), the 2014 Anglo European mare, cleared the short course in 40.93 seconds to earn the yellow ribbon.

Tryon’s Summer Series presented by The Farm House has come to an end after six weeks of blazing Hunter, Jumper, and Equitation competition. Bedford-Jones Belts continued their prize sponsorship from the Spring Series by proudly providing hand sewn belts to each of the circuit champions. Read below to learn more about circuit champions from the Tryon Summer Series!

Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG) brought home double podium placings in Thursday morning’s $32,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 3*, taking the win aboard Chacco Bumpy (Chacco-Blue x Toulon) on an impressive time of 31.18 seconds. Samuel Parot (CHI) and his own Tiffany De Olid (Huppydam Des Horts x Unknown), the 2012 Selle Français mare, took second on the Ken Krome (USA) short track with a time of 31.95 seconds. With 32.00 seconds on the clock, Biraben continued his winning ways to earn third with Vasco 109, (Vigo D Arsouilles Stx x Oboe Incipit), the 2015 Bavarian Warmblood gelding owned in partnership with Miguel Madero.