<p>Frankie Thieriot stayed focused and on her game plan with her 10-year-old Chatwin, and the two held onto their overnight lead after posting a quick, careful cross country round on Saturday afternoon. Frankie, an adult amateur who hails from California, earned a Jacqueline B. Mars Competition Grant to help offset travel costs for Chatwin. </p>
<p>A relieved Frankie gets a huge from close friend Heather Morris after Chatwin was accepted during Sunday morning's final horse inspection. Heather was also a fellow West Coaster who made the trip out to Fair Hill this year. </p>
<p>Frankie couldn't help but smile as she and Chatwin cross the finish line on Sunday afternoon, knowing that she'd clinched the CCI*** championship. </p>
<p>Frankie and Chatwin enjoy their lap of honor after the awards ceremony. </p>
<p>Hawk's Cay gallops up a steep bank at the road crossing as he and Alexandra Tett head into the second part of the CCI** course. </p>
<p>Heather Bush's Skyfall 007 puts in a huge effort over a wide corner on the CCI** course. </p>
<p>Serendipity and Brooke Massie had a great weekend in the CCI**, moving up from 54th after dressage to finish in 13th place. </p>
<p>Meg Kepferle and Anakin looked poised and focused mid-way around cross country, ending their day with just a handful of time penalties in their first CCI**. </p>
<p>Boyd Martin ducks under a low hanging branch as he and On Cue stormed around the CCI** course. The pair made the time on cross country and jumped clean on Sunday morning, clinching the top spot in the division. </p>
<p>Chris Talley holds steady to his line as he guides Hannah Salazar's stallion Faramund around the CCI** course. Chris was named to this year's <a href="https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/us-equestrian-names-emerging-athlete-eventing-25">USEF Emerging Athlete Eventing list</a> for talented riders under the age of 25. </p>
<p>After two fabulous jumping rounds and a top ten finish in the CCI***, U.S.-based Australian rider Dom Schramm reached his goal of trying to qualify for a four-star with his partner Bolytair B. </p>
<p>Boyd Martin and Long Island T hop over the brush fence of the Frog Pond, the first of three water complexes on the CCI*** course. The pair picked up four cross-country time penalties, but a double-clear show jumping round on Sunday afternoon ensured a second-place finish to their weekend. </p>
<p>Buck Davidson and Archie Rocks, a relatively new ride owned by Maya Simmons, easily navigate the tricky angled logs, a combination late on course that caught up several competitors. Buck and the Thoroughbred gelding were one of only two pairs to post double-clear rounds in the CCI***. A rail down at the final show jumping fence bumped them from second to third. </p>
<p>A jump judge's adorable companion for the day. </p>
<p>Fan favorites, Allie Sacksen-Blyskal and her small but mighty Connemara/Thoroughbred gelding Sparrow's Nio, power over the angled tables in the CCI*** course. The pair won the CCI** in 2013 and have also successfully completed Land Rover Kentucky CCI****, but unfortunately it was not their weekend and they opted to retire after run-outs on course. </p>
<p>Charlotte Collier was delighted with Clifford M's performance in the CCI***, adding just cross-country time penalties to their dressage score to finish in 15th place. </p>
<p>Kaitlyn Clasing's Cartender de Nyze shows off his scope over a wide table in the CCI***. Both Kaitlyn and her husband Daniel, also competing in the division with MW Gangster's Game, finished inside the top twenty after culminating their weekend with double-clear show jumping rounds. </p>
<p>Savannah "Woodge" Fulton and her longtime partner Captain Jack had no trouble negotiating this skinny brush on the CCI*** course. </p>
<p>Jump judges enjoy a bit of down time as they wait for their busy day to begin.</p>
<p>Phillip Dutton guided his sole ride at Fair Hill, an up-and-coming off-the-track Thoroughbred named Sea of Clouds, to two double-clear jumping rounds in the two-star, moving up from 29th to 6th. </p>
<p>Over its 30 year history, Fair Hill has hosted its fair share of muddy cross-country days. Luck was on its side this year, and the dry weather and beautifully prepared course helped attribute to a 69% clear jumping rate over Derek di Grazia’s CCI*** course. Kudos to all the hardworking staff, volunteers and officials who helped make this year's event a success! </p>
