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Heart of the Carolinas Three-Day Event and Horse Trials Discontinued

After ten fabulous years celebrating the traditional eventing long-format, The Heart of the Carolinas Three-Day Event and Horse Trials is sorry to announce that the competition is cancelled for the foreseeable future.

December 20, 2018
Competitions

Chasing the Long Format

Hello, my name is Emily Worth and today I am writing to tell you about my experience with the long format three-day event. I live in Selma, North Carolina, and am 15 years old. Three years ago, in 2015, I competed in an assisted Beginner Novice division, and while I was there I got to see the lon...

September 24, 2018
Competitions

USEA Events A-Z: Heart of the Carolinas Three-Day Event and Horse Trials

Every year on the first weekend in May, Southern 8ths Farm in Chesterfield, South Carolina (Area III) hosts the Heart of the Carolinas (HOTC) Three-Day Event and Horse Trials. Heart of the Carolinas offers USEA Classic Series divisions for Beginner Novice through Preliminary levels and...

May 31, 2018
Competitions

Four Finish with Full Hearts at the Heart of the Carolinas Classic Three-Day Event

Spanning from coast to coast, north and south; the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Classic Series season is in full swing. The Heart of Carolinas at Southern Eighths Farm in Chesterfield, S.C. is the only event in the country to offer the USEA Classic Series at all four levels: Beginner...

May 17, 2018
Competitions

The USEA Classic Series is the Backbone of the Heart of the Carolinas

For the Heart of the Carolinas, the Training Three-Day, Novice Three-Day and Beginner Novice Three-Day are just more divisions – they are the heart of the competition.

June 13, 2017
Competitions

Young Horse Divisions Added to 2017 Heart of the Carolinas Event

USEA Young Event Horse and Future Event Horse divisions have been added to the 2017 Heart of the Carolinas (HOTC) Three-Day Event and Horse Trials at Southern 8ths Farm May 3-7.

March 27, 2017
Competitions

Heart of the Carolinas Assembles New Course Design and Build Team

The Heart of the Carolinas (HOTC) Three-Day Event and Horse Trials is pleased to welcome a new design and build team for the May 4-7, 2017 competition at Southern 8ths Farm in Chesterfield, SC.

March 15, 2017
Competitions

Carolina Horse Park and Southern 8ths Farm Welcome Back the Carolina Eventing Challenge

The Carolina Horse Park and Southern 8ths Farm event organizers are pleased to announce that the Carolina Eventing Challenge (CEC) will return for the 2017 spring competition season

February 15, 2017
Competitions

Heart of the Carolinas 2016: Education, Horsemanship and Big Dreams Made This the Best Year Yet

The sixth annual Heart of the Carolinas (HOTC) Three-Day Event and Horse Trials featured new divisions, exceptional clinicians and revealed long-term plans for the Southern 8ths Farm property in Chesterfield, SC where the event takes place. Farm owner Brad Turley proclaimed 2016 to be the event’s...

June 3, 2016