Craig Thompson Eventing

Thank you for visiting craigthompsoneventing.com, where I hope you will find a bit about me and my perspective on training event horses, as well as useful information about how I might help you with your own eventing needs.

I have been involved with event horses all of my professional life, first as a rider, then as a trainer and coach, and more recently as a course designer and horse trials organizer. Having spent a good portion of the last fifteen years in Middleburg, Virginia, I am now located in the east coast's fastest growing horse country, Aiken, South Carolina.

My horses and students have placed consistently well at every level of competition. In 2008 I enjoyed top three placings from Beginner Novice through Advanced. Most notably my Advanced horse Orion, who I started as a three-year-old in 2003, returned to competition from a nine month hiatus to place 3rd at Millbrook and at Plantation, as well as winning the Area II Advanced Championships.

Over the years I have been lucky enough to train with some of eventing's modern masters -- Wash Bishop, Mike Plumb, David O'Connor, Phillip Dutton. In addition to my own horses, I started top Kentucky and Burghly finisher Sloopy, Pan American Games medalist Shared Dreams, and Radnor winner Nicki Henley.

I love waking up every day and training horses and riders. Please take some time to look around the website; if I can be of any help with your training, competition or other eventing needs, I hope you'll feel free to ask.

Best wishes,
Craig Thompson

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Craig Thompson Eventing  1077 Shadow Lane Road, Wagener, S.C. 29164  (803) 634-0379