The Pros Involved

The Course Designer, US Olympic Gold Medalist David O'Connor, hails from from The Plains, VA. David has competed internationally for the US Equestrian Team since the late 1980's. He has earned several Olympic Medals, Pan American Games Medals, and a World Championship Medal. He's won Rolex as a three-star and as a four-star. He's won Fair Hill International CCI*** many times, and in 1997, he became only the second American in history to win the coveted Badminton CCI****.

David is best known for his most recent Olympic accomplishment - bringing home the first Eventing Gold Medal for the United States in more than a quarter of a century - when he clinched the individual Eventing championship on Custom Made at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, with the best score in Olympic history.

David's knowledge of training horse and rider is integral to his course design resulting in a Cross Country track that is fair, inviting, and challenging.
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The Course Builder, Greg Schlappi, has recently relocated his family from Arizona to South Carolina. Greg is known by his friends as 'husband of famous event rider, Amy Barrington'. Greg has been building Cross Country Courses for many years. During that time, he's worked with some of the most prestigious course designers in the world, including Captain Mark Phillips, Derek de Grazia and Tremaine Cooper.

Greg's meticulous work can be found at Ram Tap in California, Herron Park in Montana, Poplar Place and Foxhall in Georgia, and now at our very own Rubicon Farm in Virginia.