Event 'always on their radar'
A rider clears a jump as she practices steeplechase along the course prior to The Event at Rebecca Farm on Wednesday, July 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Rider Dani Sussman, right, speaks with a few of her clients who were practicing steeplechase on the course prior to The Event at Rebecca Farm on Wednesday, July 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Riders lead their horses over practice jumps before The Event at Rebecca Farm on Wednesday, July 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The popular saloon jump awaits horses and riders prior to the start of The Event at Rebecca Farm on Wednesday, July 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The track at The Event at Rebecca Farm includes a 4-star long course, and since the Paris Olympics will use a 4-star course for their equestrian eventing, competitors will get a dose of the real thing.
That’s not the only reason Dani Sussman is here, though. The main reason is because she’s hooked: She’s been coming to the Flathead Valley for this since its first year — 2002.
“This is definitely one of the best events in the country,” Sussman said Wednesday, while observing novice riders bring their horses through a steeplechase course. “Living in Seattle, it became kind of a hot spot. They built this beautiful track and facility, and each year it just got better and better.”
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