REBECCA FARM HONORS
he Rebecca Farm Honors have been established to recognize individuals for their significant contributions to the creation and ongoing success of The Event at Rebecca Farm. Jo Whitehouse announced the first honorees in July 2021 during a special Start Box Party program commemorating the 20th anniversary of The Event. Additional honorees may be named in the coming years at the recommendation of the Rebecca Farm Honors Review Committee. Trees will be planted along Rebecca Farm’s Lake Jerome as lasting tributes to all honorees.
CAPT. MARK PHILLIPS Mark Phillips is a five-star course designer and organizer of Gatcombe Horse Trials and the British Festival of Eventing in England. His experience designing and managing a world-class competition made him the ideal person to help Becky Broussard establish The Event at Rebecca Farm. Mark also had an illustrious career as a competitor representing Britain at two Olympic Games, two World Championships, and the 1971 European Championships. He won Badminton Horse Trials four times and won Burghley Horse Trials in 1973. Mark designed the Burghley five-star courses for many years in addition to his role as Coach and Chef d’equipe to the US Eventing Team from 1994 through 2012. He designed every course at Rebecca Farm for ten years and was a constant source of support and guidance to Becky, Jerome, and Sarah. It was no surprise that Becky would call upon him to help her ensure that the cross-country courses at Rebecca Farm would meet international standards. For Mark’s invaluable contribution to the development, growth, and success of The Event at Rebecca Farm, he deserves to be one of the first to be named to the Rebecca Farm Honors List.
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