It’s day two of dressage here at WEG! We’ll be bringing you live updates from the competition each day, so keep refreshing this page for all of the insanity (or as much insanity as there can be in dressage!) coming down the pipe.
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11:17 a.m. EST: Here are your team standings after dressage. USA! USA! USA!
11:13 a.m. EST: And here are your top 10 going into cross country. Phillip Dutton is holding down a tie for ninth place for Team USA. As we’ve said many, many times, this will be anything but a dressage competition. 39.7 points separate the whole field. The top 20 is separated by 12 penalties. Full recap coming your way soon!
11:10 a.m. EST: And Sandra brings down the house! She’s gotten a 10 from the judge at C for her final halt! A 35.0 and into the lead she goes!
11:07 a.m. EST:
Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth-meet Fenya’s Elegance, the mount of Irish rider @Aoifeclark via @BaileysFeeds http://t.co/up4GLWAwKN
— Alltech Equine (@AlltechEquine) August 29, 2014
11:05 a.m. EST: Sandra Auffarth and Opgun Louvo have their game faces on.
11:04 a.m. EST: 45.5 and 14th place for New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson and Nereo. Sandra Auffarth and Opgun Louvo are the final pair for the day.
11:00 a.m. EST: Slight bobble in the counter canter, quickly corrected by Andrew but scores reflected it.
10:59 a.m. EST:
Vittoria Panizzon withdraws Borough Pennyz from #WEG http://t.co/OdWtrIUUwV
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) August 29, 2014
10:57 a.m. EST: Andrew trending above 80% to start.
Full house to watch Andrew Nicholson and Nereo #WEG2014 #eventinglive #eventing pic.twitter.com/p3RhyqYjSn
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) August 29, 2014
10:56 a.m. EST: Andrew Nicholson, the New Zealand anchor, and Nereo are heading in. What does the Silver Fox have up his sleeve today?
10:48 a.m. EST: Harry scores a 56.3, still leaving Team USA in bronze position.
10:46 a.m. EST: Big smiles from Harry after finishing his test.
Harry is so delighted that he pats the horse before saluting the judge, only true horse lovers do that. Hands up if you have!
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
10:43 a.m. EST: Harry must score a 51.2 or better to help Great Britain overtake the USA in the team standings.
10:39 a.m. EST: Fan favorite Harry Meade and Wild Lone will canter down centerline next. “This is such a fairy story,” says Lucy Jackson. This pair was third at Badminton this year.
10:35 a.m. EST: Not the most perfect halt, but would you look at those quarter marks? #FashionPolice Albert Hermoso Farras and Hito CP for Spain.
10:32 a.m. EST: Fenyas Elegance wanted nothing to do with the little white box today. Aoife looked supremely disappointed walking out, but this pair is still a promising one and will come out swinging tomorrow.
10:29 a.m. EST:
Poor Fenyas Elegance extremely unhappy. Another victim of the warmup being shoved right against the noisy grandstand? #WEG2014
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) August 29, 2014
10:28 a.m. EST: Fenyas Elegance was clawing her way back up with the scores but then had a minor red-headed mare moment.
10:26 a.m. EST: Ireland’s “Three Star Queens” are in the ring now: Aoife Clark and Fenyas Elegance. Scores are coming in a bit lower than anticipated, guest commentator Lucy Jackson speculating that perhaps the mare is a bit too low in the poll and overbent.
10:21 a.m. EST: Selena’s relationship with her horses is always apparent and infectious. Big pats for Foxwood High. They’ve scored a 49.5 for 28th place.
10:19 a.m. EST: Foxwood High looking relaxed for Selena. Remember, this horse just moved up to CCI4* at Rolex this year (1oth place).
10:17 a.m. EST: We’re underway with Canada’s final pair, Selena O’Hanlon and Foxwood High.
10:07 a.m. EST:
Rumoured that Borough Pennyz went lame in the final warm-up, hence Vittoria Panizzon’s withdrawal. #WEG
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) August 29, 2014
10:06 a.m. EST:
Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton, the “Carl and Charlotte” of America, love it! @myfei_home commentators #WEG2014 @eventingnation
— D.LeeArt (@DLeeStudio) August 29, 2014
10:03 a.m. EST: Tim Lips (NED) and Keyflown O.P. looking polished. Loving the pops of color. #FashionPolice
10:02 a.m. EST: Boyd chats with EN on his test.
9:55 a.m. EST: Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon has withdrawn Borough Pennyz just before her dressage time. No word yet on reason.
9:54 a.m. EST: Look at all of that national pride!
9:49 a.m. EST:
How am I supposed to ride with all the #WEG2014 rides going on! #hackingontbebuckle #iphone #refreshrefreshrefresh
— Kate Chadderton (@KateChadderton) August 29, 2014
9:47 a.m. EST: Dag Albert and Tubber Rebel riding for Sweden.
Dag has Tubber Rebel looking very relaxed, far more than usual. This is an out and out jumping horse, hope he can be in touch after today. — Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
9:44 a.m. EST: This field could not get any more tightly bunched. Now it’s 20 penalties between 1st and 56th place. 37.2 separate the whole field currently.
9:44 a.m. EST: 
9:38 a.m. EST: In the ring for Australia, Paul Tapner and Kilronan are showing off. What are everyone’s thoughts on white ear bonnets for greys? We can’t decide what color would look best. #FashionPolice
9:34 a.m. EST: The home crowd is really into this dressage competition. It’s great to see!
9:32 a.m. EST:
Eyes on the Prize: True Test to Come on Cross-Country, Says Dutton http://t.co/ArVLX64CXT
— Tamra Smith & NLE (@NLETSMITH) August 29, 2014
9:29 a.m. EST: French pair Jean Teulere and Matelot Du Grand Val are off to a lovely start.
9:26 a.m. EST: Karin looks thrilled with a wonderfully accurate and smooth test for Belgium. A 42.3 and sixth place for this pair.
9:23 a.m. EST: Karin Donckers and Fletcha Van’t Verahof are having a lovely go at their test.
A good walk 1/2 piri, one of the best we’ve seen, 777, and a lovely flowing extended trot. Lateral work very good, super rhythm.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
9:18 a.m. EST: Boyd and Shamwari struggled with their rhythm in the canter work and had a couple of extra changes coming back up the centerline. We know this horse can dominate cross country, but nevertheless this was a solid showing for Team USA. Boyd goes into 16th on a 46.5.
9:16 a.m. EST: Shamwari wanted to pop through his left shoulder on the first counter-canter loop. Softer on the next pass through.
9:14 a.m. EST: Shamwari simply floats.
9:13 a.m. EST: Boyd is ready to go! Boyd received one 9 and two 8s for his entry.
9:07 a.m. EST: Reports that fences 20 & 23 have been removed from the cross country course. Course preview here.
Two XC fences have been removed at #WEG2014 – 20 & 23 – it cuts two big loops out of the course
— Eventing magazine (@eventingmag) August 29, 2014
9:03 a.m. EST: Nicolas Wettstein and Nadeville Merze score a 63.2 for 69th place. A bit of a disappointing score, but he looked pleased walking out. Heading into a short break, and when we come back we’ll have Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 to dance.
9:02 a.m. EST:
We met PJ Hegarty and family waiting to see @Aoifeclark best of luck @TeamIRLEq @AlltechEquine @pj_pjh #WEG2014 pic.twitter.com/vy3fjhHZ3P
— GainHorseFeeds (@GainHorseFeeds) August 29, 2014
9:01 a.m. EST: Nicolas Wettstein (ECU) and Nadeville Merze fighting their way up with the judges.
444 for the halt, wow, generous judging all of a sudden! Hope he settles better in the canter work, should suit his mood better.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
8:57 a.m. EST: Nicolas Wettstein and Nadeville Merz of Equador now in the ring.
8:54 a.m. EST: Another first-timer at this championship level, Laszlo Egyed and My Win of Hungary, score a 66.7. Love seeing all these helmets!
8:44 a.m. EST: 22-year-old Elmo Jankari and Duchess Desiree of Finland lose some points on the changes but overall a promising debut on the world stage from a young rider, earning a 51.3.
51.2 for them, shame about tension at the end, would definitely have been in the 40s.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
8:36 a.m. EST: Germany’s Andreas Ostholt looks quite happy with his test on So Is Et. Despite an error, the pair scores a 46.3 to move into 14th place.
He realised very quickly, but shame, loses 2 marks per judge. Nice changes to finish. Good final halt. He will kick himself for that error!
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
Andreas Ostholt ( GER) SO IS ET looking very smart in the uniform of the Bundeswehr (German Army) complete a nice… http://t.co/Oauy6PNyf9
— Eventing Worldwide (@EventingWWNEWS) August 29, 2014
8:32 a.m. EST:
Beautifully ridden Jonelle. Simple snaffle, no spurs, a picture of calmness and harmony. The changes not yet… http://t.co/FkiFTKa7L8
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 29, 2014
8:30 a.m. EST: Jonelle Price looking quite pleased with her test on Classic Moet for New Zealand.
8:27 a.m. EST:
Jonelle has Classic Moet going in a lovely balance. Nice reach in the medium trot. On 68% at the moment.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
8:16 a.m. EST:
Ahhhh WEG eventing dressage and GP freestyles going at the same time! What to do?! #decisionsdecisions #dqatheart #eventerforlife #usausausa
— Laine Evion Ashker (@LEAshker) August 29, 2014
8:11 a.m. EST: Australia’s Stuart Tinney and Pluto Mio underway now. Trending right around upper 60s, low 70s currently.
If Stuart can keep this up he will get into the top 10. Good halt and rein back, relaxed in ext walk, needs to reach more, a bit modest.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 29, 2014
8:07 a.m. EST: We love eventing geeks!
WEG geek. Not planning on missing a thing pic.twitter.com/FQfuCtgz1W
— Blyth Tait (@BlythTait) August 29, 2014
8:04 a.m. EST: French pair Denis Mesples and Oregon De La Vigne kick us off for the afternoon sessions.
