Tamie Smith and Dempsey. Photo by Jenni Autry.
A total of sixty-seven horses will move on to dressage in the CCI3* and CCI2* divisions at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event following this morning’s horse inspection on a cloudy day at the Horse Park of New Jersey.
The CCI2* horses were presented first to the ground jury of Harry Payne, Gretchen Butts and Janis Linnan, with 29 coming forward. Two were sent to the holding box: Jan Byyny’s mount Urrem and Nilson Moreira da Silva’s mount Cash. Cash was accepted upon re-representation, but Urrem was spun.
Jan told EN after the jog that Urrem, a striking grey mare, had an ill-timed bout of fungus crop up on her legs this morning after making contact with the heavy dew in the grass.
Philippa Humphreys and Rich N Famous. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Forty horses came forward to the ground jury in the CCI3*, with 39 accepted. Sean McIntosh’s mount Wild T’Mater was the only horse in this division sent to the holding box, and he was not accepted upon re-representation.
The jog definitely proved to be eventful, with the vast majority of the horses taking a distinct disliking to the two large pots of bright pink flowers sitting at the end of the jog strip. You just never know what kinds of monsters are lurking in flowers.
DANGER!
The schedule for the event shifted to part of dressage behind held today due to record high entries. The entire CCI2* division will go this afternoon, with the first handful of CCI3* horses also going. Then we’ll have two full days of dressage on Thursday and Friday.
Everyone please make note that due to the schedule changes some ride times have shuffled around. Click here to see the latest PDF of ride times and keep checking the Competitors page on the Jersey Fresh website for updates.
Click here to catch up on EN’s predictions for who might take the big win in the CCI3*, which is one of the final Olympic selection trials for the U.S. team. Scroll down for a jog gallery, which I’ll keep updating throughout the day.
Jersey Fresh Links: Website, Schedule, Entries, Ride Times, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, Twitter, Instagram
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- Tracey Bienemann and Geoni. Photo by Jenni Autry.
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- Lizzy Jahnke and Princeton. Photo by Jenni Autry.
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- Allie Knowles and Bayr Necessity. Photo by Jenni Autry.
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- Colleen Rutledge and Roulette. Photo by Jenni Autry.
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- Blair King and Kingsman. Photo by Jenni Autry.
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- Philippa Humphreys and Rich N Famous. Photo by Jenni Autry.
