Kentucky Dressage Friday Afternoon Open Thread, Presented by SmartPak

Welcome to the final dressage session here at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. We held our breath this morning as Chris Burton and Nobilis 18 took to the ring, and while parts of their test did trend above overnight leaders Michael Jung and fischerRoacana, they couldn’t quite overtake them. But the standings are very tight with Burto earning a score of 27.9 behind Michael’s 27.1.

Now we look to the afternoon rides. There are quite a few very competitive pairs yet to go, and we could be looking a completely different leaderboard by day’s end. Keep it locked here for all the action as it happens.

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3:15 p.m. Sorry for the short break. Just a happy EN server crash – nothing to see here! Stay tuned for a full report. Here are your current top 10:

2:50 p.m.

2:46 p.m. Lauren Kieffer and “Paddy” are trending around 64%. He might not be the flashiest mover, but they aren’t letting go of a single point.

2:42 p.m.

2:37 p.m. Cooley Master Class currently trending at 71%

2:35 p.m.

2:32 p.m. 

2:30 p.m. Hugely frustrating late changes behind for I’m Sew Ready and Phillip.

2:26 p.m. 

2:23 p.m. Caroline Martin and The Apprentice working through their changes now. Clean, but going a little wide with the hind legs might ding their score.

2:22 p.m. 

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2:16 p.m. 

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2:13 p.m. Buck Davidson makes his final appearance in the dressage arena with Copper Beach

2:11 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 31.1  for Lynn and Donner! That puts her exactly one rail behind Michael Jung.

2:06 p.m. 

2:02 p.m. Three cheers for the deer!

1:50 p.m. 

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1:47 p.m.

1:44 p.m. Beautiful test by Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights. A little bit of anticipating through the rein back, but now showing off his beautiful canter.

1:42 p.m.

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1:41 p.m.

1:40 p.m. Great marks for the walk, but the changes are a question mark. We eagerly watch the scoreboard.

1:35 p.m. After the first movements Kim is trending exactly on Marilyn’s marks.

1:33 p.m.

1:31 p.m. The crowd is booming today and we’re sure they’re ready to give a huge cheer for our next pair, Kim Severson and Cooley Cross Border.

1:28 p.m. Pawel Spisak showing off the lovely cadence of Banderas’ gaits. His coach, Michael Jung, is watching carefully from the sidelines.

1:26 p.m. Don’t forget! We also welcome show jumpers to the party this year.

1:25 p.m.

1:21 p.m.

1:20 p.m. OTTB fans out there? Paddy The Caddy and Erin Sylvester are in the ring showing off some great elastic movement.

1:19 p.m.

1:18 p.m.

1:12 p.m. Fan favorite Elisa Wallace and Simply Priceless are off. Looking very polished to start.

1:08 p.m. Brilliant ride to take the lead on 24.8!

1:06 p.m.

1:02 p.m. Pure class so far for Marilyn and Kitty. Her scores are trending at 74%

 

1:00 p.m. First back after the break, Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous, could challenge our leaders

12:45 p.m. 

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