Will Coleman and Obos O’Reilly Win Bromont CCI3*

Will Coleman and Obos O'Reilly jumped clear to win the Bromont CCI3*.

Will Coleman and Obos O’Reilly jumped double clear today around a tough show jumping course to clinch the win in the Bromont CCI3*. Sitting in second after the dressage, Will said this horse is very green at this level and, as a result, he was cautiously optimistic about how Obos would fair across the country. But the horse jumped beautiful yesterday, coming home clear with eight time penalties. After that smashing cross-country trip, Will said he really being coy with us about the horse’s abilities. In reality, Will rode Obos perfectly all weekend, giving him a confidence-building run across a very tough Derek Di Grazia cross-country course and piloting him to a perfect round today around a show jumping course that only produced two double clears.

Selena O'Hanlon and Foxwood High finished in second place.

Selena O’Hanlon and Foxwood High claimed the other double clear round, which moved them up from fifth to second place in front of an enthusiastic Canadian crowd. It’s super impressive that Selena completed the Bromont CCI3* on all three of her horses; she finished in fourth on Bellaney Rock and 12th on A First Romance. Sally Cousins and Tsunami pulled one rail to drop to third place, but Sue jumped really well and didn’t look the least bit tired after delivering the only double clear cross-country trip in the entire division yesterday. If all goes according to plan, Sally and Sue will be representing the U.S. at Burghley this fall. Best of luck to Sally and Sue as they continue preparing for their trip across the pond.

Sally Cousins and Tsunami finished in third place.

As was the case in the CCI2* earlier this afternoon, rails fell frequently all throughout the course. I’ve been rooting for Kyle Carter and Madison Park all weekend, and Parker tried his heart out on the cross country yesterday to come into the show jumping in third place. Unfortunately, Kyle and Parker pulled four rails to drop to ultimately drop to eighth. But Parker looked so good all weekend, and I’m pumped to see him back in action. Allison Springer and Copycat Chloe pulled one rail to finish in fifth place, and Chloe also earned the honor of Best Conditioned Horse at Bromont. Of course, the real question surrounding the CCI3* is how Will Coleman will be celebrating his victory. Will he continue the tradition Jon Holling started last year of streaking by the famous Bromont sign? Stay tuned, EN.

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