1 Spun, 24 5* Horses Accepted in First Maryland 5 Star Horse Inspection

By on Oct 12, 2022 2:47 pm -

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z will sadly not proceed to competition at Maryland 5 Star. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

We are through the first horse inspection here at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, but the jog was not without its dramatics for the 5* horses.

A total of 24 5* horses will move forward to dressage, which begins for both the 3* and 5* tomorrow, the 5* field thinned by one after Liz Halliday-Sharp‘s Deniro Z was sadly not accepted by the Ground Jury of Christian Landolt (SUI), Gretchen Butts (USA), Judy Hancock (GBR). Liz posted on social media later on that Deniro Z was dealing with an ill-timed hoof bruise.

“Very sad to share that Deniro Z will not be competing this week at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill p/b Brown Advisory as he presented with a badly timed foot bruise,” she wrote. “He has been feeling fit and ready and this was not something any of us expected at all. Obviously I am gutted for Deniro Z, his owners Ocala Horse Properties, my team and myself. We are disappointed that he won’t get his chance this time, but perhaps this is the universe telling us that this is not our event to run this year.”

Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 in tip-top turnout thanks to #supergroom McKenzie Ragan (and #supergirlfriend Mia Farley, probably). Photo by Tilly Berendt.

Also withdrawn prior to the jog were Great Britain’s Leslie Law and Voltaire de Tre.

In the USEF 3*-L National Championship, all horses presented were accepted by the Ground Jury of Peter Gray (CAN) and Valerie Pride (USA).

Christina Henriksen presents JTH Zest in the 3* jog. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

Dressage begins tomorrow for the 3* at 8:30 a.m. EST, with the 5* following at 2:00 p.m. EST. We’ll also kick off the USEA Young Event Horse competition tomorrow for both the 4- and 5-year-olds, so there’s plenty to check out if you’re planning to come in person. View the full schedule here. All ride times are now available and you can find them for each division here. You can still purchase tickets here.

Does anyone have a cuter pony face than Jessie Phoenix’s Wabbit? Definitely not. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

And don’t forget to sign up for our 4 Days of Giveaways with Ride iQ, World Equestrian Brands, and Horse & Rider Books, which kicks off tomorrow. You can click here to sign up, even if you aren’t here in person, and you can also sign up for notifications on our course walk with Kyle Carter and Sharon White Friday afternoon. We hope to see you there!

Tilly is here with shiny boots on and ready to bring you our famous (infamous?) Jog Awards later this evening, so stay tuned for much more from Maryland.

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