Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Forty-six combinations will start the competition at at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event following the first horse inspection on an overcast afternoon here in Lexington, Kentucky.
The inspection was not without drama, as the ground jury of Christian Landolt (SUI), Jane Hamlin (USA) and Sue Baxter (GBR) sent seven horses to the holding box: Caroline Martin’s mount Spring Easy, Joe Meyer’s mount Johnny Royale, Erin Sylvester’s mounts Mettraise and Paddy The Caddy; Colleen Loach’s mount Qorry Blue d’Argouges, Sara Gumbiner’s mount Polaris, and Allie Knowles’ mount Sound Prospect.
Johnny Royale was withdrawn from the holding box. Mettraise was sadly not accepted upon re-presentation to the ground jury. The remaining five horses were all accepted.
We saw a number of fresh, fit horses, with Joe Meyer’s mount Clip Clop and Oliver Townend’s mount Cooley Master Class both kicking up their heels. As always, Lynn Symansky’s mount Donner provided quite the finale as the final horse in the order to jog — nothing runs like a deer!
Will Coleman and Tight Lines. Photo by Jenni Autry.
We had two guest Olympians jogging horses for injured riders in Leslie Law and Karen O’Connor. Leslie jogged both Spring Easy and The Apprentice for Caroline Martin, who is nursing a foot injury she sustained at Carolina International last month. Karen O’Connor jogged RF Scandalous for Marilyn Little, who is also battling a foot injury she sustained last November at the Ocala Jockey Club.
Stay tuned for a full photo gallery from the first horse inspection, as well as the winners of EN’s Unofficial Jog Awards.
Dressage starts tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. EST with Buck Davidson and Park Trader as the first down centerline. Click here to view ride times. Dressage will be shown live on USEF Network. Click here for details on how to watch live.
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