Julie Wolfert and Wonderee Barger are 8th in the advanced after a smooth test
Like the CIC3*, the last ride of the day took the victory in the Red Hills advanced dressage. Jessica Phoenix and Exploring delivered an impressive 25.9 to take a narrow lead over Will Coleman and Twizzel. Twizzel and Exploring stand 4 points ahead of the pack.
1. Jessica Phoenix and Exploring 25.92. Will Coleman and Twizzel 26.63. Danielle Dichting and Tops 30.34. Phillip Dutton and William Penn 30.95. Matt Flynn and Weatherly 31.96. Lucia Strini and Oudo 32.27. Lisa Barry and Kenzo de a Roque 33.4
–Exploring (along with Exponential) are on the 2011 Canadian training list for Jessica. Exploring is very fast on the XC and they will make a formidable pair tomorrow.
–It is great to see Twizzel back in action this year. This horse has the chance to win a 4* for Will and his 26.6 looked like there was still a lot of upside. When Will starts consistently having horses at 4*’s, look out.
–The advanced division has quite a few excellent younger riders who are ready to make a splash. Danielle Dichting, Matt Flynn, Lucia Strini, Lisa Barry, and Julie Wolfert are all riders who might not be household names yet but they will be soon, and they are all in the top 10 of the advanced.
–CIC* cross country starts at 8:30am Saturday and the CIC3* starts at 11:45am.
That’s all for now. Right now the barns are quiet and the cross-country course is filled with riders walking their courses. Check back throughout the weekend for all of our Red Hills coverage and links to all the other great coverage around the interweb. As always, go eventing.
