Max McManamy and Beacon Hill rode into 4th
Leslie and Rehy Lux were the last to ride before the lunch break but they saved the best for last, with the best test of the morning in the Bromont CCI3* by 8 points. A 42.3 was no surprise for Rehy, who has been impressive on the flat all spring. Emily Beshear and Here’s To You had a very accurate test for a 50.6. Carl Bouckaert and Raphael of Belgium rode a lovely forward and relaxed test for a 51.2 and they sit in 3rd at the break.
Bromont CCI3* Dressage Lunchtime Scores
1. Leslie Law and Rehy Lux 42.3
2. Emily Beshear and Here’s to You 50.6
3. Carl Bouckaert and Raphael 51.2
4. Maxance McManamy and Beacon Hill 51.5
5. Amy Routh Borun and Santa’s Playboy 55.6
–Tamra Smith and Mar De Amor of Canada started the day off with a floaty test that included 3 foot perfect halts. But an error and a bobble in the canter work held back their score.
–Comparing Tamra’s scores with some of the others today, the judges definitely seem to be preferring forward and consistent to big moving and floaty, to use the technical dressage terms.
–Emily Beshear and Here’s To You have a great shot at surprising a lot of people this weekend. Thier 50.6 was no surprise for me as Emily is one of the best dressage riders in the CCI3* field today.
Update: Video of Emily and Here’s To You
–Leslie and Rehy looked like they were going to take the lead from the moment they started circling the arena. The movement was both forward and fluid and the great thing is that it looks like there is more movement and more relaxation to be had for an even lower score. Leslie’s wife Lesley doesn’t stop pacing during his tests.
–Beacon Hill presented a lovely picture with Max today and they represent the west coast well in 4th at the break.
–There were 3 errors in the morning sessions, two of which were for making the final halt a letter too late.
–Buck Davidson and Titanium had one of the best tests I have seen from them and I felt Titanium deserved a better mark than a 58.5.
–It’s a diverse leader board at the break with a British rider, a Virginian, a Belgian, and a West Coaster in the top 4 places.
–Mara Depuy is always a model of accuracy and she rode Fun Maker to the best score she could. Fun Maker poked his nose big time in the first halt and there were other cheeky moments throughout the test.
The schizophrenic Canadian weather of Thursday has given way to a picture perfect sunny and cool Bromont day. The training level and CCI3* are running simultaneously next to each other in the main arena. We’ll have much more from both shortly and until then, go eventing.
