Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

Will Coleman and Off The Record. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

On Thursday, it was Michael Jung who set the record between the white boards, but yesterday it was the turn of Will Coleman, who threw down a 21.8 with his old friend Off The Record. That’s the lowest recorded dressage score in the Cosequin 4*-S at Kentucky, but not only that, it’s a new PB for Off The Record.

Now though, it is time for the real fun to start, for cross country day is finally upon us. Can Michael and Will hold their respective leads? We will soon find out…

The 4*-S cross country begins at 9AM EST/3PM CET, while the first f our 5* competitors will leave the start box at approximately 1.30PM EST/7.30PM CET. You can follow along with Cheg’s live blogs here for the 4* and here for the 5* (REMEMBER: THESE LINKS WON’T BE LIVE UNTIL THE ACTION GETS GOING) and catch the live stream here (or over at ClipMyHorse if you are outside of the US).

Need a refresher of the current standings after two days(!) of formalities in the dressage arenas? Head over to the official Kentucky website, where you will also find the ride times of all of your favourite riders.

If you need anything else, you will probably find it here, at the Eventing Nation Kentucky Hub. We are updating it regularly, bringing you all the latest news and results as soon as they happen – keep that tab open! Make sure that you are following us on Facebook and Instagram, too – and sign up to our broadcast channel too. That way, you really won’t miss a thing – even the behind the scenes bits you didn’t know you needed!

Now all that is left to do is to wish all of our competitors a safe and happy trip around the park – settle in and hold on tight, it’s time to GO EVENTING!

U.S. Weekend Preview

Defender Kentucky (KY): [Website] [Tickets] [Official Schedule] [Entries & Ride Times] [Scoring] [XC Maps – Coming Soon] [ClipMyHorse Live Stream] [USEF Network on ClipMyHorse Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage] [Ultimate Guide] [Form Guide]

Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Spring H.T. (VA): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Horse Park of New Jersey Spring H.T. (NJ): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]

Major International Events

Ballindensik International Horse Trials: [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring]

Links & Reading

Not content with multiple 5* wins and a European title, Ros Canter is also about to add a marathon to her endless list of achievements. Find out more about why she is running just over 26 miles this weekend – tissues at the ready.

Would it really be 5* season without the return of our favourite non-eventing Kiwis’s? Catch up with Mitch, Brayden and Tilly Hughes – Laura Collett’s right hand girl – in the latest episode of Eventing Weekly

Sad news from across the pond, as last year’s Badminton runner up, Lucy Latta, withdraws from this year’s competition.

Learn more about today’s 4*-S pathfinder, Lisa Barry and her homebred mare,”Possum” – including the challenges that they have faced, and overcome, on their path to Kentucky.

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Follow along on the road to, well, this weekend with 5* rookie rider Shannon Lilley! You can read more about Shannon in our rookie profile here.

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