Alex Kohlheyer Goes Muddin’ at Stuart Horse Trials

Oops! Photo via Stuart Horse Trials' Facebook page. Oops! Photo via Stuart Horse Trials' Facebook page.

Alex Kohlheyer got a little more than he bargained for in show jumping warmup yesterday at the Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials. After a sunny Saturday for cross country, the rain rolled in on Sunday, making for slippery going in the grass warmup area for show jumping. Alex gave us the story behind the photo, which Stuart posted on Facebook this morning.

Alex and Saxon Mills, owned by Martha Woodham, were in ninth place in the Junior Novice Rider division after going clear inside the time on cross country. “I was finishing up my warmup, and right after I jumped the vertical, there was a big mud patch through the turn,” Alex said. “When we went through the turn, his back legs slipped under him. We fell to the ground and slid in the mud.”

Thankfully, both Alex and the horse were uninjured, so he hopped back on and went into the ring for show jumping covered in mud, pulling two rails to finish in 10th place on a final score of 45.5. We like the determination, Alex! And if anyone has tips for getting the mud to come out of that saddle pad, I’m sure Alex would be happy to read your ideas in the comments.

Go Eventing. #insanityinthemiddle

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