Arthur is excited for Friday afternoon Luhmuhlen notes

“I think I was feeling very confident & relaxed with the superb preparation given to me by Bettina Hoy— love her! It was considerably colder and windy today, so Arthur felt very up!!! He also felt very on the job… I love how he is maturing. Two out of three of the judges had me winning, one was 4% different which left me in second.”

Looking ahead to Saturday, we are getting some mixed messages about the cross-country course.  Course designer Mark Phillips has said publicly that he has tried to make the course easier than last year, but the quotes from the riders are cautious.  Jennifer Wooten-Dafoe told me that the course looks big and challenging but “oh so much fun!”  Best of luck to Jennifer and to all the other horses and riders.