Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen at Barbury 2012. Photo by Samantha Clark.
Overnight leader of CIC*** Section B, Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen had one rail in show jumping to move them down to tied for third place. Piggy French and Tinkas Time are now in the lead, followed by Mary King and Imperial Cavalier. Canadian Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master went clear to move up from 10th to 8th going into cross-country. It’s a competitive division, with 65 horses entered.
In CIC*** Section A, the top 10 remains much the same after show jumping. Andrew Nicholson and Avebury went clear and retain a 4-point lead over Laura Collett and Rayef. Tim Price and Wesco round out the top 3. EN guest blogger Charlotte Agnew is in 31st place with Out of Africa Two, adding a rail to their dressage score of 52.2. 61 horses will start cross-country tomorrow in this division; that’s over 120 CIC*** horses in a weekend. I think it’s easy to see why riders like Clark Montgomery, Tiana Coudray, and Rebecca Howard are spending time in England: you simply cannot get that kind of competition experience here in the US, where we’re lucky to have 25 Advanced entries at a single event.
