Photo of Boyd’s dressage score, courtesy of Leigh Mesher
55 horses competed in the first day of dressage at the Boekelo CCI3* in Holland on Thursday. Boyd Martin and the veteran Remington put together a brilliant performance to finish the day in 4th with a 45.8 as the only US pair to compete on Thursday. The best in Europe show up for Boekelo every year and the field is 110 horses deep. Zara Phillips and Lord Lauries took the lead after day one with a 40.6, meaning the door is left open for some great dressage performances on Friday to break into the 30’s and take the lead. Eventing Nation’s good friend Chris Burton and Underdiscussion are second on 43.4.
Boekelo Thursday Scores:
1. Zara Phillips and Lord Lauries (GBR) 40.6
2. Chris Burton and Underdiscussion (AUS) 43.4
3. Peter Flarup and Calista (DEN) 43.6
4. Boyd Martin and Remington (USA) 45.8
As a quick note on the timezones, Boekelo is ET+6, meaning that 12 noon on the US east coast is 6pm in the evening in Boekelo. As Annie mentioned in this morning’s post, there is no live video feed of the dressage that we can find. We are told that Boekelo will be offering live online video feed for at least the cross-country from 9am to 5pm local time here and we will keep you posted as the cross-country approaches.
The US has three remaining pairs set to ride dressage on Friday:
Tamra Smith and Mar De Amor at 10:36am local time (4:36am ET)
Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere at 1:38pm local (7:38am ET)
Michael Pollard and DV8 at 3:23pm local (9:23am ET)
The riders are busy walking the course this evening and then I am sure there will be a raging party tonight. Boekelo is known for its great parties to say the least. As for the cross-country, the Boekelo ground is not the best for holding water, so we will have to see how much it rains before Saturday. Here are a few photos from Holland:
Tamra, Mar De Amor, Heather, Macy, DV8, and Michael at the jog Thursday, photo courtesy of Leigh
Otis, Boyd, Remington, and Lindsey at the jog, photo via Leigh
Michael and Nathalie Pollard walking the course with Mike Huber (in blue), via USEF
And a few bonus Boekelo interviews:
Good luck to everyone tomorrow. Go Boekelo.
