California Dreamin’: 90 Accepted at Galway Downs First Horse Inspection

Bec Braitling and Walterstown Don. Photo by Shelby Allen.

Cool breezes and cloud dotted skies greeted competitors this morning at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. This group of horses were miraculously well behaved, with most of the antics originating from the Training Three-Day group.

Of the 62 international horses presented, all but one were accepted. All 10 CCI3* and 14 CCI2* combinations were approved by the Ground Jury of Marilyn Payne (USA), Robert Stevenson (USA) and Peter Eck (BUL). They begin dressage tomorrow morning starting at 8:20 a.m.

In the CCI*, 37 were passed. Stephanie Nicora’s High In The Air was held and sadly not accepted when represented. 29 Training Three-Day riders have begun the dressage phase of competition after all were accepted this morning. Their endurance day begins tomorrow at 2 p.m.

You can watch all the Galway action from home this weekend thanks to the live stream provided by our friends at Ride On Video. Visit their website, for the stream.

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