Caiden Holling watching his father’s dressage
After a beautiful morning of dressage at The Fork, Canadian Jessica Phoenix and Exponential lead the CIC3* horses with 6 to go after lunch. Exponential was feisty when I saw Jessica riding him with David yesterday, but she did a great job keeping him calm and riding a very accurate test. There was no one in the morning rides that just looked incredible and the scores reflect that. Kelly Prather and Ballinakill Glory had an excellent test. The environment here at The Fork is a lot calmer than dressage at Rolex, but it seems like Ballinakill Glory has come a long way in the dressage. The athletic mare Absolute Liberty had an excellent test with Buck for third.
Update: Phillip Dutton and Isabella took the CIC3* lead with a lovely test after the lunch break. They will lead the CIC3* going into Friday.
Thursday CIC3* Dressage Scores
1. Phillip and Isabella 51.3
2. Jessica Phoenix and Exponential 51.6
3. Kelly Prather and Ballinakill Glory 51.9
4. Buck Davidson and Absolute Liberty 52.2
After the 6 more CIC3* rides, the main ring will switch over to the advanced division for the afternoon. Dressage in the CIC3* will resume in the morning. There are 53 horses in the CIC3* and 44 in the advanced. Go eventing.
