Photo by Erin Gilmore
Good morning Eventing Nation! By the time you read this, show jumping will be underway. Here are a few links to catch you up on what you missed while you were sleeping.
Boyd and Silva were thrilled with Otis’ cross-country performance. “He is still a young horse and he tried his heart out for Boyd today!” [Boyd’s blog] Update: Otis is withdrawn before show jumping. [EN]
Dr. David Marlin penned a fascinating article about glycogen stores and why the Greenwich cross-country course likely took more out of the horses that tackled it than a normal Olympic cross-country course. [Discover Horses]
Q: In the event that Ingrid Klimke and Sara Algotsson Ostholt are still tied for the lead at the end of show jumping tomorrow, who wins? A: Sara, as she was closest to the optimum time on XC. [Eventing NZ]
The USEA gives a wrap-up of the cross-country and sounds optimistic about the opportunity to make up for lost ground in show jumping. “The current standings are so close that it will be down to the top four making mistakes to leave the door open for the Americans to return some clear rounds in the stadium tomorrow for a change of fortunes.” [US Eventing]
Run-outs, stops, thrills, spills… The Chronicle gives a rundown of “what happened where” on the cross-country course. [COTH]
The USEF recaps Olympic cross-country, with comments from the U.S. riders. [USEF Network]
Horse Talk NZ reports that Hawley Bennett-Awad is “on the mend,” gets comments from the riders, reports on the day’s thrills and spills, and recaps Canada’s bummer of a day.
Our friends at SmartPak get friendly with the spectators on course yesterday. [SmartPak Blog]
