Ruy Fonseca and Tom Bombadill Too have a globetrotting championship resume that includes the 2010 WEG in Lexington, the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara and the 2012 Olympics in London. But they’ve never had a test that equaled the one they had here today. Their score of 44.2 launched them into the top 10 of an increasingly cutthroat field.
Ruy has a lot of cheerleaders here in the U.S. and spent the beginning of 2014 in Florida preparing for Rolex. On behalf of his American fans (Eventing Nation being among them!) we caught up with Ruy after his test to congratulate him and see about his gameplan for the rest of the weekend:
Tom Bombadill Too and his groom head back to the barns after a successful dressage test. Photo by Leslie Wylie.
Here’s hoping Ruy’s “best test ever” turns into his “best competition ever” with quick, clear jumping rounds this weekend. Go Ruy, and Go Eventing!
