It’s time to take a peek behind the curtain and see the fruits of the labors of the top-notch course designing and building team at Kentucky! In just over a week’s time, we’ll be heading
...» Read More!
At just 20 years old, Cassie Sanger is our youngest competitor in the CCI5* lineup for the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event. 2025 has marked a big year for the young rider. Not only is
...» Read More!
For Lucienne Bellissimo (GBR), the path to her 5* debut at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event hasn’t been paved with shortcuts or serendipity. It’s been a long, grueling climb, marked by heartbreak, grit, reinvention, and
...» Read More!
Olympic champion and World #3 Christian Kukuk (GER) tops an impressive field of show jumping athletes set to compete in the Kentucky International CSI5* presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Entered to contest the courses
...» Read More!
It’s time to get the Defender Kentucky party started in earnest! We’re less than two weeks away from the 2025 running (get your tickets here), and Athletux has reprised their Behind the Barn interview series.
...» Read More!
Entries for the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, which runs alongside the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event’s CCI5* class, have been published after some logistical juggling on the part of the organizing team to accommodate as many entries
...» Read More!
It’s high 5* season and we now look ahead to the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, which has revealed its entry list for us to obsessively study. We’ve got a strong field full of Olympians, former
...» Read More!
Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), a non-profit, charitable organization that supports the development of equestrian sports through the staging of events at the highest level, is thrilled to announce a new name and elevated 5* status
...» Read More!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by USEF Network (@usefnetwork) We look forward to the annual recap of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, and this year the “mainstream” highlight show has moved from
...» Read More!
Dani Sussman left the Kentucky Horse Park on a high. It’s an indescribable feeling to complete any event, let alone one of the caliber that is the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Mix in the hours
...» Read More!
We all know why the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event is really the best weekend all year… It’s not the top-notch riding or the amazing cross country action. It’s definitely because of the Achieve Equine
...» Read More!
Somewhere buried in my Facebook photos reside some exceptionally poor Sony CoolPix photos from my various trips to what we then called Rolex Kentucky. When I think back to those years and teenaged me, one
...» Read More!
We enjoyed this short documentary following Will Coleman ahead of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, his and his team’s focus on their horses wellbeing and care always paramount to any discussion. Follow Will and take
...» Read More!
It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? as we continue to look back at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! This series of shots comes from the newly-added Walnut Mound question on the CCI5*
...» Read More!
It’s hard to believe the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event has come and gone already, but luckily there’s plenty of content to chew on as we make our respective journeys back home to nurse our
...» Read More!
Waking up this morning, a few scenarios ran through my head. In one, Tom McEwen or Yasmin Ingham took home the crown, each of them having somewhat of a comeback storyline when it comes to
...» Read More!
Since the inception of the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, last year’s champions Karl Slezak and Hot Bobo have been the only pair who managed to finish on their dressage score — but now Will Coleman and
...» Read More!
And so we find ourselves at the finale of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, which feels like it’s been going on for months and seconds all at once. We’ve seen some very smart dressage, masses
...» Read More!
We saw a relatively tame and uneventful Final Horse Inspection this morning across both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and the CCI5* divisions. In the end, all horses were accepted, and one — Quantum Leap (Doug
...» Read More!
Every year when I pull in to Kentucky Horse Park on cross country morning, I’m reminded of just how much I love this venue and this event. The energy and anticipation is palpable: eager fans
...» Read More!
We all awoke this morning to a greatly-reduced field in the 2024 Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event after six overnight withdrawals. We’ve all said that this would be a bloodthirsty bunch,
...» Read More!
I just love these moments right before cross country, when the air’s full of anticipation of the story that’s about to unfold. Despite all the years (decades) I’ve been following eventing for – the many
...» Read More!
We always look forward to seeing what Derek di Grazia has brought from his brain to the hallowed grounds of Kentucky Horse Park each spring for the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. This year is no
...» Read More!
