How to Follow Military Boekelo CCIO4*-L This Weekend

Hallie Coon and Cute Girl jump into the main water at Boekelo. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

We’re kicking things off on a busy weekend of top-level eventing with two major CCI4*-L events happening here in the U.S. at Morven Park and also at Military Boekelo in the Netherlands. As I write this, the First Horse Inspection at Boekelo will be wrapping up, so you can anticipate a jog report coming from Tilly Berendt later on today. In the meantime, here are some more bits of information to help you follow along all weekend.

The Schedule

Tomorrow sees the start of two very full days of dressage, with 97 entries finalized for the start of competition. This is down from the original number of 103, and we do see that the USA’s Dan Kreitl has unfortunately withdrawn Carmango from competition before it begins; Tilly tells us he was sent to the hold along with several others in the field and then withdrew from the hold. She’ll have more in her forthcoming jog report.

Dressage will kick off at 9:00 a.m. local time, which is about 3:00 a.m. EST, on Thursday and Friday, 10/10 and 10/11.

From there, we’ll move to a full day of cross country on Saturday (10/12), also beginning at 9:00 a.m. local time / 3:00 a.m. EST.

Show jumping will commence at 10:30 a.m. local time / 4:30 a.m. EST on Sunday (10/13) to determine the final individual and Nations Cup team winners.

How to Watch Live

There will be two live streams to follow this weekend, one on ClipMyHorse.TV (which you’ll need a membership to watch — more info on that here) as well as on the FEI YouTube channel, which is free. You can find all of the scheduled live streams on the FEI YouTube channel here. All three phases will be broadcast on both streams.

Who’s Competing

More like — who isn’t competing? Boekelo is a big destination for many riders based in Europe, and it’s also one circled on the U.S. Eventing Team’s calendar each fall. The atmosphere at Boekelo — known amongst eventers as a perfect party venue, featuring a raucous competitors’ welcome party on Tuesday evening each year — is unmatched, with spectators crowding in on cross country day to imbibe while taking in the action. This and it’s up-to-standard CCI4*-L course makes it a standout for competitors looking to tick off an MER for a 5* next spring or to gain some strong Nations Cup experience.

A total of eight Nations Cup teams representing Germany, Ireland, USA, Great Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, and New Zealand. Representing the USA are team riders Phillip Dutton and Possante, Mary Bess Davis and Imperio Magic, Cassie Sanger and Redfield Fyre, and Hallie Coon with Cute Girl. Also representing the USA this week are Lauren Nicholson with both I’ll Have Another and Larcot Z, Olivia Dutton and Sea of Clouds, Alexa Gartenberg and Cooley Kildaire, Sophia Middlebrook and Prontissimo, and Cosby Green with Cooley Seeing Magic.

You can view the full list of entries here, which is the same link that will serve as your leaderboard throughout the weekend. Stay tuned for much more coming your way all weekend from Boekelo!

Military Boekelo CCIO4*-L (Netherlands): [Website] [Entries/Timing/Scoring] [ClipMyHorse.TV Live Stream] [FEI YouTube Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage]

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