Good morning from Jersey Fresh! It’s been raining on and off all morning, but the skies have cleared for now with about 30 minutes to go until the start of cross country. The CCI2* division is running first, with Will Faudree and Riesling De Buissy going out as the first on course at 9 a.m., and the CCI3*, CIC3*, and CIC2* divisions following in that order. There are 50 minute breaks between each division, so I’ll be running back to the admin building — where the Horse Park of New Jersey staff have kindly allowed us to set up EN headquarters — to bring you photos and full updates on all the action. In the meantime, you can stay up to date in this post, where I’ll be posting live updates from my phone. Go eventing.
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9:13: Will Faudree and Reisling Du Buissy come home double clear well inside the time.
9:15: Buck Davidson and Cool N’ Cavalier come home clear and 11 seconds inside the time.
9:20: Caitlin Silliman and Remington XXV are double clear. All three riders so far have come home 7 or 8 seconds inside the time.
9:26: Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights also come home double clear. I think it’s safe to say the time is easy to make with everyone coming home very fast so far.
9:32: Lauren Kieffer and Lucky Devil have a runout at the big corner coming out of the water at 6b.
9:33: Allie Blyskal and Sparrow’s Nio also come home double clear.
9:39: Jane Sleeper and Go Gizmo also come home double clear.
9:53: We’ve had seven double clears so far.
9:54: Sally Cousins and Ideal Contini are the eighth double clear.
9:57: Liz Millikin and Masterpiece 54 hit 6b very hard but managed to stay up. Scary moment for all of us at the water complex.
10:02: Savannah Fulton and Ringfort Tinkatoo come home clear with 25.2 time penalties.
10:10: Babette Lena comes home with two time penalties provisionally.
10:12: Polaris balked at entering the water and Sara Gumbiner had to circle him around and kick on. Since she hadn’t actually presented to 6A, so she’ll just lose the time.
10:16: Jane Jennings and Calvin come home clear with 4.8 time penalties.
10:27: Nina Fout and Walk About finish with 11.2 time penalties.
10:31: Ashley MacVaugh and Fernhill Can Do come home with 4.8 time.
10:35: Will Faudree and DHI Colour Candy pick up a stop jumping out of the bank at the Jersey Shore.
10:36: Shandiss McDond and Porsche Pride come home clear with 15.2 time.
10:51: Lauren Kieffer and Czechmate come home clear with 12 time penalties. Stay tuned for a full update.
