Lizzie Brown and Henton Attorney General Win Boekelo

Lizzie Brown and Henton Attorney General

The top of the leaderboard saw quite a shuffle this afternoon in the conclusion of show jumping at Boekelo, as numerous top horses went bowling for poles. While Lizzie Brown and Henton Attorney General’s trip started out a bit rocky, she kicked on to pull of a great clear round to clinch the win on 39.8, the only score in the 30s. I thought I’d see pigs fly before I saw Michael Jung drop more than one rail in a major competition, but the lovely little mare fischerRocana FST pulled three, which dropped them all the way down from second to finish in eighth place. Ingrid Klimke and Hale Bob 3 also ran into trouble, pulling three rails to drop them from third to ninth place. Boyd Martin and Liz Halliday-Sharp jumped earlier in the day, each pulling rails; click here and here to see those reports.

Mark Todd and Leonidas II

The show jumping definitely proved to be very influential, and I imagine the riders who enjoyed spots in the top five overnight are currently scratching their heads wondering exactly what went wrong. In contrast, pairs that delivered clear rounds were rewarded with huge jumps up the leader board. Peter Thomsen and Horseware’s Barny came into the show jumping in seventh place and ultimately finished in second place thanks to their clear round, which I caught on video. Mark Todd and Leonidas II also jumped clear, which moved them up from eighth to third place. Kenki Sato and Chippieh jumped a brilliant clear and finished in fourth place, moving up from ninth place. And Kitty King and Persimmon dropped one rail but still moved up one spot, ultimately finishing in fifth place.

Kenki Sato and Chippieh

Despite Michael and Ingrid’s less-than-stellar show jumping rounds, Germany still handily won the Nations Cup title for the sixth consecutive year on a score of 148.6. Great Britain finished in second place on a score of 171, and Ireland moved up one spot to ultimately finish in third place after their team rose to the occasion today. Even with just three riders, the U.S. finished in seventh place out of 13 teams, which I know doesn’t scream success, but I guess I’m searching for silver linings after a rough week here in Boekelo. It’s a slight consolation that so many of the top pairs also struggled in the show jumping — Ze Terminator himself pulled more rails than our two riders combined — but that doesn’t justify those rails. We just have to get better. Go Team USA.

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