Hello Eventing Nation! Well John is long gone by now and he has dangerously turned his site over to some very naughty behaved people. Despite my urge to want to post all the absolute random things I come across in my internet stalking, I am going to stick to plan and give you all an update about the Ocala CCI**/*.
Everything got under way today with the CCI jogs and the CCI* dressage. According to those in Florida, it is a balmy 90 degrees and sunny. I don’t know about you, but I find the idea of wearing a shadbelly in this weather to be miserable a thought! One competitor shared with me that the courses are beefed up this year and David O’Connor suggested at the briefing that the CCI** would be a good test for those hoping to make it to the CCI*** at Fair Hill this fall.
At the trot up Michelle Romero and Pikadilly as well as Kelly List and Smarty Pants did not present. According to a recent Facebook status, it sounds like Smarty Pants may be suffering from the ever so badly timed abscess. In addition, Alvaro Del Valled Pezzarossi (Yes, I had to look up how to spell that) and Percala as well as Hilda Donahue and Ashmore’s Godsend were held and not represented.
In the CCI* dressage, Robin Walker and Florenze lead (by 7 points!) the way with an impressive 42.8. Following behind them is Buck Davidson riding Sharon Will’s No More Rocks on a 49.70. Bringing up the top three is Skyeler Voss and Argento on a 50. The entire CCI* dressage is complete and all riders will have a day of course walking and mentally preparing before they tackle the tough course ahead.
The CCI** kicks off tomorrow just after 8 am and will be going all day long. Keep locked into EN for up to date news. We will be back with pictures and much more happenings. To check live scores, click [here].
Thanks to Jaclyn for Ocala updates. Go Eventing.
