Tom McEwen and JL Dublin. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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 In the end, all horses were accepted, and one — Quantum Leap (Doug Payne’s 5* ride) — was withdrawn from the holding box. Doug posted the following on social media:
“Unfortunately Quantum lost a shoe at fence 12. Slipping and sliding around the remainder of the course ultimately took its toll. Quantum wasn’t his usual self this morning so with his health and future our first priority, we’ll fight another day!”
Doug Payne and Quantum Leap. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
The only other hold came in the CCI4*-S when Corture, the ride of Briggs Surratt, was sent to the holding box. The mare was subsequently accepted when Briggs presented her.
Briggs Surratt and Corture. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
So we now move forward with a total of 24 pairs in the CCI5* and 40 in the CCI4*-S. There were also two overnight withdrawals in the 4*-S: Lucienne Bellissimo withdrew Dyri and Lindsay Traisnel withdrew Bacyrouge.
Show jumping begins for the 4*-S at 10:30 a.m. ET, followed by the 5* at 2:00 p.m. ET. We look forward to seeing the conclusion of an exciting weekend of eventing. Live stream information can be found here. We’ll see you soon!
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