Pan Am Social Media Roundup: Livin’ It Up in Lima

The event horses and riders are all settled in at the Equestrian Club Militar La Molina in Lima, Peru ahead of the start of the Pan American Games. Their travels weren’t without a touch of drama, however, as the U.S. team horses’ flight from Miami was delayed. Luckily, supergroom Stephanie Simpson was there to look after them and see that they all arrived safely!

Now that everyone has had a chance to make themselves at home at the venue, the Games are about to begin as the first jogs take place tomorrow morning. It’s a major bummer that there isn’t a livestream of this pivotal event, but at least we can still have a look around thanks to the magic of social media. Here are some scenes from the teams’ first couple days in Peru:

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Salto 1 Cross

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Dream team 🇨🇦❤️

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There is a lot of high headed activities going on here at @lima2019juegos @mai.baum1 is very interested at the party that is getting set up for him this weekend. Day 2 went great! We were much safer riding around today and had a nice long and low school this morning and hack on the gallop this afternoon. It’s quite chilly here as it’s foggy and Peru’s winter this time of year so the horses are feeling fresh and ready for some competing. @lynn.symansky.equestrian and I went for a little walk around the perimeter of the venue and then a lot of waiting around. Tomorrow afternoon we get to walk the XC course and we also start to work on the finishing touches to perfect our dressage. There is an app with live scores so you can follow play by play of each person. It is very quick to upload scores and since their won’t be any live stream or long videos able to be posted this might be a good way to follow along. Also @usaeventing will be on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for quick updates and some footage for anyone wanting to keep updated. Trot up is Thursday at 9am and Dressage starts at 9am on Friday. Team USA Eventing will go 5th in the Nations order and the team will be riding in the following order: @lynn.symansky.equestrian @tsmitheventing @dpequestrian @boydmartin007 All of the horses are looking in great form and ready to tackle the job! Thanks everyone who is following along and who keep sending messages and liking our posts! Excited for our cheering squad to start arriving tonight and tomorrow. Catch up tomorrow 🇺🇸❤️💪 @ellenahearn @alexahearn9 @b_beventing @mecoston @k_smitheventing @bethikens @erhofmann @dianepitts44 @christinehaughturner @donnaphillips3715

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PERU Eventing Team

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Salto 1 Cross

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