The Blenheim show jumping has just concluded. Here is a quick video interview with Piggy after her round from ESJ. ESJ will be around with a full report from Sunday at Blenheim shortly and until then check out Horse and Hound’s recap of the CCI3* and CIC3*.
The story of the day from Blenheim is undoubtedly the failure of Australia to get a team qualifier for the Olympics, which went instead to Japan. The second biggest story is the great performance of Team USA. Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister took a huge step forward on not just the North American but the world stage by finishing on their dressage score and in second. Clark Montgomery continued Loughan Glen’s top performances and finished fifth despite 8 penalty points on the cross-country and a couple of mistakes on the flat–that horse’s upside is huge. Pawlow and Will Faudree have their show jumping back on top form and finished in second with a double-clear today. Phillip had 7 penalties in the show jumping with *Mighty Nice but he has to feel like William is right on track after handling the 3* course yesterday and finishing in 12th. Three US riders finished in the top 8
ESJ will have much much more from Blenheim shortly. Go Team USA.
