Rolex 2014: Cross-Country Action Through the View Finder

Lillian Heard and Share Option Jump out of Land Rover Hollow

It was a gorgeous day for red on the right, white on the left and insanity in the middle! The best of the best came out in full force to show everyone how cross country should be done.

Instead of boots and breeches, I pulled on my most comfortable running shoes and set out to capture every horse and rider pair at Rolex 2014 over as many different jumps as possible. At the end of the day, I had 3,641 photos of the majority of the cross country competitors. I hope that this album has captured the action for those of you who weren’t at Rolex this year, and that it brings back great memories for everyone who was there.

: Buck Davidson and Park Trader at the Head of the Lake

: Buck Davidson and Park Trader at the Head of the Lake

: Selena O’Hanlon and Bellaney Rock jump the first element into the Head of the Lake

: Selena O’Hanlon and Bellaney Rock jump the fish at the Head of the Lake

: Selena O’Hanlon and Bellaney Rock jump the duck at the Head of the Lake

: William Fox-Pitt and Seacookie TSF jump the first element into the Head of the Lake

: William Fox-Pitt and Seacookie TSF jump the fish at the Head of the Lake

: Phillip Dutton and Trading Aces jump the first element into the Head of the Lake

: Phillip Dutton and Trading Aces jump the fish at the Head of the Lake

: Kristin Schmolze at the Head of the Lake (minus the horse) on a course walk

: Marilyn Little and RF Demeter jump in at the Head of the Lake

: Marilyn Little and RF Demeter jump the duck at the Head of the Lake

: Marilyn Little and RF Demeter. Photo courtesy of Kasey Mueller/Rare Air Photography.

: Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville at Rolex. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carnivale jump in at the Head of the Lake

: Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carnivale at the Head of the Lake

: Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carnivale jump the duck at the Head of the Lake

: Jon Holling and Zatopek B jump the first element in to the Head of the Lake

: Jon Holling and Zatopek B at the Head of the Lake

: Jon Holling and Zatopek B jump the fish at the Head of the Lake

: Jon Holling and Zatopek B at the 5th element in the Head of the Lake

: Michael Pollard and Mensa G at the Head of the Lake

: Michael Pollard and Mensa G at the Head of the Lake

: Michael Pollard and Mensa G at the Head of the Lake

: Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda at Rolex 2014. Photo by Jenni Autry.

: Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda jump the duck at the Head of the Lake

: Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda at the Head of the Lake

: Erin Sylvester and No Boundries at the Head of the Lake

: Erin Sylvester and No Boundries at the Head of the Lake

: Erin Sylvester and No Boundries at the 5th element in the Head of the Lake

: Emily Beshear and Here’s To You jump into the Head of the Lake

: Emily Beshear and Here’s To You at the Duck jump in the Head of the Lake

: Emily Beshear and Here’s To You at the Head of the Lake

: Megan O’Donoghue and Pirate at the first fence into the Head of the Lake

: Megan O’Donoghue and Pirate at the Head of the Lake smiling through the 3rd element

: Megan O’Donoghue and Pirate at the Head of the Lake 5th fence

: James Alliston and Parker gallop away

: Rachel McDonough and Irish Rhythm at the off set Brush

: Rachel McDonough and Irish Rhythm gallop away

: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin & Juice jump into the Hollow

: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin & Juice jump into the Hollow through the Keyhole

: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin & Juice jump out of the Hollow

: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin & Juice gallop away

: Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz jump into the Hollow

: Katie Frei and Houdini jump into the Hollow

: Katie Frei and Houdini gallop away

: Julie Norman and Consensus. Photo by Alec Thayer.

: Julie Norman and Consensus into the Hollow

: Julie Norman and Consensus in the Hollow

: Sarah Bullimore and Reve Du Rouet jump into the Hollow through the Land Rover Keyhole

: Sarah Bullimore and Reve Du Rouet jump out of the Hollow

: Sarah Bullimore and Reve Du Rouet gallop away

: Sally Cousins and Tsunami at Rolex. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Sally Cousins and Tsunami at the Corner in the Hollow

: Sally Cousins and Tsunami jump out of the Hollow

: Kevin Keane and Fernhill Flutter jump into the Land Rover Hollow through the Keyhole

: Kevin Keane and Fernhill Flutter jump out of the Hollow

: Miss Jane’s Corgi Manning the Golf Cart. With me being a Corgi lover, means that you have to put up with Corgi pictures in all XC albums 🙂

: Lillian Heard and Share Option through the Keyhole in Land Rover Hollow

: Lillian Heard and Share Option at Rolex this spring .

: Lillian Heard and Share Option in Land Rover Hollow

: Lillian Heard and Share Option in Land Rover Hollow

: Lillian Heard and Share Option Jump out of Land Rover Hollow

: Jan Byyny and Inmidair into Land Rover Hollow

: Jan Byyny and Inmidair through the Keyhole in Land Rover Hollow

: Jan Byyny and Inmidair at the brush corner in Land Rover Hollow

: Jan Byyny and Inmidair at the brush corner in Land Rover Hollow

: Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot in the galloping lane

: Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot in the galloping lane

: Ruy Fonesca and Tom Bombadill Too at the Off Set Brush

: Robert Meyerhoff and Dunlavin’s Token in the galloping lane

: Alice Dunston and Fernhill Present

: Phillip Dutton and Mr Medicott at the Tobacco Stripping Bench

: Phillip Dutton and Mr Medicott

: Phillip Dutton and Mr Medicott

: Kaitlin Spurlock and Expedience

: Lauren Kieffer and Veronica take the Ditch and Brush with ease

: Lauren Kieffer and Veronica at the Ditch and Brush

: Lauren Kieffer and Veronica at Rolex. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Daniel Classing and Houston at the Hammock

: Daniel Classing and Houston in the galloping lane

: Daniel Classing and Houston at the Curvy Brush in the Normandy Bank complex

: Daniel Classing and Houston at Rolex this year. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Lindsay Oaks and Enchantez in the galloping lane. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Dana Widstrand and Relentless Pursuit enter the Park Question

: Dana Widstrand and Relentless Pursuit at the first Sod House in the Park Question

: Dana Widstrand and Relentless Pursuit at the last element of the Park Question

: Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star in the galloping lane

: Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star at the first fence of the Park Question

: Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star at the Park Question Sod House 1

: Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star at the Park Question Sod House 2

: Marilyn Little’s smile says it all as she and RF Smoke on the Water enter the Park Question

: Marilyn Little and RF Smoke on the Water at the Park Question Sod House 1

: Marilyn Little and RF Smoke on the Water at the Park Question

: Andrew Nicholson and Avebury at the Park Question

: Andrew Nicholson and Avebury at Rolex. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Andrew Nicholson and Avebury at Rolex. Photo by Kasey Mueller.

: Selena O’Hanlon and Fooxwood High at the Park Question

: Andrew Nicholson and Avebury at the Triangle Brush

: Andrew Nicholson and Avebury galloping between fences

: Jeenifer McFall and High Times at the Park Question Rail

: Jeenifer McFall and High Times at the Park Question Sod Cabin 1

: Jeenifer McFall and High Times at Rolex. Photo by Sally Spickard.

: William Fox-Pitt and Bay My Hero take the Goose

: William Fox-Pitt and Bay My Hero in the first water

: William Fox-Pitt and Bay My Hero out of the first water

: William Fox-Pitt gives Bay My Hero a pat on the Rolex cross country course. Photo by Rare Air Photography.

: Sharon and Wundermaske into the first water

: Sharon White and Wundermaske take the Goose

: Sharon White and Wundermaske in the first water complex

: Kristin Schmolze and Ballylaffin Bracken into the water

: Kristin Schmolze and Ballylaffin Bracken take the Goose

: Kristin Schmolze and Ballylaffin Bracken in the water

: Allison and Arthur into the first water

: Allison Springer and Arthur take the Goose

: Libby and SirRockstar into the Water Park

: Libby Head and Sir Rockstar. Photo courtesy of Kasey Mueller.

: Libby and Sir Rockstar in the first Water Complex

: Buck and Ballynoe Castle into the Water

: Buck and Ballynoe Castle take the Goose

: Buck and Ballynoe Castle in the first water complex

: Libby and Sir Rockstar at the Wattle and Daub Cottage

: Libby and Sir Rockstar

: Buck and Ballynoe Castle at the Horse Park Barns

: Buck and Ballynoe Castle RM (Reggie) head for home.

: Some of the action that happens at the end of the XC course. Here is Aurthur and Sir Rockstar in the D Box with their teams and the vets.

: Sir Rockstar gets love from Libby in the vet box.

: Arthur gets TLC from his team.

: Arthur and team in the D box.

: Buck and Bruce had some laughs at the end of a long day of XC riding

: Phillip Dutton (left) and wife Evie (right) accepted a 2014 Range Rover Evoque from Kim McCullough (center), the Land Rover of North America vice president for branding, at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. (Ben Radvani photo)

: Phillip and his wife Evie test drive the new Land Rover that he won for being the American rider closest (dead on in this case) to optimum time.

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