Karen and Veronica take the lead in the CIC*** going into the lunch break
Karen O’Connor is on fire today; not content with dominating the CIC** earlier this morning with Mandiba and RF Amber Eyes in 1st and 2nd places, she did a lovely test on Veronica right before lunch to take an early lead. All her horses were beautifully turned out by Max of course, as we’ve come to expect nothing less, and Linda Zang, who’s in demand this weekend with Colleen Rutledge and Sharon White, was busy helping her as well. As soon as she’d finished her test on Veronica, Karen hopped off and stood in the rain to coach Marilyn on RF Demeter who also did a very nice test to sit in second place at lunchtime. All live scores are available here. Demeter looks better than she did when I first saw her at Rocking Horse, she’s put weight on and has more muscle and top line, and just looks more impressive to me. She has stunning movement, and I think is just going to improve more which is exciting for Marilyn, and for the team.
Meanwhile in the Advanced Ring Michael Pollard performed what we’ve come to expect from him, his customary polished, accurate test, this time on the lovely, elegant Icarus to take the lead from Michelle Mueller on Amistad. Lots more pictures and reports to come this afternoon from The Fork. Go Eventing!
