United States Eventing Association

Today's the day! The first of the field in both the CCI4*-S and CCI5* will be putting their best foot forward in dressage to try and earn a leading spot in the first phase.

All 29 five-star entries were approved by the Ground Jury in the first formal horse inspection at the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Check out all of the images our team captured below.

Derek di Grazia been the cross-country course designer at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event since 2011, and this year, as always, he's put together a masterful track for the feature CCI5*-L division. In addition, di Grazia has designed the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S track since the division w...