Today at the Pau CCI4* in France, Lucy Boynton Lie’s Crackerjack had a wonderful cross-country round. I felt like it was one of our best ever trips together: we were jumping clear and took all the direct routes, and coming into the final stretch in the arena, he had plenty left in the tank. He felt fresh and his ears were pricked and I was thrilled with the way he was going.
Well, it didn't quite go how I had planned...but as Ned Kelly says, "Such is life". Remington pulled up well yesterday after the cross-country and looked super sound in the trot up today. I felt that his energy and spirits were well, considering he had given me 110% the day before around a very tough day of cross country.
The sole U.S. competitor at Pau CCI4*, Boyd Martin, gives us his update after a splendid cross-country round, which bumped him and his partner Remington XXV (owned by Ron & Densey Juvonen) up one position to third.
Competing as the sole U.S. competitor, Boyd Martin is partnering with Ron & Densey Juvonen’s Remington XXV at this weekend’s Pau CCI4* in France. They’ve arrived safe and sound, passed the first horse inspection, and are gearing up for tomorrow’s dressage.