Kristi Nunnink and R-Star captured the overnight lead in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup & PRO Tour CIC3* at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials with a strong dressage performance and a double-clear show jumping round to score 47.3 penalties. Double-clean show jumping rounds were rare in all three international divisions today.
The seventh annual Woodside Preliminary Challenge will be the highlight of the Event At Woodside on May 22-24.
Competitors arriving for the Galway Downs annual Galway Downs International Horse Trials are finding a busier and even more beautiful Galway Downs Equestrian Center than ever before.
Barbara Crabo rode Eveready II to victory in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, scoring 53.2 penalties.
Nicci Guzetta, on Queen of Spades, and Tamra Smith, on Irish Blend, won divisions of the Training Level Three-Day Event at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event.
With no jumping faults on the cross-country course and the second-fastest time of the day on Copper Beech, Buck Davidson put himself in position to win the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event for the second consecutive year.
They may have traveled the farthest to get here, but Boyd Martin and Buck Davidson are making the most of their trip west by tying for the lead after dressage in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event.
The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event kicked off by showcasing the best future eventing talent on the West Coast, by hosting the West Coast Finals of the USEA 4- and 5-Year-Old Young Event Horse Championships, as well as the West Coast Finals for the USEA Future Event Horse Championships, for yearlings, 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds.
British Olympic medalist Ian Stark has been then the course designer at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event since 2007, and riders have always given rave reviews to the challenges he creates.
Whether you love a good scare, a good meal, or a good tune, you’ll find something to love at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event—in addition to plenty of great horses.
Buck Davidson, winner of the CCI3* at the 2013 Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, will journey from his base in Pennsylvania to defend his Galway Downs title, on Oct. 30-Nov. 2.