USEA sponsor John Nunn of Bit of Britain Saddlery and Nunn Finer has generously provided eventers with an incredible deal… free cross-country course walks at events all across the country with four-star level riders. Did you catch that? Free course walks with Olympians…at YOUR event! These guys will take the time to walk the courses with groups of competitors, giving tips on safety, discussing different routes and options as well as course design and construction. These freebies are way too cool to pass up, with top-notch riders such as Gina Miles, Boyd Martin, Kim Severson, Dorothy Crowell, Carol Kozlowski, Amy Tryon, Nadeem Noon, Ashley MacVaugh, Bonnie Mosser, Wendy Lewis, and Will Faudree leading you on your walk, you’re sure to pick up some valuable tips. Think of it as a free lesson! Take a peek at the coursewalk flyer (located on the Bit of Britain website, under Course Walks on the left-hand side) to see if they’ll be attending any of your events this season, then gather your fellow competitors and meet at the start box (check with show management to find out exact details). See you there!
Riders in both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L are sharing similar sentiments about this year's cross-country courses: course designer Derek di Grazia didn't play around this year. Here is what some of the riders across both divisions had to say about the tracks they will aim to conquer on Saturday.
Off The Record decided not to let Michael Jung be the only record-breaking entry at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event this week and delivered a career-best score in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S on Friday morning. He and Will Coleman delivered a test that received a score of 21.8, not only marking a personal best for the horse but also securing their position at the top of the leaderboard going into cross-country tomorrow.
Boyd Martin and the 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding Commando 3 were the last pair to go in the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L field on Friday afternoon and were warmly greeted to the bluegrass with an impressive downpour that outshined anything the other horse and rider pairs had to combat throughout the day. But that didn’t stop this pair from putting their best foot forward and impressing the judges enough to earn them a score of 26.0, just 0.2 points ahead of second-place pair Tom McEwen (GBR) and Brookfield Quality.
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