It's finally Maryland 5 Star week! Eventing lovers from all around the world will gather together at Fair Hill in Elkton, Maryland, this week for the third-annual competition which features a five-star showdown, the USEF Three-Star National Championship, and the 2023 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) East Coast Championships. There is no doubt that all eyes will be on the 26 pairs giving the five-star a go, so we took some time to outline some quick facts about each horse and rider pair to help familiarize you with them before the competition gets underway later this week.
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Even though this is his fifth time winning the CCI5*-L in Kentucky and the 12th five-star win of his career, Michael Jung still thinks luck plays a factor in every competition.
Phillip Dutton couldn’t refrain from laughing as William Coleman described the start of his partnership with the now 16-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Off The Record (VDL Arkansas x Drumagoland Bay).
It was a somewhat uneventful morning in the final horse inspection for both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L, which is always a great testament to the exemplary horse care that these top athletes receive and the horsemanship exhibited by their riders.
And just like that, it's the final day of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event and it's a full one in terms of the schedule. Before moving on to the final phase, competitors in both the CCI4*-S and CCI5*-L divisions will have to undergo the final horse inspection at High Hope Lane which will kick off with four-star competitors at 8 a.m. EST and be followed immediately by the five-star contingency.