Go Gina! You earned it! Your win was the silver lining on the US Team experience and you should be incredibly proud... I know we are!A quiet moment for Gina and McKinlaigh - the bond between these two is extraordinary. What a special pair!Gina shares a hug on the podium with individual and team gold medallist Hinrich Romeike of Germany, and individual bronze medallist Kristina Cook of Great Britain.Gina and McKinlaigh beaming from ear to ear during their victory gallop while the crowd cheers them - what a special moment!"Woo hoo, we did it!"McKinlaigh didn't touch a single rail the entire day - quite a feat for this massive Irish Sport Horse - but then again, he's always been a lovely show jumper!Picture perfect as always!
Ask any U.S. eventing fan what the biggest day in the sport all year is, and they will most definitely respond with, "cross-country day at Kentucky." Saturday is by far the busiest event, normally averaging around 40,000 people at the Kentucky Horse Park, which is nearly 50% of the event's total ...
New Zealand’s Monica Spencer found herself in a familiar position at the end of the second day of dressage at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event today—in first after dressage in the five-star aboard her longtime partner Artist.
Try as they might, not a single horse and rider pair could top overnight leaders Tamie Smith and Danito’s dressage score of 27.0 in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, however there were two new pairs who joined them on the leaderboard following the second day...