Photos from the cross-country phase of the CIC3* at Red Hills Horse Trials last weekend.
Amy Tryon & Coal Creek gallop for home.Megan Lanzarone with a cute expression on her face & Widespread Panic (who doesn't look too panicky either)Madeline Blackman & Gordonstown (I believe...can't see the number though)Canadian Lesley Grant-Law & Timber Spirit (had a great dressage test, by the way)Another Canadian Sandra Donnelly & Buenos Aires over the upside down Turtle (how sad, poor little turtle!)Cool shot of Allison Springer & Destination Known looking spot on with their form.Julia Steinberg & Mr. Big splashing through the water.Big jump over a wide table for Dornin Anne North & Lion DisplayDebbie Adams & the awesome Kheops du QuesnayCool shot of Imtiaz Anees & Extravagance over the Squirrel (yes, it's a squirrel, look at it's creepy head!)Kathryn Duke & Elliot IIIDarrah Alexander gives Law & Order a pat after negotiating the tough Mercedes complex.Leslie Law & Private Heart looking bold & awesome as everAmy Tryon & Leyland make their way through the Mercedes complex.Cool shot of Diana Burnett & Sagacious King (check out the Spanish Moss stuck in his bit...hehe).Mike Winter & Wonderful Will pop over the Mercedes comboJessica Kiener's mount My Boy Bobby decides to take a bit of a look at the Mercedes... wheee!Anthony Patch & Laine Ashker (who sang a gorgeous, goosebump-inducing rendition of the national anthem with her mother on Sunday morning).Jennie Brannigan & Kozmo looking very positive and in-sync
And just like that, it's the final day of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! First up this morning, 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 8:30 a.m. EST and be fo...
By the end of cross-country this morning in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, the standings looked nothing like they did after Friday’s dressage. Derek di Grazia’s track produced no double-clear rounds, and 34 of 42 starters completed.
Double-clears across Derek Di Grazia’s five-star track at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event were few and far between this afternoon, but it’s no surprise that one of the four horses who were able to accomplish that feat had the heart of a Thoroughbred.