United States Eventing Association

And they're off! The first official day of competition at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) begins today and we have a schedule jam-packed with dressage for both the four- and five-star fields. Competitors in the CCI4*-S will get things underway at 8:00 a.m. EST in the Rolex Stadium with Lisa Barry (USA) and her own Irish Sport Horse mare Rosie's Adventadora (Formula One x Rajacon's Rose) leading the 58-horse field. We will only see 28 four-star pairs today, however, with the remaining 30 kicking off their competition weekend tomorrow.

Buck Davidson and the 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Cooley Candyman (Sligo Candy Boy x Dashing Hill), who Davidson co-owns with Cassandra Segal, will be the final pair to contest the four-star test today before judges Andrew Bennie (NZL) and Bea di Grazia (USA) at 11:52 a.m. EST. Four-star dressage will resume on Friday and will run from 8:00 a.m. EST to 11:45 a.m. EST.

Five-star competition gets underway at 1:30 p.m. EST with New Zealand pair Tim Price and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Jarillo (Dantos x Fiorilla), owned by Lucy Allison, Frances Stead, and James and Rachel Good, serving as the first of 17 pairs to trot down the centerline for the 2025 five-star season. Harry Meade (GBR) and the 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding Et Hop du Matz (Nouma D'Auzay x Prima du Matz), who Meade co-owns with Mandy Gray, will be the last pair to present before judges Christian Steiner (AUT), Anne-Mette Binder (DEN), and Peter Gray (CAN) at 4:04 p.m. EST today. The remaining 18 pairs on the five-star roster will close out the dressage phase tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Here is what you need to know to follow along today:

• Horses and riders in the CCI4*-S will perform the 2025 FEI CCI4* Test C, and horses and riders in the CCI5*-L will perform the FEI Five-Star Test C.
• Access details regarding the livestream for both the four-star and five-star here.
• Follow along with the live scores for both the CCI5*-L and CCI4*-S here.
• Dressage ride times for the CCI5*-L can be found here.
• Dressage ride times for the CCI4*-S can be found here.
• The USEA will be posting updates throughout the day on Instagram. Follow @useventing to keep up with the action.
• Don’t forget to stop by the USEA booth on the hill behind the Rolex Stadium to shop our exclusive new USEA apparel!
• Want more facts? Read through the USEA’s Fast Facts of the K3DE!
• Want to get early eyes on the cross-country course? Check out our course walk here!

​Helpful Links

• K3DE Website
• USEA Prize List
• CCI5*-L Order of Go
• CCI4*-S Order of Go
• Schedule of Events
• Livestream
• Live Scores
• USEA’s Coverage
• Meet the Five-Star Field

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