United States Eventing Association

Today's the day! The first of the field in both the CCI4*-S and CCI5* will be putting their best foot forward in dressage to try and earn a leading spot in the first phase. Competitors in the CCI4*-S will get things underway at 8:30 a.m. EST in the Rolex Stadium with Tamie Smith (USA) and the Kynan Syndicate's 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Kynan will be the pathfinder for the 48-horse field. We will only see 23 four-star pairs today, however, with the remaining 22 kicking off their competition weekend tomorrow.

Olivia Dutton and Sea Of Clouds (Malibu Moon x Winner's Ticket), owned by the Sea Of Clouds Partnership, will be the final pair to contest the four-star test today before judges Christina Klingspor (SWE) and Robyn Fisher (USA) at 11:42 a.m. EST. Four-star dressage will resume on Friday and will run from 8:30 a.m. EST to 11:42 a.m. EST.

U.S. rider Caroline Pamucku will start and end the five-star competition today with two of her three tides. Pamucku and the 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding HSH Tolan King (Tolan R x Kilmolash Clover Rhodes), owned by Kelley Hutchinson and the Tolan King Partnership, will serve as the first of 14 pairs to trot down the centerline. She and the 11-year-old warmblood mare She's The One (Jaguar Mail x One To Watch), owned by Pamukcu, Andy Hoff, Mollie Hoff, and Sherrie Martin, will be the last pair to present before judges Andrew Bennie (NZL), Valerie Pride (USA), and Seppo Laine (FIN) at 3:38 p.m. EST today. The remaining 15 pairs on the five-star roster will close out the dressage phase tomorrow starting at 1:30 p.m. EST.

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

• Horses and riders in the CCI4*-S will perform the 2026 FEI CCI4* Test A, and horses and riders in the CCI5*-L will perform the 2026 FEI CCI5* Test A.
• 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!

There are a couple of really cool activities taking place today as well:

• The USEA Adult Rider Program is hosting a course walk for members of the USEA Adult Rider Program. Walk the five-star cross-country course with course designer Derek di Grazia on Thursday, April 23, at 8:30 a.m. Meet up at the five-star start box to join!
• Don't forget to join the USEA and the USHJA on the hill at booth #314 for Champions Live on Friday, April 25, at 9:30 a.m. Featured guests will be top U.S. event rider, Emily Hamel and top U.S. show jumping rider, Lillie Keenan. We'll have an interactive Q&A so bring any questions you want to ask the pros!
  
• New this year is the USEA Lunch and Learn sessions held in the Safety & Wellness Arena (Annex 1 just outside the Trade Fair and next to the Kentucky Kids Club). These Lunch and Learn sessions will be at 12:15 each day. Today's session is with Dr. Angie Yates, DVM and Rob Burk. They will discuss equine safety.
• Come meet Vermiculus (Bug) a fan-favorite five-star veteran, on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on "The Hill" above the vendors near the cross-country entrance. He loves to take selfies, so come meet this five-star veteran and snap one with him. Bug is a homebred from Virginia who has excelled at the top levels of international eventing with Lauren Nicholson. The pair represented the U.S. Eventing Team at the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, helping the team secure their Paris 2024 Olympic qualification and earn team silver. In 2024, the pair finished as the top-placed U.S. combination at the CCI5*-L in Kentucky, winning the National Championship for the CCI5* level.

​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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