Today the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) released the names of athletes selected for the 2016 Eventing High Performance Fall Eventing Training List. These riders will participate in sessions with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor with session locations and dates to be announced at a later time.
World Class List:
Hannah Sue Burnett (Middleburg, Va.)
Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.)
Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.)
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.)
Clark Montgomery (Tetbury, England)
Lynn Symansky (Middleburg, Va.)
National List:
Emily Beshear (Somerset, Va.)
Matt Brown (Cochranville, Pa.)
Will Coleman (Gordonsville, Va.)
Buck Davidson (Ocala, Fla.)
Sinead Halpin (OldWick, N.J.)
Colleen Rutledge (Mt. Airy, Md.)
Kim Severson (Charlottesville, Va.)
Tamra Smith (Temecula, Calif.)
Elisa Wallace (Jasper, Ga.)
Great Britain’s Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir found themselves in a familiar position today at the top of the leaderboard after dressage at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, scoring a 26.0. A year ago, Ingham and “Banzai” led the field heading into cross-country after Friday’s dressage, but they drew an earlier start this year, and Ingham’s got a few more challengers to come tomorrow.
In comparison to many of his other upper-level event horses, Commando 3, or “Connor” as he is known in the barn, is still a newer ride for Boyd Martin, but that hasn’t held the pair back.
Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.
Let the fun and games begin! This morning kicks off the official start of competition at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE). The hefty four-star field is the first to set foot in the Rolex Stadium starting at 8:00 a.m. Last year we saw 49 four-star pairs in this division, but this year there are 63 pairs in the field.