It was a great day of cross-country riding at the Maryland 5 Star. There were 35 horses who crossed the finish and 11 of those were double clear. With British, French, New Zealand, Canadian, and American riders coming through the finish flags – it was a true world class competition. The USEA was at the finish to see what the riders thought after they completed the very first Maryland 5 Star cross-country track, designed by Ian Stark.
William Coleman (USA) and Dondante:
Jonelle Price (NZL) and Classic Moet:
Phillip Dutton (USA) Sea of Clouds:
Harry Meade (GBR) and Superstition:
Tim Price (NZL) and Xavier Faer:
Lauren Nicholson (USA) and Vermiculus:
Meghan O’Donoghue (USA) and Palm Crescent:
Andrea Baxter (USA) and Indy 500:
Emma Lomangino (USA) and Master Frisky:
Valerie Pride (USA) and Favian:
Astier Nicolas (FRA) and Babylon de Gamma:
Boyd Martin (USA) and On Cue:
Oliver Townend (GBR) and Cooley Master Class:
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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.
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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.