by Nancy Jaffer | Jun 9, 2019
The Horse Park of New Jersey is seeking those with a dedication to horse sports in the state to become trustees of the facility in Allentown, where competitions for a variety of breeds and disciplines are held.
Seats on the board are opening next month. If you’re interested, send an application and resume to the Horse Park at 626 Route 524, Allentown, NJ 08510. The phone is 609-259-0170 and email is horseparkofnj@aol.com. The website is www.horseparkofnewjersey.com
by Nancy Jaffer | May 23, 2019
If hunter paces are your thing, Sunday June 9 is your day; you’ll just have to make a choice about where to ride.
Both the Monmouth County Hunt and the Essex Foxhounds are having paces then in different parts of New Jersey. (Wouldn’t it be nice if one was on the Saturday and one on the Sunday?) But Jennifer Donaldson of Monmouth explained “all of the New Jersey hunts meet and try to coordinate dates, but sometimes it’s hard to avoid a conflict.”
Monmouth’s Spring Pace III is open to English and Western riders in teams of two or three in three different divisions. Participants will ride a marked course approximately six to eight miles in length teams of 2 or 3 in 3 different divisions. The pace will be set by members of Monmouth. A collared shirt, ASTM/SEI helmet and boots with a heel are required.
The first team goes out at 9 a.m. from the hunt kennels, 50 East Branch Road, Allentown, with the last team out at 12:30 p.m.
Monmouth paces feature Thoroughbred Incentive Program awards, including a year-end prize for the 2019 series.
For more information, go to monmouthcountyhunt@gmail.com or call (732) 915-0492
The Essex pace runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Cedar Lane Farm, 87 Homestead Road, Califon (just a few miles from the center of Oldwick in Hunterdon County). For information, call Jim at (908) 337-2546
is having a pace June 8 and the Essex Foxhounds’ spring pace is the next day.
The Essex pace is at Cedar Lane Farm, 87 Homestead Road, Califon (just a few minutes from downtown Oldwick in Hunterdon County). For information, call Jim Gordon at (908) 337-2546 or go to www.essexfoxhounds.org.
by Nancy Jaffer | May 23, 2019
JJ the Pony has invited children up to age 12 to a Cowboy Cookout Sunday June 2 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Ave., Basking Ridge.
Cowpokes and their parents will take a hayride to the campsite, where they may take a pony ride, play some games, and cook a hot dog on a stick for lunch. Children can come dressed in cowboy/cowgirl attire. Long pants are recommended and closed-toe shoes are required.
Food is included in the fee of $20 per child/parent pair. Additional siblings 12 and under may attend for $12 each.
Space is limited. Reservations and payment is required in advance at www.somersetcountyparks.org.
by Nancy Jaffer | May 13, 2019
Looking for a horse? The Standardbred Retirement Foundation is having a Meet and Greet at its Cream Ridge farm from 3-5 p.m. Saturday May 18, complete with a new foal, as well as craft beer and wine sampling. There will be approximately 65 available adoptable horses on hand. There is no charge to attend the event at 42 Arneytown-Hornerstown Rd.
Those interested in adopting can find applications are available on the website at www.AdoptaHorse.org. Fill out an application before the event to be approved. Most horses are not on the website, but they will be on hand to meet. Visit the Facebook page the morning of the event to check for any weather-related date changes.
Many horses will be shown under saddle in both Western and English disciplines. Staff will be on hand to answer questions regarding adoption, fostering, the organization, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and information regarding horse sponsorship. Volunteer riders are needed for the event as well.
For information, contact SRF us via email at SRFAdoption@gmail.com or call the office at (609) 738-3255. Visit the website to view some of the horses available for adoption.
by Nancy Jaffer | May 11, 2019
There were plenty of exciting moments on the Mark Phillips-designed cross-country course today at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, but for sheer survival skills, no one could beat Fylicia Barr ‘s determination to stay out of the water at the Jersey Shore complex.
Hannah Sue Burnett, the rider who went before Fylicia in the CCI 4-star Long at the Horse Park of New Jersey, got a dunking when Lukeswell had trouble clearing the third element of a combination and she came unseated.
Fylicia also ran into trouble there with Galloway Sunrise, as you can see in this photo.
Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise in trouble at the Kenny’s Big Splash jump. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
We all thought she was a goner.
Fylicia was determined not to come off. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
But Fylicia, a professional from Pennsylvania, hung on, righted herself to a chorus of cheers from tailgating spectators and galloped on for a double-clear that moved her up to first from a dressage score that put her fourth in the first phase of the competition yesterday.
Fylicia in the clear. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
What makes it even better is the fact that Fylicia found the mare through Craigslist. She had a $1,000 budget, but only had to pay an economical $500 for a feral backyard-bred thoroughbred/paint cross who kicked Fylicia upon being introduced to her new owner.
“We treated her like a mustang,” said Fylicia, explaining how the mare was tamed.
David O’Connor, the former U.S. eventing coach who has worked with Hannah Sue for years, said the problem several riders had at the trouble spot was that their horses didn’t see the C-element of the brush combo. He noted competitors eventually figured out how to handle the challenge after watching a few riders go.The key was swinging a bit wide so their horse could get a bead on the obstacle and a better approach, David told me.
In case you’re wondering, “What the heck is the 4-star Long?” here’s the deal. The FEI (international equestrian federation) this year renamed all the event categories. So the 4-star Land Rover Kentucky became a 5-star. The change aligns eventing with the other Olympic disciplines, show jumping and dressage, for which the 5-stars are the top of their games. So the 3-stars you know and loved are now 4-stars, the 2-stars are 3-stars. Everyone got a promotion.
And instead of CCI or CIC, the categories are dubbed CCI Long or Short. Okay?
The Jersey Fresh 4-star Long (CCI4-L) ends Sunday with show jumping. Fylicia has a rail in hand (34.4 penalties) over Arden Wildasin and Il Vici (39.2).The 3-star Long (CCI3-L) also has show jumping Sunday. Today, Lynn Symansky kept her lead from dressage with a score of 27.2 penalties on RF Cool Play.
Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Right behind her is Doug Payne with Starr Witness ( 30.1). Doug’s name was seen most often today at the top of the standings. He also was fourth on Cascor in the 3-L and third with Quantum Leap (40.1) behind Arden in the 4-L.
The 3- and 4-star Short competitions wrapped up today. Will Coleman topped the 4-star with Off the Record (38.30) over Alexndra Knowles and Sound Prospect 42.20).
Will Coleman and Off the Record. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
The 3-star was exciting because Boyd Martin, who led through dressage and show jumping with Luke 140 picked up 5.2 time penalties. Since the horse is a new mount, he didn’t want to push him for speed.
So Boyd’s lead was threatened by Dana Cooke (FE Mississippi), who knew what she had to do to win, but said, “I wasn’t planning to go for time.” She noted, however, her mare goes better “if I ride her a little more forward.”
Dana Cooke and FE Mississippi. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
When she crossed the finish line, Dana looked down at her watch and found she was smack on the 6-minute, 6-second optimum time. Dana, a Canadian who lives in North Carolina, won by 0.7 penalties. It’s no accident that her mare’s nickname is Miss Perfect.
Jersey Fresh, which has too often been unlucky weather-wise on cross-country day, had sunshine, perfect footing and comfy temps in the 60s. It was a welcome reward for 17 years of hard work by never-daunted organizers and volunteers.
Come back tomorrow night to read about the final results in the CCI Long competitions.
by Nancy Jaffer | May 5, 2019
The Junior Essex Troop’s Garden State Horse Show got a makeover with its move this spring to the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, going to one ring from the eight it utilized in its former location at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.
The historic U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation stable provides a backdrop for Carley McInerney’s victory gallop after the Garden State Horse Show’s EquiJet Grand Prix. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
It’s the same scenario as the Monmouth County Horse Show followed when it came to Gladstone from the Horse Park of New Jersey in 2016. The common denominator of Garden State and Monmouth is manager Tucker Ericson, a respected judge, a sharp organizer and one heck of a bartender.
He’ll pitch in anywhere, but he realizes the importance of hospitality, so when we talked yesterday, he was mixing up Margaritas in the VIP tent.
Tucker noted that about 50 percent of the exhibitors who came to the nine-day show, which ends today, are different from those riding at Monmouth at the Team, which only has a B rating on several days, because Garden State has a double-A rating for hunters and level 4 jumpers that are highlighted by a $25,000 grand prix.
Many of those who came for Garden State were so enthused by the location that Tucker noted the historic main barn already has been sold out for Monmouth at the Team in August. Garden State is “a nice complement” to the other show, and introduced people to the USET Foundation facility at the same time, Tucker observed.
“We have a lot of exhibitors who were waiting a year to see how successful this would be, if we could pull this off, and I think we’ll get a lot of those people back next year,” he commented..
“I think the trainers have been impressed that we can push through so many trips in a day in this ring, because we have no conflicts, we have posted orders and everyone cooperates.” While Garden State had 475 horses last year with the multiple rings, the show should be approaching that number in Gladstone as it wraps up this afternoon.
“There’s great energy with the entire show watching one ring that it keeps moving. It is challenging to keep everyone happy, but what was nice was a couple of exhibitors said their trainers give them more quality attention because they don’t have to run from ring to ring,” said Tucker.
“When any rider isn’t showing, they’re in hospitality cheering on their fellow teammates from their barn.The support from the sponsors has been tremendous, along with trainers rallying their barns to get hospitality,” Tucker pointed out.
“A one-ring horse show is very hard to break even, if not for the sponsors and the trainers supporting hospitality, then these shows can’t exist. It’s critical for that support to pull this off.”
Yesterday afternoon’s feature was the $25,000 EquiJet Grand Prix, which drew 19 starters over the course laid out by Ohio designer Joseph Carnicom, with five coming back for the jump-off. Although there were several professionals in the class, the winner was a junior rider, 17-year-old Randolph High School senior Carley McInerney. Aboard Cortina 200 in her second grand prix, she was clocked in 42.006 by taking advantage of a tight rollback, just ahead of amateur rider Sima Morgello on Azur Van Overis Z (42.480).
Carley McInerney and Cortina 200. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Carley, who showed at Garden State when it was in Sussex, said about the show’s new identity, “I love this ring and the property is awesome.”
Of her 13-year-old Holsteiner, Carley noted, “She’s incredibly talented. I couldn’t ask for a better mare. She just tries her heart out every time and I’m so lucky to have her.”
It was the first grand prix for Sima’s mount.
“I typically keep him in the medium amateurs to keep him confident and tonight was the first time I have ever asked for him to compete a course that size,” she said.
“It just felt right; he has produced fantastic results the last two weeks because he was also second, third, and fourth at the Longines Masters last week.”
Sima Morgello and Azur Van Overis Z. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
“I thought the course was fantastic and riding at this facility is always such a pleasure,” she added. “I’ve started grooming for myself, so it was a busy day, but luckily for me it is close to home and it’s always a show I enjoy.”
Bastian Schroeder of EquiJet said he likes the new location for Garden State, which his company had also sponsored when it was in Sussex.
“I think this is a good move, because the setting is great, the footing is perfect. The venue deserves a good horse show,” he commented.
The Junior Essex Troop was a military-style organization for boys that had its own farm in West Orange. The boys took care of the horses and developed a camaraderie that has lasted for decades. Though the organization itself has long since disbanded, the bonds that troopers shared are unbreakable.
The show was a feature of the troop year. After the farm was sold in 1983, the show moved to Chubb Park in Chester and then to the Sussex fairgrounds in 1987, where it became New Jersey’s largest show.
It provides a reunion opportunity for the former troopers, who worked tirelessly for decades to stage it. But handling everything was getting harder as the men got older, and things are different with Tucker and his crew overseeing things.
Members of the Junior Essex Troop. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
The former troopers are “sitting outside the ring now, relaxing, realizing they can actually enjoy their show and take a deep breath and watch people having fun and seeing how the facility creates the event for them,” said Tucker.
“I think it’s the best thing we’ve ever done,” said John Walker, a former trooper and show committee member.
“I’m thrilled we have a bunch of amazing people working with us. It’s been nothing but smooth. I think we needed to make this move for the prestige of the show,” said John.
“I think people like the panache of a boutique show where you’re not just a number.”
Allan Spina of Long Valley, who was a trooper from 1970 to 1979, said “I love the show here. The ambience is amazing and it’s setting the bar much higher than we used to in the past. I think it’s a much better experience for everyone.”
“It’s a different pace, a higher quality and it’s just wonderful. The footing here is just tremendous. It was time to make a change,” said Rodney Seelig, the show’s chairman.
Former manager Tim Cleary agreed.
“I think it was the right move at the right time. Tucker and the Team with all the troopers have done a great job.
Exhibitor Katy Merchant, 17, of Branchburg, has a special feeling for Garden State.
“I grew up competing at Garden State in Sussex, from a very young age. It was my favorite horse show because we’d stay in campers,” she reminisced.
While Katy said the show at the USET Foundation “It’s true to the feeling” she had in Sussex, “it’s much different and I think it’s really going to be successful. I loved it. To have the horses stay in this barn is such an honor. The elevated vibe of it is a good thing.”
by Nancy Jaffer | May 1, 2019
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is opening a 3-foot section of the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program during the Regional Training Session at Centenary University at its equestrian center in Long Valley June 24-28. The clinicians will be Karen Healey and Nanci Snyder.
It’s worth watching, even for those who are not participating.
The 3-foot sections give riders of all ages who meet the eligibility requirements the opportunity to experience the benefits of the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program at a 3-foot fence height.
During the intensive five-day Regional Training Sessions, riders 25 and under have the opportunity to work with top riding clinicians and some of the country’s leading stable managers, where instruction focuses on flatwork, gymnastics, related distances and course work, as well as an intensive stable-management curriculum that incorporates proper care and grooming, horsemanship skills, and barn management.
“The EAP is an incredible learning experience for young athletes who are passionate and dedicated to the sport and want to advance their riding and horsemanship skills,” said Sally Ike, USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Committee chair.
“We are also incredibly thankful to our returning title sponsor, the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund, and to our Regional Training Session hosts for their continued support of the program. Because of their support and commitment to education, our athletes will be able to learn in world-class facilities from leading professionals in our industry.”
For information, go to www.ushja.org/EAP.
by Nancy Jaffer | May 1, 2019
At age 72, iconic Canadian show jumper Ian Millar is retiring from international competition. After nearly a half-century riding at major events around the world, he will concentrate on coaching and developing young horses.
He has been a part of the Canadian team since 1971, representing his country in more than 200 Nations’ Cups. His 10 Olympic appearances are a world record for any athlete in any sport.
Ian Millar on In Style at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of the Canadian silver medal team. (Photo©2008 by Nancy Jaffer)
In addition to his Olympic experience, he has participated in 10 Pan American Games and seven World Championships. He won his first Olympic medal, a team silver, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has 10 Pan American Games medals, including two individual and two team gold.
“Representing Canada many times over my career has been my greatest honor,” he said.
“Each time I wore the red team jacket was very special to me, and the fact that I was able to share this experience with so many great riders is a testament to the quality of horsemen and horsewomen here in our country.”
In addition to his efforts representing Canada internationally, Ian has won over 150 grand prix competitions over the course of his career, including the prestigious international grand prix three times at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, Alberta.
He is a 12-time Canadian Show Jumping Champion and was the first rider to win back-to-back World Cup Finals, earning the title in 1988 and 1989. His most successful horse, Big Ben, was a household name throughout Canada and the U.S. in the late 1980s and 1990s and was a favorite to win everywhere he competed.
Ian built his home stable, Millar Brooke Farm, located in Perth, Ontario, into a powerhouse training ground for international show jumping. In addition to his development of over 100 grand prix horses, Ian has coached a number of other top international riders including Canadian Olympic teammates Mario Deslauriers and Jill Henselwood, as well as Richard Spooner of the U.S. He has also been instrumental in the successful careers of his son, Jonathon and daughter-in-law Kelly, as well as his daughter, Amy, a fellow Olympian.
While Ian is stepping back from international competition, he plans to be busier than ever working with up-and-coming athletes and horses.
“The bond formed between horse and rider is an amazing thing to experience, but the partnership has to be built the right way, with compassion, understanding, and care,” he said. “Over the past few years, I have found myself more and more drawn toward working with young horses and riders, and I am excited to expand my coaching to share my knowledge and passion with the next generation.”
At the conclusion of his international career, Ian paid tribute to those closest to him over the years.
“It has been the journey of a lifetime with so many dreams realized, so much due to the fantastic horses I was blessed to ride, to whom I am eternally grateful,” said Ian.
“I would like to personally thank my owners and sponsors for all their help and support during my show jumping career. While there are too many to name, my partnerships with owner Ann Matthews and sponsor BMO Financial Group had especially long and sustained successes. I would also like to thank all the members of my support team who have supported me faithfully over the years: my family, staff, veterinarians, equine therapists, chef d’equipes, and all my fellow riders.
“Finally, the biggest contributor to my success was my late wife, Lynn, with whom I shared my most cherished bond. Through our partnership, we achieved incredible success.”
by Nancy Jaffer | Apr 27, 2019
Oliver Townend, the world’s number one-ranked event rider, remained on top of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day event standings today after cross-country, but how long will he be there? The 2018 Kentucky winner and Cooley Master Class don’t have a room for a mistake in Sunday’s stadium jumping phase.
Despite 1.2 time penalties on cross-country, 2018 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Oliver Townend and Coolio are two-thirds of the way to winning the 2019 renewal. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
While the crowd at the Kentucky Horse Park seems to love all the riders and cheers for them, Oli got the most applause when he appeared in the dressage arena on Friday. But I’m guessing that the audience will be a little more partisan in the final segment, because Boyd Martin is just 2.6 penalties behind Oli, and has a real chance to become the first American winner of the 5-star event since his buddy, Phillip Dutton, did it in 2008.
The fans here are living their dream, and they can’t get enough of this event. They swarm riders at autograph sessions and love watching them warm-up, when they aren’t buying souvenirs in the trade fair. Boyd is one of their special faves, so it was good news for them when he and Tsetserleg moved up from third after dressage with rip-roaring trip over designer Derek di Grazia’s course. Boyd and Phillip, who stands fourth with Z, accounted for two of the three double-clears (jumping and time) among the 31 starters who finished a route that required them to prepare and think every stride of the way.
The other fault-free rider was New Zealand’s Tim Price on Xavier Faer, and as last fall’s Burghley winner in England, he is going for the Rolex Grand Slam. All he has to do to win the $350,000 bonus is finish first here and at Badminton in England next week. Nothing much. Oli went for it in 2018, but faltered at Badminton and didn’t take the prize, which has only been claimed twice, by Pippa Funnell and Michael Jung.
Tim Price and Xavier Faer. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Since a toppled rail counts for four penalties, you can see that Oli doesn’t have anything to play with in the Rolex Stadium. And Boyd also has to stay alert, because Tim is just three penalties behind him and only 0.8 penalties ahead of Phillip.
You probably could have figured those four would be the ones to catch, but the route’s technicality made everything uncertain.
“I thought the course walked a bit easy this year,” Boyd recounted, “and I was very, very surprised when there was so much trouble and I quickly realized how wrong I was, that this quite a tough course.
Recognition of the situation actually came early for the crowd of 34,889 who watched along the 28-fence route. The first three on course, Islandwood Captain Jack with Caroline Martin, Park Trader with Buck Davidson and DeNiro Z with Liz Halliday Sharp all were eliminated by falls.
Caroline and Buck both fell at 20B, the 3-foot, 9-inch high Normandy Bank; she was too sore to ride her next horse, and Buck broke his collarbone, then scratched his other two mounts. Liz, who had been tied for fifth after dressage, had her tumble at the third fence, the 3-11 high Turning Oxer.
Oli coped when Coolio lost a shoe, but the rider was very conscious of that, and the fact that it presented a challenge of not slipping on the grass.
Oli Townend at the drop into the water. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
“It made me a touch more conservative than I normally am,” he said, and it was reflected in the 1.2 time penalties he collected. But he described his horse as keen, enjoying himself with his “ears pricked all the way.” Noted Oli, “A little bit I felt he was more in control than I was. He was definitely up for it.”
Boyd was true to form with his black Trakehner, saying he felt “we’re a bit more a partnership” than they were last year.
“Throughout the course, he kept trying and trying and trying and never looked for a way out.”
Then he offered a typical amusing anecdote: “I was stabled next to Phillip Dutton and we were sort of egging each other on to see who is going to do the Normandy Bank (the straight way). I wasn’t sure he was going to do it and then when I heard the commentator say he did it while I was warming up, I thought, “Aww, I have to do it now, because I’ll look like a big wimp if I go around. That could have seriously backfired.”
Tim knew the course would be tough, but was proud of his mount, who also lost a shoe.
Boyd Martin shows the challenge of jumping up from the lake to a step and facing an imposing hedge. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
“I was really pleased with my horse. He threw himself over everything and stayed upright in all the important places,” said Tim, who noted he will have to “repackage” Xavier Faer after the horse inspection to get him ready for the stadium jumping.
The course designer has done all he can do once the event starts. As the problems arise, he can only hope the next competitor will go clear.
“As it turned out, all the jumps got jumped because a lot of people opted to take some of the longer routes, which is good,” said Derek.
“There were some more technical things than there were last year. For the most part, the jumps worked in the way I thought they would. And I think that with a lot of the combinations there was a variation on different strides between the obstacles and the riders used all of them.”
He noted at the iconic Head of the Lake water complex, the riders had to work harder than he thought they would have to after jumping into the water over a brush and heading toward a step out of the lake. After that, they bounced over a thick brush with a tiny slot for the horse to pass through, and that led to three refusals there, two riders who re-routed to go the long way and several near-misses.
So the stage is set for an exciting confrontation in a change of venue, from the grass to the all-weather footing in the Rolex Stadium, where Richard Jeffery’s clever courses will determine the order of finish and offer a thrill in the bargain.
Come back to my website tomorrow night to find out who won, and why.
Coverage of Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event on NancyJaffer.com:
Wednesday, April 24: And they’re off — at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Thursday, April 25: Dressage paves the way at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Friday, April 26: The Once and Future King of Kentucky?
Sunday, April 28: The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event has a repeat winner
by Nancy Jaffer | Apr 24, 2019
It never fails. Every year when I tell non-horsey friends that I’m heading to Kentucky at the end of April, they always say the same thing: “Are you going to the Kentucky Derby?”
When I explain that my destination is the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (known until last year as Rolex Kentucky) there is never a glimmer of recognition. But my horsey pals know exactly where I’m headed and why. It is the only 5-star-rated event in the Western Hemisphere. Billing itself as “the best weekend all year,” it certainly had a good start today with glorious weather at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
Defending champion Oliver Townend of Great Britain says hello while jogging Cooley Master Class. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
The first order of business is the horse inspection, also known as the trot-up or the jog to determine which horses are fit to start. There were 42 presented to the judging panel, one of the smaller fields for the event, which got even smaller when Ashley Johnson’s Technical Manuever was not accepted.
The trot-up doubles as a fashion show, with awards given for the best female and male outfits. But it’s all a matter of opinion, as most riders showing a bit of personality-illuminating flair offer a glimpse at their inner selves not evident when they’re in boots and breeches.
Here is a look at a few of the standouts. Check back here every night through Sunday for the latest update on the action at Land Rover Kentucky.
“Show us your socks,” photographers yelled at Buck Davidson, seen here jogging Jak My Style, but we only got a tiny glimpse of his famous good-luck red and yellow socks. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
She’s all hat. Sarah Gumbiner and Polaris. (Photo©2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg are among the favorites to take the top spot (Photo©2018 by Nancy Jaffer)
Coverage of Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event on NancyJaffer.com:
Thursday, April 25: Dressage paves the way at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Friday, April 26: The Once and Future King of Kentucky?
Saturday, April 27: Is it time for an American to win the Kentucky Three-Day Event?
Sunday, April 28: The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event has a repeat winner
