The final equestrian drama of the Pan American Games will play out Friday, with the first round at 10 a.m. Eastern time and the second at 1 p.m. There will be 28 starters in the morning, with the USA’s McLain Ward (Contagious) and Laura Kraut (Dorado 232) first and second in the rankings.
The other U.S. participant, Kent Farrington (Landon) is eighth. Karl Cook is not riding Caracole de la Roque in the competition because only three riders from each country are permitted to take part, and he finished lowest of the four U.S. starters.
The top Canadian is Tiffany Foster (Figor), fifth going into the Friday competition.
Lee McKeever takes McLain Ward’s Contagious through the horse inspection. (Shannon Brinkman photo)
The field will be whittled to 20 for the final round in the afternoon. For the U.S., however, the hardest work is out of the way.
On Wednesday, the team earned the gold medal (Canada got silver and Brazil bronze). More important, the U.S. qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.(Read the story on the front page of this website for details.)
Click here to see the start list for the first leg of Friday’s individual Pan Am show jumping competition.