They cancelled the cancellation!
The Land Rover Kentucky 5-star Three-Day was called off last week because U.S. Equestrian Federation Covid protocols prohibited spectators and the event needed revenue from tickets to proceed. But then a grassroots fundraising effort turned things around and now the highest level of the sport will be held along with a 4-Star Short April 22-25 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Read all the details and what the people who helped save it have to say about how it happened. You can just click on this link
New Zealand’s Tim Price and Xavier Faire on cross-country. (Photo © by Nancy Jaffer)
U.S. Eventing Performance Director Erik Duvander and rider Boyd Martin are Kentucky regulars. (Photo by Nancy Jaffer)
There are always hijinks at the first horse inspection. (Photo © by Nancy Jaffer)
Sara Gumbiner had a polished outfit that matched her well-behaved Polaris during the first trot-up in front of the ground jury. (Photo by Nancy Jaffer)
Lauren Kieffer and her dog waded through the Head of the Lake in 2019, the last year the event was held. (Photo © 2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Michael Jung always drew a crowd during the years he rode at Kentucky. (Photo © 2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Remember top hats? This was Britain’s Piggy French in the dressage phase, back when intercontinental travel was taken for granted. (Photo © 2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
Britain’s Oli Townend was a two-time Kentucky winner on Cooley Master Class. (Photo © 2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
