Colleen Loach and Qorry Blue D’Argouges top Canadians in 7th spot
A picture-perfect dressage day two at the MARS EQUESTRIAN Bromont CCI Three Day Event at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in the rolling hills of Bromont, Quebec.
Buck Davidson (USA) riding Carlevo, a 12 year old bay Holsteiner gelding owned by Carlevo LLC take the lead in this, the highest level of the weekend with a penalty score of 27.90 following the end of CCI4*-L dressage.
Speaking about the ride on Carlevo today Buck said “He is very, very consistent. He feels great. I am really happy with both horses.”
Buck has recently come back from a fall at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event where he broke his collar bone for the fourth time. Speaking about his injury Buck said “collar bones are funny, all of a sudden they just feel better”.
Colleen Rutledge (USA) riding her own Covert Rights, a 13-year-old bay Thoroughbred cross gelding rounded out the final day of dressage. Finishing the CCI3*-S in first on a score of 27.60. Colleen was “incredibly pleased about his dressage today” when asked about the ride on Covert Rights.
Looking ahead to cross-country day tomorrow Colleen thought, “It’s a good course. It’s got a lot of questions. It’s a Derek course,” speaking of Derek Di Grazia, course designer for Bromont CCI, Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics course among others.
Saturday’s exciting cross-country begins with the highest level, the CCI4*-L at 8:30am and the action does not even slow down until after the last horse and rider combination in the CCI3*-S at about 5pm.
Entrance to the event is free for spectators and show jumping on Sunday will be live streamed through our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BromontCCI/
For more information visit BromontCCI.com.
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