Erynn Ballard’s trajectory towards Olympic glory accelerated today as the world’s second-ranked female equestrian placed BOTH first and second in the 1.55m Grand Prix qualifier at the ‘Continental’, presented by Rolex.

The Mustangs, the only FEI event on the newly-upgraded All Canada Ring at Spruce Meadows on Friday, saw Ballard beat 47 other riders on yet another exceptional course put together by FEI Level 4 course designer Marina Azebedo (BRA).

Ballard, who has yet to make an Olympic appearance despite countless other accolades, topped the leaderboard during the opening round of The Mustangs course with horses Libido Van’t Hofken and Gakhir, finishing half a second apart at 84.03 seconds and 84.53 seconds. After testing both in the the jump-off, Erynn took the top spot with Libido.

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