Peter Barry of Dunham, QC and Kilrodan Abbott, faced a challenging course and a large field of competitors to finish eighth in the CIC3* at the Richland Park Horse Trials held in Michigan, USA.

Barry and Kilrodan Abbott, his own and Susan and Dylan Barry’s 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding sired by Clover Brigade, started the competition in 32nd place after dressage on a score of 56.0 penalties. Clear show jumping and cross country rounds in which the pair incurred only time penalties moved them up the leaderboard to finish in eighth place on a final score of 66.6.

Selena O’Hanlon of Kingston, ON finished 12thon Bellaney Rock, a 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, with 66.8 penalties and 19th with 74.5 on her second mount, A First Romance, an 11-year-old Canadian Thoroughbred sired by A Fine Romance; owners Morag O’Hanlon and Selena O’Hanlon.

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