Colleen Loach moves up to 2nd in CCI3*-L
After a nail-biting day of exciting cross-country action at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event (FHI), a few new names grace the top of the leaderboards. The CCI4*-L division saw a major shuffle in the standings, after overnight leaders had trouble on Derek di Grazia’s course. Canadian Waylon Roberts moved into first with Lancaster. In the CCI3*-L, Woods Baughman moved up one position to take over the lead with C’est La Vie 135.
Roberts and the 12-year-old Canadian Sport Horse gelding, owned by John and Michelle Koppin, were one of the last competitors of the day, completing on their dressage score of 31.1. “I was fortunate enough to be late in the order, so I got to watch a lot and see how the course was riding. It definitely proved to be a tough track that Derek set,” said Roberts.
Roberts, a five-star rider who’s represented Team Canada internationally, was thrilled with the introduction of Fair Hill’s new CCI5* next year. “Having the five-star in North America at Fair Hill at the new venue that they’re constructing is really exciting,” said Roberts, who just relocated his training business to Lexington, Kentucky, the home of the only other CCI5* in the U.S. “It’s exciting for eventing internationally, not just North America. We’ve always been playing catch-up with Europe over here. Having more events at that high level is important for everybody in eventing on this side of the pond.”