Michael Jung's fistpump following his final salute was accompanied by resounding cheers from the spectators, who returned in force for the first time since the 2019 event. Jung and Fischerchipmunk FRH went on to win the CCI5*-L event.
For the first time since 2019, the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ welcomed spectators back to the Kentucky Horse Park. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the premier US 5* competition was cancelled in 2020, and hosted without spectators in 2021. This year vendors, riders, and fans descended on the Horse Park for the concurrently held 4* and 5* events. It was a weekend of beautiful weather, excellent rides, and fabulous shopping.
Leslie Law and Voltaire De Tre’ were early in the order of go for the 5* on ThursdayPony Club volunteers diligently manned the in-gate all weekendAlexandra Knowles and Morswood finished their dressage test with 64.94% ThursdayJessica Phoenix and Bogue Sound were the first Canadian pair down centerline for the 5* eventHannah Sue Burnett and Capitol HimThere was plenty of shopping opportunities to be hadVendor Village was a busy place to navigate with spectators returning this yearUSDF is proud to serve as a sponsor of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day EventThe ever diligent Kentucky Horse Park Police oversaw the eventBrandon McMechan and Oscar’s Wild performed a lovely 4* test, scoring 72.74% early FridayAlexandra Baugh was all smiles for I Spye after their testSpectators were back in the stands of the famed Rolex Arena for the first time since 2019Lindsay Traisnel and Bacyrouge as they exited the ringValerie Pride and Favian finished out the weekend in the top 10 of the 4* – Valerie is also an FEI judge at the FEI 4* level!Canadian Colleen Loach and 10-year-old Hannoverian, Vermont took over second place in the 4* after dressageBoyd Martin and Tsetserleg TSF exited the ring to thunderous applause on Friday – they ultimately finished fourth in the 5*Bruce Davidson and SorocaimaThe Walnut Ring hosted a Para-Show Jumping demonstration on Friday, with Mellisa Davis Warden announcing from the back of her Off-Track Thoroughbred, LucyWren Blae Zimmerman is a blind equestrian who has been working to organize this demonstration and get Para Show Jumping recognized as a Paralympic sport for seven yearsA team on the ground was on hand to set jumps and assist as riders neededLily Rhodes is an upper limb amputee who rode Thor for the weekend of demonstrations!Gianna Trotter and Casey put in an awesome round during their part of the demonstration on FridayJack Goldberg and Clementine RS made the trip to Kentucky from Ontario, Canada to participate in the first ever Para Show Jumping demonstrationsMellisa, a lower limb amputee, events with her Off-Track Thoroughbred!Michael Jung and Fischerchipmunk FRH performed a goosebump-inducing dressage test, scoring a record-setting 79.87% to propel them to the top of the leaderboard – they never looked back, riding a clear cross-country round on Saturday and a clear stadium round on Sunday to win the 2022 edition of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L in spectacular fashion!Jennifer Brannigan and Twighlightslastgleam went clear on cross-country Saturday, and again on Sunday in stadium to finish in the top 15 of the 4*The Head of the Lake is always a popular spectator spot!
