Holling has early Bromont horse trials lead
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US rider Jonathan Holling leads later the get-go 24-hour interval of dressage at the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event inwards Quebec, Canada.
Holling rode Downtown Harrison, an eight-year-old Trakehner gelding to a score of 46 punishment points, establishing a narrow Pb inwards a starting plain of eighteen Equus caballus together with passenger combinations.
“He’s a fantastic horse, together with I couldn’t live whatsoever happier,” said Holling. “This is my horse’s get-go three-star, together with he’s simply 8 years old. I convey had him since he was two. It’s real gratifying to hit this betoken amongst a Equus caballus I’ve started myself.”
Last year, Holling together with Downtown Harrison enjoyed success at the Bromont Three Day Event, finishing 7th inwards the two-star division.
In minute house behind Holling is beau US passenger Michael Pollard of Chatsworth,Georgia, who received 48.2 penalties for his dressage surgical physical care for riding his 2011 Pan American Games squad gilt medal horse, Schoensgreen Hanni. Hanni was 1 of the horses injured inwards a route accident lastly month, which claimed the lives of 3 of Pollard’s horses.
Sitting 3rd amongst 49.6 penalties is double Olympic gilt medalist Phillip Dutton of West Grove, Pennsylvania, riding Atlas.
Looking ahead to Saturday’s demanding cross-country phase, Holling said the CCI3* cross-country course, much of which is newly designed for 2012, left a rigid get-go impression later walking it for the get-go time.
“It’s huge,” he said, adding that he believes Downtown Harrison is gear upward for the challenge. “I’m confident he tin forcefulness out response all the questions. I know he’s a actually character horse.”
It is the 26th edition of the event, together with is the terminal North American outing for athletes seeking a berth at the 2012 Olympic Games. The results of the CCI3* together with CIC3* divisions volition assist American together with Canadian Team selectors decide their representatives for London.
Bromont’s cross-country course of written report is designed past times Derek Di Grazia of the United Statesand built past times Canada’s Jay Hambly.
“We’ve for certain upgraded the course of written report to the touchstone it needs to live equally an Olympic choice trial,” said Bromont Event Director, Sue Ockendon, noting that a amount of 27 novel fences were added to the course of written report inwards training for the 2012 event.
“Bromont is the exclusively FEI three-star lawsuit inCanada, together with nosotros experience it’s of import for the Canadian squad to convey a choice trial inwards Canada.”
The dressage stage of the CCI1* segmentation was likewise contested on Th past times an impressive starting plain of 56 horses. Alison Springer (US) currently sits inwards get-go house on a score of 42.8 penalties riding Eclipse. Tied for minute house amongst a score of 45.9 punishment points are US riders Alexandra Green on Falkonet together with Doug Payne riding Royal Tribute. Canada’s Shandiss Wewiora riding Prince Mayo is 4th amongst 46.9 penalties.
A amount of 149 horses are contesting the 4 divisions of the 2012 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, which is 1 of North America’s about prestigious 3 24-hour interval events. The venue, which was built to host the equestrian events at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, is a plumbing fixtures site for the terminal squad selections for the Canadian together with US Olympic Eventing Teams. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 amount of $25,000 inwards prize coin together with awards convey been donated past times Volvo, Beaulieu Canada together with several other sponsors.
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