Eventing

All 29 horse and rider combinations — including both Australians — are moving forward to the dressage phase of the CCI5*L at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event.

Top Kiwi equestrians are heading to Kentucky this week (23-26 April) to compete in CCI5*-L eventing and CSI5* show jumping.

Twenty-two-year-old Oliver Barrett has won the Adelaide CCI5*L with Sandhills Briar after a nail-biting afternoon of show jumping. In the CCI4*S, Jess Somerfield and APH New Sensation were victorious, while Tahlia Pursell and Astro NZPH won the CCI3*L and Australia took a clean sweep of the Oceania Championship titles.

Sam Woods and SS Eight Count lead the CCI5*L following an influential cross country day in Adelaide, while Kenya Wilson and Sandros Salute MW are at the top of the CCI4*S leaderboard, and Georgia Elias is the one to beat in the CCI3*L with Silverwoods Aussie Pride.

New Zealander Madison Seivwright and Waitangi Pinterest lead the CCI5*L following the dressage at Adelaide Equestrian Festival, while Shenae Lowings and Bold Venture have steered Australia to an early Oceania Championship lead in the CCI4*S.

For Molly Barry and Impulsive Ways (known fondly as Zac), the road to Adelaide has been one of patience, persistence, and a belief in a horse that was always destined for something more.

The CCI5*L horses completed the first horse inspection today at Adelaide Equestrian Festival, while competition got underway with the CCI3*L dressage phase.