28/ SEPTEMBER 2023 THE RIDER


Boyd Martin Takes the Win (and 3rd, and 5th) in the CCI4* Following an Exciting Cross Country Day at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park


BROMONT, QC - August 12, 2023 - American Olympian Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA), came to Bromont to prepare his very best horses for the biggest event in the world. He should leave feeling fairly confident, having taken the win in the CCI4* Saturday afternoon with his Tokyo Olympic mount Tsetserleg on a final score of 52 points. He also took third with On Cue (56.1), and fifth with Commando 3 (59.3), as well as third in the 3* with Con- tessa (44.6). With the event running


as a ‘short format’, the dres- sage and show jumping phases were completed Fri- day, leaving the exciting cross-country as the final and deciding phase Satur- day.


Given the rain of the


past three weeks, it was ex- pected that galloping times would be conservative, and riders would tread carefully. Thankfully the ground held up well, and the organizers were generous with stone chips and gravel as needed on takeoff and landings to ensure safety across all lev- els. Time was the deciding factor Saturday, with every FEI


rider


(Canada’s Jessica Phoenix, winner of the 2* with Tugce) adding time faults to their overall score. “The footing ended up


being fantastic,” remarked Martin following his third


and final round in the 4* di- vision. “I think the whole field just looked after their horses, when the ground got quite boggy and soft. 80% of the course was very good — it was just small sections where everyone balanced their horses and looked after them a bit. Thomas (Tsetser- leg) hasn’t jumped a cross- country jump since June so he was a little rusty at the beginning, but it’s a good fitness run for him. This was a perfect run over a big course and now we’ll wrap Thomas and ‘Cue’ up in cot- ton wool and be in England in a couple of weeks!” The overnight leaders,


Canadian Olympian Colleen Loach (Dunham, QC) and FE Golden Eye added a total of 22.8 time faults (com- pared to the 18 of Martin and Tsetserleg) to finish on a final score of 54.5 and set- tle for second place. In the CCI3* division,


save one


it was Caroline Pamukcu (nee Martin, Riegelsville, PA) who took the top two spots, leading wire-to-wire with HSH Connor and mov- ing HSH Double Sixteen from sixth overnight up into second. Both added time, but Double Sixteen held it to a very respectable 7.6 faults, finishing on scores of 42.2 and 43.8 penalties respec- tively. “For us, it’s important


to schedule our horses for competitions where they will learn, and I always find


Bromont has a hard cross- country track,” explained Pamukcu. “It’s important for me to educate these horses for the future and for Teams, not just go to local shows and win. “[Connor] found the


course easy and it’s good for him to practice in the mud. But he’s used to it - he spent six months in England last year - this wasn’t that muddy for us! “I didn’t have to push


to make the time, as I was late to go. I knew I could still win and had a few time faults to play with so we played it smart. What I love about Bromont is it’s super education for the horses. It really gets them ready for future team competition. If they go around here, I know they are ready for the world stage at whatever level they’re at.” Lea Adams-Blackmore


(Summit Point, WV) and Frostbite took the win in the CCIU253* section, leading from start to finish. They added no jumping faults over cross-country and just 9.2 time penalties, to finish on a final score of 47.1. Canadian Olympian


Jessica Phoenix (Canning- ton, ON) took the top hon- ours in the CCI2* with Tugce, another wire-to-wire win and the only FEI rider on the property to finish on their dressage score (29.9) and come in under the time allowed on cross-country.


Americans Ariel Grald with Adagio’s Nobility and Jen- nie Saville with Kismet fin- ished second and third on 36.9 and 38.3. Canada’s Kelly Belanger was the highest placed U252* rider, completing on a final score of 65.1 with Murphy’s Got Charm. “THE


DREAM


TEAM” of Caroline Pa- mukcu (HSH Connor), Boyd Martin (Contessa), Lea Adams-Blackmore (Frostbite) and Ryan Wood (Check Point) took the win in the CCI3* Teams compe- tition, as well as finishing with the lowest team score overall of 133.90. Susana


Tezanos


Moreno (CAN) and French Kiss took the win in the Open EV110 division, fin- ishing on a final score of 43.2, and Shanon Baker (USA) topped the Open EV100 with Creevagh City HSH on 30.4. Full final results for all


Individual sections and Teams can be found at www.evententries.com


resented across the seven levels of CCI4*-S,


CCI3*-S,


CCIU253*-S, CCI2*-S, CCIU252*-S, EV110 and EV100 as well a Team Chal- lenge modelled after the in- credibly successful and popular MidSouth Team Challenge. The fun Team Challenge was designed to


Every Breath Counts


Six countries were rep- competition:


Tsetserleg, following Saturday’s third and final phase at the Bromont Olympic Eques- trian Park. © Cealy Tetley Photography


give riders an introduction to the experience of riding on and strategizing as a team, with the end goal of finishing a full team with the lowest combined score possible.


About Bromont Eventing Bromont, which has


featured top competitions for four decades, welcomed some of the best horse-and- rider combinations across three competitions this sum- mer: the MARS Bromont


CCI4*, ‘Little Bromont’ and the August Bromont CCI4*. Located in the beautiful vil- lage of Bromont, Quebec, the spectator-friendly venue is within easy driving dis- tance of Montreal, Quebec and Burlington Vermont. With a venue among


the best in the world and cross-country courses de- signed by Derek DiGrazia (USA) and Jay Hambly (CAN), the MARS Bromont CCI4*, ‘Little Bromont’ and August Bromont CCI4*


offer a true test for horse and rider in the perfect ‘summer resort’ setting. For more information


please visit www.bromon- thorsetrials.com. The Bromont Horse


Trials are made possible in part through a contribution from Sport Canada. The Bromont organizing com- mittee also wishes to thank the Government of Quebec, and the City of Bromont for their support.


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