Thibaut Vallette and Qing du Briot ENE HN, lead after day 1 dressage
French rider Thibaut Vallette with his gold medal Olympic partner, Qing Du Briot Ene HN performed an impressive test to take the lead on a score of 38.7 after the first day of dressage at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.
In second place is Germany’s Bettina Hoy and Designer 10 who posted a score of 39.2, and in third is Michael Jung and the reigning Badminton champion La Biosthetique Sam FBW, on a score of 40.
Both Sarah Ennis and Horseware Stellor Rebound and Austin O’Connor with Kilpatrick Knight, gave impressive performances for Ireland, and stand in eleventh and twelfth place. Sarah Ennis had a difficult start when Stellor Rebound took an extreme dislike to the TV camera at the edge of the arena, however once this was resolved, Stellor Rebound entered the arena and performed an excellent test.
Sarah Ennis and Horseware Stellor Rebound
Dressage continues tomorrow (Friday) and the remaining Irish competitors and times are:
64 Dominic Furnell_Ballycahane & Flower Power 10.34
90 Jonty Evans & Cooley Rorkes Drift 14.30
94 Cathal Daniels & Rioghan Rua 15.02
95 Ciaran Glynn & November Night 15.10
