Kentucky Three-Day Event dressage: Sarah Bullimore takes second

Kentucky Three-Day Event dressage: Sarah Bullimore and Corouet — Sarah Bullimore and Corouet at Kentucky 2022.

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Sarah Bullimore holds second place for Britain at the conclusion of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event dressage this evening (29 April).

Sarah and her home-bred Corouet – who belongs to his rider, her husband Brett and The Kew Jumping Syndicate – put in a super smart, consistent test for a mark of 25.7. Michael Jung still holds the lead on 20.1 with FischerChipmunk FRH.

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Britain’s Sarah Bullimore holds second after Kentucky dressage on ‘special little horse with small man syndrome’

Sarah said: “He’s a really special little horse and I’m chuffed to bits. I know he can still be better, but for his first five-star, it’s fantastic.

“Michael Jung made a mistake so I thought maybe we could be closer to him and this horse is so capable. He loves the atmosphere but it makes him a bit tight and he starts playing up to the crowd rather than showing off as he can.

“It’s all a learning curve. In the arena familiarisation yesterday, he didn’t want to leave the arena, so he is a showman and it’s just polishing the rough edges. It’s all there and he’s so talented.”

Talking about the diminutive star’s character, Sarah said: “He is quite dominant and plays with new people – he can be territorial and look quite fierce. He has a bit of small man syndrome.”

US rider Buck Davidson now sits in third with Carlevo, a 15-year-old owned by Katherine O’Brien.

“He pretty much always delivers on the first phase,” said Buck. “I actually took a few fingers off the reins and just rode him on two fingers to keep him out [in his outline].”

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