Brett Burlington wasn’t thinking about winning a gold medal the morning of the final class in the four-round USEF Under-25 Championship series at the CP National Horse Show. Her horse Bluf had jumped well throughout the week’s classes but pulled a rail in the second round, bumping Burlington down the rankings. Competitor Hilary McNerney had jumped clear so far, and if she could pull off one more faultless effort, no one could keep her from the gold medal.