Lexington, Ky.—July 19
When Naima Moreira Laliberte walked down the ramp into Rolex Stadium to ride her young rider individual freestyle on Belafonte, the chestnut Hanoverian had a little bobble. They’d only ridden this particular freestyle once together—at a show to qualify for the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships—and Belafonte is known to be a bit of a chameleon, letting a new color of his personality show every day, so Moreira wasn’t quite sure how he’d behave in the bigger atmosphere of the arena.
Lexington, Ky.—July 18
Lexington, Ky.—July 18
At the top level of show jumping, the junior riders carry themselves more like mini professionals than teenagers. Press conferences are business-like affairs, with generally thoughtful answers analyzing the technicality of the course, the rideability of their mounts.
Lexington, Ky.—July 17
Checkmate did not make the path to the podium easy for rider Helen McNulty. In fact, after the opening team competition test, McNulty was sitting in 14th place individually.
“My horse and I, we have a lot of problems,” McNulty said candidly. “I've had him for about a year and a half, and we lack in communication sometimes. We weren't really speaking the same language.
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