As the Canadian riders stood by the ring watching Argentina’s José Maria Larocca Jr. canter down the last line, Ian Millar was counting the seconds. If Larocca had a single time penalty, Canada was guaranteed gold. If he didn’t, the two teams were headed for a jump-off.

The fences are set here for the second day of show jumping at the Pan American Games! Today the team medals will be decided after two rounds of jumping, and we'll also know the 35 individuals who'll return on Saturday to vie for those medals. Fifty pairs are jumping today.

Caledon, Ontario—July 24   

Every rider coming to the Pan American Games comes with a different goal--whether it's to win a medal, achieve a personal best score or just bring attention to horse sport in their country. 

While we loved cheering on the U.S. and Canadian teams as they battled it our for the top medals, we equally enjoyed talking with riders from smaller countries who each came to the Pan Ams with an interesting tale to tell. Here are some of their stories!

Emily Kinch (Barbados)

Riders at the Pan American Games have 45 seconds to trot around the outside of the ring once the judge rings the bell and we wanted to know how they prepared their horses to enter at A.

We've got the scoop on the confusing format and photos from the first day of jumping.