Win, lose or anything in between, the riders at Rolex Kentucky had a variety of reasons to appreciate their partners today.

Catch up with a play-by-play of the cross-country phase of the competition.

It’s the end of Day 1 of dressage here at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****, and Germany’s Michael Jung is leading with Fischerrocana FST with a 39.3. Is anyone surprised? Probably not, since he’s won Olympic gold, FEI World Equestrian Games gold and FEI European Championships gold.

We have the play-by-play of the first day of dressage competition.

April 22—Lexington, Ky.

All horses presented at the first horse inspection for the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** were accepted.

Two horses were held—Laine Ashker’s Anthony Patch and Kristin Schmolze’s Ballylaffin Bracken—but both passed on re-inspection.