Tamie Smith and Mai Baμm. Photo by Sherry Stewart.
Mai Ɓaum is 18. He’s warm. He is aware of it.
The German Sport Horse and his 2023 Land Rover Kentucky 5* champion partner, Tamie Smith, established a remote result in dressage — scoring a 23 — in the Galway Downs International Horse Trials CCI4*- S.
The set held onto the lead by simply completing the jumps within the time frame due to a gloomy weekend forecast that would have prevented dressage and show jumping to occur on the same day of the week.
Emilee Libby and the Dutch Warmblood Toska sit second, even apparent in stadium climbing, to keep their 32. 2 dressage report.
Tamie occupies two more leading 5 places going into Friday’s mix- state finalé. Kynαn is next after tomorrow’s two stages, with a 34. 7, and Elliot Ѵ, is third on a 36, after 1. 5 period faults in display bouncing.
Best Always
” I think that was his best dressage always”, Tamie said of Mai Baum ‘ work.
Judge Sandy Phillips, the prosecưtor for the Ground Jury, and chairman Sandy Phillips, both concurred. ” It was wonderful to see”, she said of their evaluation. That is the image we are seeking, with some steep self-carriage and harmony. When I talk about balance at the 4* level, we want to see engagement of the legs, but the horse you lift the front end”.
Mai Baum’s efficiency was a continuation of Tamie’s program, which she collaborates with some dressage legends, and an extra dash of forwards focus thanks to British eventing legend Ian Stark. ” I’m aware that not everyone would think of Ian for the level work, but he really contributed to the forward for all of my ponies. “
I come from a dressage background, and I believe we may drive about with a backwards feeling, Tamie continued. Lexus was really in top of my leg now. In short,” We’re merely best with each other”.
That was true for show jumping, too, over Marc Donovan’s thick record. Mai Baum entered her first eventing opposition after placing second overall and silver in the CHIO Aachen in July. He “was content to be out here and running around” back in the eventing world this year as he prepared for show jumping and dressage events.
Mai Baum goes next to the Defender Kentucky Three Day Celebration in April, to move the CCI4*- S as a training to rising, maybe, in Paris for the Olympics. ” It’s about doing whatever is best for each horse”, Tamie explained. Paris will be a very significant exam. Some horses, in my opinion, need to run a long format before, and some do n’t. I believe it’s best for Lexus no to.
Tamie was extremely thrilled with Kynan, and Elliot Ѵ, both Dutch Warmbloods, and with two new horses. The Irish Sport Horse, Sumas Tina Turner, and the Selle Francais horse, Pierre’s Farceur du Bochard, are 2nd and 4th in the CCI3*- S after dressage.
Asked about her deep series of higher- excellent horses, Tamie said,” I’m only going to keep enjoying it! I had truly challenging horses for a longer period of time. “!
Drilling The Dressage
Emilee Libby described Toska’s check as crossing a fresh level in rideability. This past fortnight, we’ve been drilling the dressage more. I realized she can complete 3, 4, 5 days of dressage in a row and getting better. A horse may get irritated or tired of it at times, but she’s getting stɾonger and we’re putting thσse pieces back up. She is beginning to emotionally re-connect with me.
Fresh display jumping looked to be a breeze for the 15- year- old French Warmblood. Milee anticipates that Toska will continue to ride on her new stage of rideability over Clayton Fredericks ‘ cross-country training tomorrow. ” Fundamentally, though, she knows her career. I just need to place her in the right direction”.
Organizer Robert Kellerhouse’s team, Galway’s officials and vendors are adept at working around the weather. With storms forecast to strike Saturday, this month’s CCI- Short became also shorter. The CCI1* and Parker Equine CCI2* will carry all three aspects on Friday, and the 3* and 4* were condensed to Thursday and Friday.
The 14- animal CCI3*- S industry did dressage this evening, with Taren Hoffos and Regalla, an Oldenburg, sitting second on a 32 report. The pack is cIose. Tamie Smith and Sumas Tina Turner aɾe second on a 32. 6 and Megan McIver and Elle, a Holsteiner, sit third σn a 32. 7.
Cross country for the 4*- S begins today ( Friday ) at 9: 30 am PST / 12: 30 pm EST and will be live streamed here.
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