Tom McEwen in good place after day one

Tom McEwen was first into the world this afternoon to carry out his Pau Horse Trials dressage check aboard Braveheart B. And the pair impressed the judges of Sue Baxter (Nice Britain), Anne-Mette Binder (Denmark) and Xavier Le Sauce (France), incomes themselves a rating of 28.3 to take a seat second, .8 of a penalty adrift of day one in a single day leaders Ros Canter and Rehy Royal Diamond.

“He’s a very, actually candy horse. It’s his second try and this stage, and to be trustworthy, we had been early within the draw at his first five-star try at Luhmühlen and produced a very comparable check to attain within the early 30s”, mentioned Tom. “So I’m delighted with him – he did in addition to he may do and that’s all we are able to ask of them, to attempt as exhausting as they’ll.”

Tom pinpointed just a few actions throughout his Pau Horse Trials dressage check that he was notably happy with.

“A few his flying-changes had been a spotlight as they could be a little bit small. He’s received some good work in there, however can cover a little bit bit behind the vertical at factors. However truly, general he produced a very nice check and description – it was a stable, protected, clear spherical.”

Tom mentioned that Bravehart B, who final scored a sub-30 at a three-day occasion on the CCI3*-L at Tattersalls in Eire in 2019, may be very a lot a piece in progress.

“It’s all coming and it’s only a case of engaged on his power and taking our time. I truly suppose for a horse like him, taking him to Le Lion D’Angers with us final week has helped because it’s given him a while in an environment.

“Working him by means of his physique and working by means of exams and really being out with a complete load of different horses has helped – it’s one factor going by means of it at dwelling, however it’s nothing in comparison with doing it a present.”

The second day of dressage will get underway tomorrow at 10am native time (9am British time), with Australia’s Kevin McNab and Willunga first into the world.

The remaining 31 combos will come ahead with a minimum of 16 British combos set to enter the world, together with first section favourites Mollie Summerland using Charly Van Her Heiden at 3.44pm native time (2.44pm British time).

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