Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event
Watch and Learn at the 4*-S Dressage Warmup
Friday, April 24th at ~11:00am
Warmup Arena by Rolex Stadium
Along with Eventing Nation and Optimum Time, get up-close insights from an eventing expert as they walk you through the competitors' dressage warmups!
The Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event features the highest level of eventing competition and welcomes some of the best riders from around the globe. With a CCI5*, CCI4*-S, and CSI5* Grand Prix, the entire week is set to be filled with incredible education and spectator enjoyment!
Win the Warmup features:
Interactive
Education
Ask questions, get explanations
Watch the warmup to see what, when, and how the rider and coach move each individual horse through the process of preparing for the competition ring. Send questions to the WhatsApp group chat while listening in for answers from our host!
Personalized Commentary
Feel connected to the coaching
What do we know about each horse and rider's strengths and weaknesses? Where are they going to be focused on to get more points than last year? Where do they typically excel and where do they struggle? And overall, what are they doing in the warmup to address all these areas?
Expert
Insight
Special Guest: Grand Prix Rider Lainey Ashker!
CCI5* and US Equestrian Open Grand Prix Dressage rider Lainey Ashker is no newcomer to the Kentucky Three-Day Event as a four-time US Junior Olympic Team member and 2013 National Eventing Champion. Known as a huge advocate for Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds, having taken three up through the 5* level of eventing, Lainey has also achieved the highest level of accolades in the dressage world as a USDF Gold Medalist. This weekend, Lainey will be piloting her mare Lovedance in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at Kentucky.
Best of all,
it's FREE!
+ sponsor swag
We aim to bring these free, educational experiences to eventing fans everywhere. All ages welcome, but a solid understanding and interest in dressage is recommended. Attend this session during the 4*-S to learn what to look for in the dressage warmup, then take what you've learned back to the warmup ring for the 5* later that day!
RSVP below to save your spot in this Win the Warmup Experience, presented by Optimum Time — Worldwide Eventing Tourism.
Several of Lainey's amazing sponsors will be providing swag bags for the session — every attendee will receive gifts from Shires, Corro, Back on Track, & XLR8!
*Every attendee must have WhatsApp and a pair of headphones to participate in the session.
RSVP HERE:
Please join this group by Thursday, April 23rd for future updates.
WhatsApp will be used to listen in to the speaker during the session; please bring headphones, have the app downloaded, and join the group linked above prior to your arrival.
Please note: Due to limited space and respect for the concentration required in warm-up, we will be capping attendance at 50. If we are oversubscribed, we may ask attendees to rotate in and out of the space as needed. Please plan to be quiet and respectful of the active warm-up and competition areas during this session.
For questions, contact Cherie Chauvin at info@optimum-time.com.
