2022 Kentucky Three Day Event

[Jealoushe]

Lucky girl with those big footed horses

https://kfpequestrian.com/competition-horses/

[Jealoushe]

She definitely looks to be a “push” ride

[endlessclimb]

?? - it’s not a disparaging remark to have big feet, nor is it a dig at the rider? It’s just a comment on the horse itself.

[SolarFlare]

@Jealoushe

She definitely looks to be a “push” ride

Obedient though, but looks hard to bend. The shoulder in, half pass, anything with bend she was toe-out-spur-on-hard lol

[endlessclimb]

Ms. Click has a wonderful seat.

[Jealoushe]

I’m saying she’s lucky, big feet are desirable for an event horse

[Libby2563]

Ho boy, we’ve got a live wire here! Hope she can hold it together.

[Jealoushe]

Meaghan Marinovich-Burdick is in on RIVIERA LU. He looks fun

[Libby2563]

Honestly not a bad reinback despite the stargazing. I’m impressed!

[Jealoushe]

ahhh this reminds me of my own red horse in the dressage in years past. Stunning horse.

[Libby2563]

Riviera Lu is listed as a Brazilian Sport Horse mare. Interesting! Sire: Rembrandt Jmen. Dam: Ravena.

[Jealoushe]

Very cool. Shes lovely despite the ride. I would love to ride her.

[endlessclimb]

Woo boy that was a spicy test. Bet that mare jumps like a queen though.

[endlessclimb]

The brief glimmers of relaxation she was incredible. If she can keep her head on with some more miles, she will be a show stopper.

[Jealoushe]

44.5. Not bad at all considering.

[Larbear]

I loved the look back from the horse just before the rein back

[Libby2563]

Interesting backstory on that pair (https://eventingnation.com/meet-red-hills-3-winner-meaghan-marinovich-burdick/):

The name Rock Phantom might ring a bell to you. The Irish Sport Horse Gelding has been competing with Nilson Moreira da Silva at the Advanced and four-star levels since 2019, earning a top 10 finish in the CCI4-L at the Tryon International 3-Day Event last fall. At the end of last year, he was purchased by Edy Hunter Rameika and now joins Sara Kozumplik’s string. But what does “Rock” have to do with Meaghan and Riviera? In a way, he helped them find each other.

Meaghan sourced Rock Phantom (Sprit House xx – Ballycroy Rose, by Clonakilty Hero) from Carol Gee of Fernhill Sport Horses in 2015, importing him as a 4-year-old having only seen him from a video. Flash forward a few years into Rock’s eventing career with Meaghan and “I was having the most difficult time with him,” she says. That same year, 2018, she began riding with Nilson, who offered to help her with the gelding. Ultimately, they ended up trading horses – Rock became Nilson’s and Meaghan took on a different chestnut called, Red Lion.

Meaghan sadly had to part with Red Lion too soon – he had to be put down in August 2019 – but next month another special chestnut would come into her life. Nilson had been helping Meaghan look for an additional horse to add to her string and helped connect her with Luciano Miranda Drubi , who he used to work for. Luciano represented Brazil at the 1995 Pan American Games 1996 Olympics with Riviera’s grand dam Xilena, where Nilson groomed for them at both events. He later on bred Xilena, stamping horses from his program with the ‘Lu’ suffix.

Meaghan took another chance on a horse after seeing her only via video, and Riviera Lu (Rembrandt Jmen x Ravena 3J, by Diapason des Gaves) arrived stateside in September 2019.

I Googled because I was curious about the mare’s breeding.

[BraveSC]

Riveria Lu just won the 3*S in Ocala maybe last month?

[beowulf]

I was thinking the same. Poor Meaghan, it looked like her horse just had the atmosphere ‘whelmies’… No helping that in that big of an atmosphere. Fingers crossed for a brilliant XC.

@Larbear right?? She was like ‘are you sure, do I have to do this?? You want me to back up, in here???’

[Larbear]

@beowulf Lol could see in the replay where it looked like the rider was kinda saying hey and the horse was like “huh? whut? oh ok”