Brit holds joint lead in four-star [Video]

British rider Lucienne Bellissimo is the joint-leader after dressage in the Cosequin CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, on a score of 26.

“I’m absolutely thrilled with Dyri – he’s one of those geldings that’s a bit introverted and sometimes at home he feels like he’d be on an eight or a nine, but he loses confidence going up the centreline. Today was the first time he’s started to let me in,” she said.

Lucienne said she decided not to do the arena familiarisation session with the 12-year-old, who runs in the ownership of her business Horse Scout Eventing.

“That was a risk, but I’m a risk-taker and it paid off,” she said. “I think if I’d come in last night he would have backed off today, whereas he actually lit up. I learnt today that he’s better when he’s a little bit in shock!”

Kentucky Three-Day Event dressage: Lucienne’s goals

Lucienne has been based …