Lexington, Ky. – The Military Boekelo CCIO3* came to a close on Sunday with the final standings being decided over Jos Brinkman’s show jumping track. Double clear rounds ended the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team’ss weekend on a high note.

USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Clark Montgomery (Wiltshire, UK) and Loughan Glen, owned by Jessica Montgomery, Kathryn Kraft, and Holly and William Becker, had a fabulous round, adding no faults to their score to finish with a total of 64.00. Montgomery and the 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding ended up in 21st place overall.

During their cross country round on Saturday, Montgomery and  Loughan Glen had a slight deviation on course between the last two fences, resulting in the Ground Jury assessing 20 penalties to the pair.

“Although disappointed in the outcome of a decision that I feel really should have gone the other way yesterday, I am extremely proud of Glen’s performance this weekend,” Montgomery said, commenting on being assessed 20 penalties during the cross country phase for a slight deviation between the last two fences. “He rose to the occasion for me. He truly is an outstanding horse and I’m really looking forward to next season already. “

Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, UK) rode Deborah Halliday's Fernhill by Night to an excellent round to close out their weekend with a score of 65.10. She and the 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding double clear round allowed them to move up to 23rd place on the final leaderboard.

Thomas Carlile (FRA) and Sirocco du Gers held on for the win to finish on a score of 46.50, while New Zealand won the Nations Cup competition with a score of 177.20. With the Military Boekelo CCIO3* being the last competition of the FEI Nations Cup Eventing series, Germany claimed top honors.

Find out more information about the Military Boekelo CCIO3* here.