Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam Finish in 6th Place at Land Rover Kentucky 3DE CCI5*-L

Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam put in a formidable performance over the weekend to finish in sixth place at Land Rover Kentucky 3DE CCI5*-L.

The Land Rover Kentucky 3DE is one of the world’s most prestigious events and is the first CCI5*-L competition to run in 2021 and only one of six scheduled to run in the world this year.

“This has been an incredible week! Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam showed his class all week, especially yesterday over an incredibly tough and technical Derek di Grazia course. There were multiple problems throughout the course and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam was amazing, making it all look easy. 

“I am so proud of his sixth place finish in a very large and competitive field and I’m looking forward to the future with this brilliant little horse,” said Kevin.

Kevin and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam started the competition with a beautiful dressage test scoring 30.3, and then flew around the incredibly tough and technical cross-country course to incur no jumping penalties, one of only four combinations to complete the course inside the time allowed.

Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam, photo by Lindsay Berreth

The combination finished the competition on Sunday with only one rail down in the showjumping phase to secure their top ten finish. What makes this win even more impressive is that unlike many other competitors at the event Kevin and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam made the journey all the way from the UK to compete.

However, Kevin and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam were not the only Australian combination to turn heards at the Land Rover Kentucky 3DE this year. High Performance NEXT Squad rider Ema Klugman riding Bendigo, also put in a stellar performance at their CCI5*-L debut to finish as the highest placed youngest rider of the event in 33rd position, from 63 of the world’s leading combinations!

Ema was the youngest competitor in this year’s event at the age of 23 and her horse Bendigo was the oldest horse competing in the event at the age of 19. When asked how it felt to complete her first CCI5*-L competition Ema said, “Bendigo just gave me the ride of my life, it was an experience of a lifetime!”

Ema Klugman and Bendigo, photo by Lindsay Berreth

Fellow Australian rider Dominic Schramm riding Bolytair B also competed in the event and finished in 32^ndposition, with Olympian Clayton Fredericks and FE Stormtrooper having an unlucky fall in yesterday’s cross-country knocking them out of the competition, both horse and rider were uninjured. 

Dom Schramm and Bolytair B, photo by Lindsay Berreth

Full results for the event can be found here.