South Gloucestershire, England—May 5 Â
“Nailed it!” was the gesture of the day on the second day of dressage at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI****, which saw Australian Chris Burton take over the lead and U.S. rider Lauren Kieffer end up in the top five with Veronica.
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You can read all about it and see some of Shannon Brinkman’s images of the day (All photos by Shannon Brinkman):

Chris Burton and Graf Liberty trotted into the dressage lead.

Chris Burton’s supporters gave him some love after his winning test on Graf Liberty.

“Yes!” Jonty Evans seemed to say after his test on Cooley Rorkes Drift, which put them into third place.

Lauren Kieffer took a quiet moment to say thank you to Veronica after the test that put them into a tie for fifth.

Lauren Kieffer and Veronica cantered to a solid test to tie for fifth headed into the cross-country.

A jubilant Lauren Kieffer gave Veronica big pats after their test.

Ingrid Klimke wasted no time taking over second place on Horseware Hale Bob.

Ingrid Klimke gave Horseware Hale Bob some love after their second-placed test.

Elisa Wallace’s Simply Priceless’ handsome head.

Elisa Wallace and Simply Priceless put in a solid test for the USA, putting them into 28th.

Canadian rider Kathryn Robinson rode Let It Bee into 17th place in the dressage.
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