Kyle Carter of Calgary Top Canadian at Olympics
Kyle Carter of Calgary, AB, is the top Canadian following cross-country, the second of three phases comprising the equestrian sport of eventing, at the 2008 Olympic Games. Carter is in 32nd position individually while the Canadian Eventing Team is in ninth position overall.
Carter, who had been sitting in 61st position following the opening phase of dressage, made an impressive leap up the leader board following Monday’s cross-country phase. Riding Madison Park, a 10-year-old thoroughbred gelding owned by Carter and Nicole Shinton, Carter was only the second rider to tackle the course designed by Great Britain’s Michael Etherington-Smith. The pair successfully negotiated the 39 jumping efforts placed over a total distance of 4,560 meters but, as did all competitors, incurred time faults for exceeding the time allowed of eight minutes. Adding 18.40 time penalties to his dressage score, Carter currently has a two-day provisional score of 81.90 penalty points. Continue Reading »
13 Aug 2008 Lynn 0 comments
