United States-based Ecuadorian rider Julio Mendoza Loor, riding the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Jewel’s Goldstrike, captured Ecuador’s first-ever gold medal in dressage today at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Mendoza is a familiar face to most U.S. dressage fans since he and his wife Jessica are based in South Carolina, about an hour from the Tryon International Equestrian Center. His 87.230% score was a personal best and he and “Goldie” were in synch and spot on the entire test.

João Victor Marcari Oliva (BRA) and Feel Good VO, an 11-year-old Westfalen stallion, took silver on 86.160%. The USA’s Anna Marek captured bronze (81.305%) with the 13-year-old Dutch gelding Fire Fly. Originally from Michigan, Marek and her husband are now based in Florida where Marek trains horses and teaches lessons.

American riders Sarah Tubman on First Apple (81.155%) and Codi Harrison on Katholt’s Bossco (79.230%) finished fourth and sixth, respectively, to top off a great showing by the U.S. Team.

For the full results, click here. The official results of individual medallists can be found here, as well.

Today’s freestyle capped three days of Pan Am dressage competition here in Quillota, Chile, about 2 hours northwest of Santiago. Eventing begins tomorrow with the first horse inspection and arena familiarization.

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Watch the Pan American Games dressage freestyle competition today, Wednesday, October 25, 2023, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central, 9 a.m. Mountain, 8 a.m. Pacific and 5 a.m. Hawaii.)

United States riders competing will be Codi Harrison on Katholt’s Bossco, Anna Marek on Fire Fly, and Sarah Tubman on First Apple. U.S.-based Ecuadorian rider Julio Mendoza Loor, who lives in South Carolina, will also be competing on Jewel’s Goldstrike.

Twenty riders representing a total of 10 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, U.S., Venezuela) will ride either an Intermediate 1 freestyle or Grand Prix freestyle to compete for Pan American Games individual medals. In the team competition the two previous days, the USA won gold, Brazil silver and Canada bronze.

Fans can watch on FEI TV via ClipMyHorse.com.

A membership is required for viewing, but ClipMyHorse is currently offering a discount of 10% on their premium memberships for USEF members and fans (use promotion code USEFCMHTV.) A limited-time free trial membership is also offered.

ClipMyHorse offers both live viewing and on-demand replays depending on membership level. All sessions of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games equestrian competition for dressage, eventing and show jumping will be broadcast on ClipMyHorse.

For more information on the US Equestrian Team competing in Chile, click here.

Find schedules, start lists and results on the official games website here and click on “equestrian dressage,” “equestrian eventing” or “equestrian jumping.”

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