US rider Tiana Coudray took the lead in the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage on Thursday with a score of 28.1 aboard Cancaras Girl.
Coudray and the 16-year-old mare delivered consistent scores for their elegant test, earning a nine for the final flying change. She described the achievement as the kind of moment riders dream about from childhood and praised the horse for keeping her career at the top level alive after earlier setbacks.