Ryan Wood and Irish Sport Horse gelding Clooney R (BMC Tolan R x Gurraun Golden Eye) entered Sunday’s cross country in fourth place on 37.7. The pair jumped clear on cross country, adding 14.0 time penalties to finish on 51.7 and move to the top of the Kingsleigh CCI4*-S leaderboard.
Canada’s Colleen Loach and Chiaro Z Excalibur also finished on 51.7, after jumping clear and adding 14.8 time penalties to their dressage score. With the two combinations tied on their final scores, Ryan Wood and Clooney R claimed the victory by finishing closest to the optimum cross country time.
Lauren Nicholson (USA) and Landmark Jungle’s Gold completed the Kingsleigh CCI4*-S podium in third place on 54.4, jumping clear and adding 18.4 time penalties on cross country.
“Very proud to come away from Bromont with wins in both the CCI4*-S with Clooney, owned by Mary Perry, and the CCI3*-S with [Woodstock] Indy, owned by Mary Hazzard, and with Hicks [de Lyse], owned by Curran Simpson, finishing just behind in second,” said Ryan.
“All three horses have been with us since they were four or five-year-olds, which makes weeks like this especially rewarding. It’s exciting to see them continue to develop and deliver results at this level, and even more rewarding to share it with the owners who have believed in them from the beginning.”
Ryan also credited Silva Martin and Sarah Dodge for their work with him and the horses on the dressage.
Ryan’s weekend became even more impressive in the CCI3*-S. Sitting ninth after show jumping, Thoroughbred gelding Woodstock Indy delivered one of the strongest cross country performances of the division, jumping clear and adding just 0.4 time penalties to climb all the way to first place on a final score of 36.1.
Ryan then secured second place aboard Hicks de Lyse (Hickstead White x Comme Il Faut 5), who also jumped clear on cross-country and added 10.0 time penalties to finish on 43.2, giving the Australian the top two spots in the CCI3*-S.
But for Ryan, the biggest highlight of the weekend happened outside the competition.
“But the highlight of the week might have been having our baby girl Annabelle at her first away show,” Ryan said. “A big thank you to Lil and Grandma Jaq for making that possible, and to Greta and the whole team at home and all our sponsors for the hard work behind the scenes that makes weeks like this happen.
“Lots to be excited about with these horses and what’s ahead.”
The conclusion of Sunday’s cross country brought the 2026 August Bromont CCI Horse Trials to a close after a weekend of international competition at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park.
Read more: TAKING STOCK WITH RYAN WOOD – Equestrian Life, December 2025
Source: Bromont CCI press release by Chelsea Spear, edited by Equestrian Life
