Every April, some of the world’s top three-day eventing horses and riders descend upon Lexington, Ky., to vie for one of the few four-star events in the world: the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. This year’s competition takes place April 25-28 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

With handling, caring for, training, and competing high-performance horses comes a wealth of knowledge about what these athletes require to stay happy and healthy. TheHorse.com caught up with a few riders slated to compete at this year’s event to talk horse health before the competition kicks off.

Sally Cousins

Rolex veteran Sally Cousins, started eventing internationally more than 20 years ago and has been the United States Eventing Association’s leading lady rider since 2008. This year she’s riding Tsunami, a 14-year-old off-the-track Thoroughbred mare who raced primarily at Penn National Race Course, said West Grove, Pa.-based Cousins

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