Worldy Wise and Jacek Wierzchowiecki took a swim at the May 1992 M&Ms Essex CCI** held in Gladstone, N.J. The pair led after dressage and finished the course, but they withdrew before show jumping.
They weren’t the only ones who needed a towel after cross-country. The May 29 report in the Chronicle explained that the two water jumps on course caused faults for 19 of the competitors due in part to substantial rain on that day.