Cross Country!

Finally! cross-country day arrives, and we are ready for it. The day was cloudy and cool... perfect for the riders and horses. We managed to watch the fences we had staked out earlier and then some!Becky Holder riding her Can't Fire Me beautifully over one of the "skinnies". 

 Peter Atkins and "Hennie" jumping the Weldon's wall. This jump is much bigger than it looks with a HUGE ditch in front and it's wide too. Takes a big effort from the horse. Hennie does it perfect.

This combination of jumps was turning right from the track to the brush fence, down into some water, thru the water and over the goose. Some riders had problems here, it was close to the end of the course.

This is a HUGE tree, roots intact, with a big ditch under it. Catch a Star and Caitlin Silliman sailed right over it.

Phillip Dutton and Fernwood Eagle drop into the water jump known as Head of the Lake. This complex of jumps takes lots of concentration...

As Meghan O'Donoghue and the Pirate continue over the ducks.

This was a great day to watch cross country. We even had time to hit the trade fair. Shopping galore! One colisuem and surrounding tent city all for horse shopping. Talk about paradise, huh?