Kentucky day one again

After a day of dressage, we decided to get moving and walked the cross-country course. And of course, we wanted to see it all so we'd know what to watch come Saturday. This is no small undertaking as the course is more than 4 1/2 miles long - up and down the hills. Plus we spent time examining the fences that were complicated with many options... just how DO you do that?Some jumps were very clever in design.

Some jumps were so very well done and amazing! Who thinks of those things?

Massive jumps abound.

And cute touches everywhere.

And yes, the ducks get jumped too!

Option fences were thoroughly looked at, this one, "The Sunken Road", had several ways to do it, fast and hard... or if you thought your horse wasn't up to that way, slower route, but easier to do. So to speak....