Final preparations are underway for this week’s Lexington Combined Driving Classic / WEG Test Event.
Observed on a walk around the KY Horse Park this afternoon:
1) Brilliant autumnal blue skies, bright sunshine, and a nice strong wind, which we’re all hoping will help to dry out all the mud from the rain (rain, rain!) we got over the past week.
2) A shiny dressage arena in the polo field, and a big tent for the VIPs/sponsors … this is being decorated as I type.
3) Marked gates at the “hill” obstacle, and more water in the creek than there ought to be (see “rain” above). Again, the wind should help with that. I’ve also learned that there are now nearly 200 tons of gravel in the creekbed (the three dumptruck-loads I saw being delivered only amounted to 70 tons).
4) Marked gates at the “wishing well” obstacle.
5) Across the road from the “wishing well” … in a neighboring Walnut Hall field … two yearlings chasing each other in circles, at a full gallop. Standing in the center of their racetrack, calmly watching port-o-potties being placed on the marathon course, were five more yearlings and a “babysitter” draft horse.
6) Horses, ponies, carriages, harness, and equipment being settled in to the barns.
There will be more getting ready tomorrow, the FEI jog on Wednesday, and then the fun begins! Stay tuned here, as we’ll be keeping you up to date throughout the week.
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