Goooooooood afternoon :) A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting a 2-day horse show. It was a ton of fun...even if I did get a little too sunburnt. Apparently you are supposed to apply sunscreen more than once during the day. oopssss :) I guess better luck next time! haha.Anyway, the horse show was great and so was the weather considering that it has been kinda rainy and really hot and muggy around here this summer. Day 1 of the show was the all Hunt day.
So there was dressage,
jumping,
and flat work.
Now, for all of you that aren't familiar with horses and what goes on at a horse show, I am going to give you a little lesson :) Most people consider dressage to be like dancing with your horse. In the upper levels (at the olympics and other 4* events) riders and their horses have really complicated patterns that they ride to. A lot of these patterns have special moves where it looks like the horse is trotting really slow with its legs held high, or really extending it's legs out and even pivoting on its hind leg at the canter. I think its really pretty to watch. But that is probably because I have ridden dressage tests and know how hard it is to get your horse to do that. It takes lots of patience and time.
Here are a few more pics from Day 1:
Next will be Day 2! Stay Tuned :D
xoxo Maggie :)
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