Yes, I was driven (bad pun, I know) to take more dressage pictures. However, this time there were four horses at a time. I also took a few action shots so that I can do a future article on conformation for the upper-level driving horse.

Splash, who is the right leader for Chester Weber (USA), was one of the photo subjects as well as the subject of a previous conformation study. It was great to see him in action!

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During the lunch break, members of the media and photographers were given a course walk for tomorrow’s marathon phase of driving. Up close it is obvious how precise the drivers and their horses have to be. I might have trouble negotiating some of the elements in a bicycle, never mind in a carriage behind four fast-moving horses!

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I’m thinking I might take photos at driving tomorrow and just avoid the security hassles at the showjumping arena. However, I do have a few Canadian-flag pins for volunteers and would like to make sure those are delivered. I’ll see how the timing works.

I do have a positive to add to the list now: The presence of horse ambulances (yes, plural) at every competition ring and every warm-up ring speaks to planning ahead and consideration for the horses.

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The sky was overcast and the temperature was in the comfortable zone today, so it was just an all-around pleasant day.
So pleasant, I actually walked the 10 minutes or so to the driving venue and then back. On the way back, I stopped in at the market and bought salad fixings plus grapes and cheese. Guess what’s for dinner tonight.