That's the man! Isn't he adorable in those wellies! I guess you can tell who publishes the blog now! Couldn't resist. We arrived at Burghley House ready to watch the Horse trials.
The Queen's granddaughter, Zara Phillips. 
Saturday we spent the day at the Burghley House watching the Cross Country Horse Race. We packed up our wellies, and our brawly's (umbrella), food and drink, and headed off. Of course being England, we had sunshine, then rain, then sunshine, then rain. Normal stuff for here. There were lots of people there to watch, and guess what? We were all dressed the same! lol Everyone brings their dogs also. England is a big dog country anyway, second to the rain! There were 90 competitors and 2 of them were from America. Some came from Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, just to name a few. We even had some competitors from the Olympics here. The first place purse was £50,000! The events start on Wednesday, and end on Sunday. They bring in a small village of "shops" with everything from bridles, saddles, clothes, jewelry, furniture, crafts, homeware...... it goes on and on. If you get the chance to go, GO. It is a fantastic event and right here at our front doors!
This picture looks fake, but I was standing close to the fence when he came flying by. Didn't realize he would come quite that close!
Competitors jumping the creek and the treasure chest. The jumps are so much larger than you think. Some of the jumps were truck beds filled with flowers or hedges that were 4 feet wide and 5 feet high!
Another picture of a competitor jumping above. There were quite a few of these men on horses that we would see occasionally making the rounds around the course. The picture was too perfect not to snap. Below, another rider heading for the next set of jumps.
Like I said, Dog country. There were quite a few brutes there. I believe this is a Great Dane? Wonderful dog. 
I felt comfortable enough to approach this man and ask if this dog was a Chinese Powder Puff. He laughed and told me I was close. This is a Chinese Crescent. These are dogs that are hairless, except for the hair on his tail and head. What can I say. I knew about these dogs because they DON'T SHED. This family also has a Chinese Powder Puff that was there. 
Belle in her new wellies! And of course with rain, comes mud. Now, mind you, this was grass on Thursday! That is how much rain they got the night before. Everything was covered in mud or mud slop! 
2 comments:
looks like fun....we will have to go next year!
It looks like you all had a wonderful time! If we are here next year, I think we may just have to go.
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