United States Eventing Association

The last two days were long but good. I ended up going cross-country at 4:00 pm, so I had all day to hang out (and stress) and wait for the shadows to add to the difficulty of the cross-country course! The course is lovely though, with lots of open galloping spaces and a wonderful feeling of being on top of the world.

As I am packing and making sure I am not forgetting anything for the 3-day next week, I am reminded of the differences between Australia and the US. If I have posted some of this before in an earlier blog, just bear with me!

Christan Trainor, previously based in North Carolina, is an upper-level rider and trainer who relocated near Sydney, Australia for several months of training with her up-and-coming event horse All Purpose Brown (“Spike”) to try her hand at Aussie eventing.