Blustery Jog Report from First Horse Inspection at Bromont

Rachel McDonough and Irish Rhythm, competing for Canada in the CCI3* at Bromont. Photo by Leslie Threlkeld. Rachel McDonough and Irish Rhythm, competing for Canada in the CCI3* at Bromont. Photo by Leslie Threlkeld.

I am at a slight loss of understanding as to why there are so many skirts, tanks and a pair or two of sandals at a First Horse Inspection as chilly as this one. Where are your scarves? Where are your overcoats? Wool socks, even?

Before embarking on my first trip to Bromont CCI, I had been told to “pack for everything; you never know what the weather will do.” Do riders not pack both a sunny-and-warm-weather jog outfit as well as a windy-cloudy-my-fingers-are-frozen outfit just in case?

As one of the least fashionable people on the planet, I’m not going to tell anyone what to do when they get ready in the morning, but y’all are certainly tougher than me. And I was looking forward to the cooler Canadian temps.

All that being said, the horses looked beautiful and were generally well behaved, other than one rambunctious fellow getting away and causing some excitement in the warm-up.

All the horses presented in the CCI* were accepted without a second glance. In the CCI3*, April Simmonds (CAN) and Quebec NZPH were held but passed on reinspection. In the CCI3*, Australia’s Kate Chadderton and Try This were held and sadly not accepted on reinspection.

Dressage gets underway at 8:00 tomorrow. Stay locked on EN for all things Bromont!