It’s hard to imagine busting out the winter blankets when it’s the middle of one of the hottest months of the year, but this isn’t the case for the horses who have traveled to Europe in preparation for WEG. Hawley Bennett-Awad’s Gin & Juice has been bundled up in winter blankets to get accustomed to the colder temperatures at Maizey Manor in England, where Team Canada is laying over before moving on to Normandy.
Meanwhile, the U.S. riders have arrived at their base in Chantilly, France and were eager to get out for the first hack on French soil.
It sure looks like Team USA is settling in quite well and, if these photos are any indication it seems that the team chemistry is palpable this year.
Meanwhile, over in Camp Canada at Maizey Manor, the scenery never ceases to amaze.