It was a busy first day here at Fair Hill as horses and riders primped and polished for the First Horse Inspection. The jogs were certainly eventful, and you can catch up on the action from the day in Jenni’s full report here.
Behind the scenes, the hard working grooms and helpers spent most of the early afternoon getting their charges ready to trot up for the Ground Jury. Here’s a look around social media at today’s happenings:
Any guesses?
Our pick to win #DuttaFHI has been accepted at the jog. Can you guess who it is? We’ll be unveiling our predictions tomorrow morning!
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) October 14, 2015

Jessica Bortner Harris and Win the War are all shined up and happy to be accepted! Photo via Jessica on Facebook.
Beth and Rob Groblewski’s, Santino, had been accepted. #fairhillinternational #CCI***
— Holly Payne (@HPEquestrian) October 14, 2015
Boyd Martin gives Courtney Cooper a helping hand by jogging her horses as her broken leg gets back to 100% #DuttaFHI pic.twitter.com/d2WEIvDiEM
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) October 14, 2015
The two boys and the pony accepted ! pic.twitter.com/GiL98H6PcX
— sinead halpin (@sinead_c_Halpin) October 14, 2015
We will have much, much more coming your way from what promises to be a thrilling weekend here in Elkton, Md. The weather forecast looks promising, although the press veterans certainly know better…
And finally, here are some video highlights from jog day — plenty of fresh horses and pretty fall scenery to take in. Enjoy!
Go Fair Hill!
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