I want to take a moment to thank Boyd for providing us with so many great updates throughout the WEG buildup and the competition itself. Boyd came to me with the idea of doing these WEG updates as a way to thank his many fans and supporters who have helped him get to the WEGs. The riders who contribute to Eventing Nation really understand the importance of the entire eventing community in making the WEGs possible and I know the legions of Eventing Nation will cheer for our friends especially hard at the WEGs.
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From Boyd:
After a few breakdowns in numerous vehicles, with both Karen and Allison having mechanical issues, all of the riders and horses have arrived at the horse park. Half the team arrived at the team living quarters at 8:30pm last night and Karen and I arrived at 3:30am.
The team chose to ship the horses overnight to avoid any traffic problems and to take advantage of the cooler temperatures. All the horses arrived at 8am and we swiftly went through the in-barns inspections without any issues. Then the horses arrived at the newly improved US team barns that Dougie Hanum and his team had painted and improved in many other ways.
The US team brought an incredible amount of gear and luggage that took many trips with the trailer to move into our tack stalls.
Once the horses were settled in, the majority of the team took their horses on a nice long walk with some light flatwork. We were all kept busy dodging the crazy endurance riders from the middle east galloping around the KHP on their arabians.
One of the breathtaking things for me was looking around the barns and seeing the most famous horses and riders in eventing walking in the breezeways. There is a lot of electricity in the barns right now, accompanied by flags from all countries. The team is looking forward to the opening cerimonies, where we are all required to parade in our Ariat uniform which consists of white cowboy hats and cowboy boots.
