Seeing the country from the back of a horse

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In the collage are some more shots from the endurance horse ride that we attended recently in York, Western Australia. The venue was a race course and the race track itself was beautiful, soft, spongy grass. It is positioned at the base of a high hill which provided a great backdrop. Once the riders left the track, they travelled on farmland, including alongside a private air strip. They also saw hot-air balloons as they rode along. Some riders like to buy photos that show the country they travel through, even if they can’t see themselves very well. At the checkpoints which are sited every ten kilometres, there is water, hay and carrots for the horses, and water and lollies/sweets for the riders. The lower right photo was taken by Vince. He usually goes out on the track somewhere while I take the photos in the vet ring and, with luck, I'm able to get a few shots of riders going out on their rides or returning.