We take for granted how complicated it actually is to bring horses to competitions, but it’s essentially like bringing a band on tour… with a band made up of 1,200 lb wild animals and the lead singer of the band is also the manager, sound engineer, the accountant, and one of the roadies.

I’m writing from the plane back home to the USA, which feels like a good time to reflect / take inventory of the last 3 months. In some sense, horses and horse shows and farms and people are all the same everywhere you go… but in many way the sport feels completely different on the other side of the ocean.