Eventing: the Sport of Heroes

[Blue439]

Adversity again...

“Hmmfff! Those barrels are too big, man!”

Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II lens, handheld.

Rider: Are you really sure you know what you’re doing, boy?
Horse: Don’t you worry, just hold on tight. I got this!

Moral: the horse was right.

Nikon D3, Nikkor 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.

 

[Blue439]

Impeccable rider, impeccable horse... The right combination to succeed !

Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II lens, handheld.

Riding hard in the fog...

Nikon D700, 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.

 

[Blue439]

Nikon D3, Nikkor 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.

Nikon D700, Nikkor 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.

 

[Blue439]

Assessing the situation: “Darn, that thing is tall! And wide! And solid!”

Nikon D3, Nikkor 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.

“Yesssss !”

Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II lens, handheld.

 

[Blue439]

Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II, handheld.

Nikon D3, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II, handheld.

 

[Blue439]

Two last photos of that sport which I admire very much. An Olympic sport in which men and women compete together in exactly the same tests is rare enough. Does it even exist outside of equestrian disciplines?

Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70-200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II lens, handheld.

Nikon D3, Nikkor 200-400mm, ƒ/4 G VR II lens, handheld.