We sat through quite a few drivers at Hazard 2 (ok, politically correct "obstacles"
, but
true drivers still call them hazards!
)
Hazard 2 was a water hazard with those round concrete "tubes" in the water. A was on an island and B, and E were on a peninsula. Of course each route was just a little different, but after bounding in the water at the in gate, they went around the backside to A, and then many drivers went over the bridge and around the tree, came "out" of the hazard between the "straight" fence and the right diagonal one, and back in at B. That was extremely tight!
Then back out the other "hole" between the straight fence and the left diagonal one, into the water and around to C, then some would come back over the bridge to and around to D, some would go straight over the island and back into the water and "spin" the concrete tubes. Some went over the island by A to E, and back over the bridge to F. The bridge became quite slippery, and one of Chester's horses slipped pretty good, but didn't go down. Lost momentum, though.
I was taking photos for a friend for good share of the time, so it was kinda hard to keep track of where they went when you are behind the lens. We walked out to the rest of the hazards, but didn't watch that hard. The water hazard had bleachers that gave you a good view to see where the drivers went. The other hazards were standing room only. It was absolutely incredible that they got those horses through some of those spaces!
Myrna
