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CanadianKitKat
30th of May 2009 (Sat), 22:36
Another fun day of hot glaring sun in Southern Alberta, but fun sport to watch and shoot.

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JeffreyG
31st of May 2009 (Sun), 07:51
You might need to explain this sport a bit. Are there different events? I see some carriages have people dressed up while others have people in helmets and matching jerseys.
m3gator
31st of May 2009 (Sun), 08:52
Very Nice Kit Kat .... we have an event here in Delaware that ha the formal dressed up driving teams nd also at Devon ,,,, they are beautiful. I had not seen what looks like a competition course before ........ I like the ones with the water turn!
CanadianKitKat
31st of May 2009 (Sun), 19:21
You might need to explain this sport a bit. Are there different events? I see some carriages have people dressed up while others have people in helmets and matching jerseys.

There are three phases, dressage, cones and marathon. Dressage is a series of designated movements in an enclosed arena, just like regular dressage, but with a carriage instead of on the horse. Cones is precision driving where they navigate through some rather narrow pylons that have balls sitting on top of them. If they touch the cone, the ball drops and they are penalized. Marathon is kind of like a cross-country course where they go long distances and navigate various obstacles.


Very Nice Kit Kat .... we have an event here in Delaware that ha the formal dressed up driving teams nd also at Devon ,,,, they are beautiful. I had not seen what looks like a competition course before ........ I like the ones with the water turn!

Thanks! It was a lot of fun to shoot :-)
NeherPhoto
31st of May 2009 (Sun), 20:09
the trucks in the bg of #5 kind of ruin the feel of the shot I think
fmphotos
10th of June 2009 (Wed), 18:38
great shots!!
tracknut
10th of June 2009 (Wed), 21:03
I've never heard of such a thing! Nice shots CKK - I love the backlighting in the first one.

Dave
butterfly2937
10th of June 2009 (Wed), 21:06
I love the first shot! Are those Morgan horses?
Kroozergirl
10th of June 2009 (Wed), 22:22
Ahhh,,,,, You can't beat a nice team of Friesian horses! :) Where in Alberta did you take these photos?
dawiyo
11th of June 2009 (Thu), 00:16
I was really hoping they'd be like chariots with some rocking wheel spikes. Probably cause I saw Gladiator the other day.
CanadianKitKat
12th of June 2009 (Fri), 08:06
I love the first shot! Are those Morgan horses?

They're Friesians. Horses don't get pertier than they do ;)

great shots!!

I've never heard of such a thing! Nice shots CKK - I love the backlighting in the first one.

Dave

Thanks - it's not a huge sport, but I must say that it looked like a lot of fun. I've never driven a horse, but being at this all weekend sure made me want to try it.


Ahhh,,,,, You can't beat a nice team of Friesian horses! :) Where in Alberta did you take these photos?

It was at the Calgary Polo Club.

I was really hoping they'd be like chariots with some rocking wheel spikes. Probably cause I saw Gladiator the other day.

:lol: It's a little more on the civilized end of things ;)