The next morning, the sky was slightly bright, but I could already see the distance clearly.

Outside the racecourse, there was an open field surrounded by barbed wire, and a considerable number of people and horses had gathered, and they were constantly observing the cross-country obstacle course that had just been set up yesterday.

These are the riders and horses involved in the individual obstacle course reported this morning, and they came this morning because they wanted to familiarize themselves with the dangerous off-road environment.

In eventing, cross-country obstacle courses are arguably the most dangerous events, as the obstacles encountered by riders and horses are much more difficult and varied than show jumping.

Riders can encounter different types of obstacles in the race, including earthen embankments, trenches, ground injections or water barriers, etc., and because the field environment is completely established according to the field environment, the field ground also includes grass, sand, mud, wet land and other grounds, which are far more dangerous than the obstacle bars in show jumping, and it requires experienced riders to use their skills to lead the horses to meet various challenges.

Therefore, unlike show jumping and dressage, riders can participate in cross-country obstacle courses much earlier to familiarize themselves with the competition venue.

It's just that this time the qualifying knockout round of the National Games will be completed in three days, so there is not much time for riders and horses to observe the venue in advance, and it can only be provided to riders and horses in the morning.

Also, there is not much time provided in the morning, when the referees enter the stadium to inspect the facilities, the riders and horses have to leave the field, and the horses have to be inspected and cleaned by the race staff until the race starts, and the riders can not come back to pick up the horses.

Of course, it stands to reason that last night was also a good opportunity for riders and horses to familiarize themselves with the grounds.

However, due to the low visibility at night and the dangerous nature of the cross-country obstacles, it is very likely that the rider and the horse will be trained for acclimatization in a poor visibility environment, so the rider and the horse are only allowed to acclimatize in the morning and be accompanied by a professional.

Although this would give the rider and the horse too little time to adapt to the new environment, considering that all the riders and horses in the race have only just come into contact with the new course of the cross-country obstacle course that was set up yesterday, and they are all standing on the same starting point, if a rider is injured because of the lack of time to get used to the environment, it can only be blamed on his and his horse's ability to adapt.

Even if some of the riders came here yesterday in advance, but there was a barbed wire interception, they only saw the field being built from a distance, and this is not a big problem, unless those riders can have an indescribable talent, can know the height of the obstacle at a glance, and can adapt to jumping, otherwise, the only thing that can really determine their adaptability is this morning's adaptation.

In today's cross-country obstacle race, Fu Jun's other racehorse will also participate, so he has to come.

This racing horse is called Chaoyue, and he has been in the Wenhuai Lake Club for five years, and his name is very good, but in terms of past results, he is not surpassed at all, and it basically only belongs to the racing horse that accompanies him.

Originally, it stands to reason that this kind of racehorse that can participate in the race, but the results are not very outstanding, should actually be considered in advance to retire it, breed or use it as an adult training horse, so as to reduce unnecessary losses for the club.

However, because Chaoyue is a jade merchant named Wang Yu in Shanyang City, a private horse racing horse placed in Wenhuai Lake for foster care.

And Wang Yu himself, who likes to run cross-country obstacle races, is also a top member of the club, and has been signing up for the competition in the name of Wenhuai Lake.

After all, opening the door to do business, you can't offend the big customers, Wang Yu, as a top member of the club, pays a huge amount of membership fees every year, which is enough for Wen Huaihu to spend network resources for Wang Yu and Beyond to sign up even if he knows that there are no results.

Just like those rich people who participated in the dressage competition yesterday afternoon, if they didn't have enough benefits, Wen Huaihu would use his connections and resources to sign them up for these competitions unless he was stupid.

After all, if there is an equestrian competition with a little reputation, it is impossible to let any cat or dog participate in it, and if you want to participate, you have to pass the review of the event organizer.

Obviously, even if they have extraordinary talent and can meet the standards of some competitions, even if they have extraordinary talent and can meet the standards of some competitions, it is difficult for them to pass the rigorous review of those competitions, and they can only be regarded as amateur riders.

This is not a problem that can solve things with money, after all, the sponsorship fee of well-known large enterprises and large companies that can start the competition is not comparable to you as an ordinary rich man, and people may not be able to look down on the money you spend.

Therefore, for such a wealthy man who wants to participate but may not be able to participate, it is undoubtedly the best choice to sign up through an equestrian club with a strong background such as Wenhuai Lake.

After all, an equestrian club like Wenhuai Lake, which has been rooted in Shanyang City for many years, uses the network resources in its hands to recommend a person to participate, which is obviously much easier to pass than for them amateur riders to sign up alone.

In the arena, Fu Jun yawned slightly, followed Wang Yu and Chaoyue, and other nursing staff to observe the race route.

Cross-country obstacle courses have high requirements for obstacles, because the risk factor is higher than show jumping, and show jumping can set the order of obstacles at will, but cross-country obstacle courses are not.

This is to avoid the occurrence of two obstacles that are too difficult for the rider and the horse to adapt immediately, resulting in people flipping on their backs and injuries to the rider and the racehorse.

Therefore, the correct obstacle setting sequence is set from low to high, and all obstacles are set in a relatively small area, making it a safe and effective playing field.

Of course, this is for the relatively small and safer cross-country obstacle course that is adapted to the eventing.

After all, this kind of venue prepared for equestrian eventing is obviously not to challenge the danger, regardless of the rider's life, the equestrian eventing only tests the rider's equestrian level, not to ask the rider to risk his life and the horse's life to challenge the limit of cross-country obstacle racing.

There are many difficult cross-country obstacle courses in the world, they are all set up in the wild, the venue is empty, the environment is full of uncertainty, only the route is certain.

But such a certain route is a nightmare for many riders, because these routes have world-class difficulty obstacles.

For example, the most difficult obstacle to cross is the Cottesmore Leap in the cross-country race of the British Burleigh Equestrian Competition.

The starting point of this obstacle is about 3 meters away from the bushes, which can be crossed by a car in the middle, and the maximum height of the bushes is 1.45 meters.

There's also the Vicarage Vee from Burmington, which consists of two obstacles in a V-shape on a long stream, and riders have no choice but to jump over the Vicarage Vee twice over the ditch.

In addition, there are other wild obstacles, which are obstacles that ordinary riders simply cannot overcome, and are completely challenging the limits of humans and horses, rather than showing the equestrian level of human control of horses.

It can be said that the person who can complete these obstacles should be called a brave knight rather than a rider who is trying to show off his equestrian skills.