Equestrian Jumping

Here is a poorly taken picture of said flyer. 

Sometime in mid July, we saw a flyer announcing a horse jumping competition in a town near us, and as we like to attend local events and I had never seen a live horse show like this, we made an afternoon trip to see what it was like. 

After managing to find free parking, we wandered through the stables so we could see all the horses entered. (I love horses! Beautiful, powerful creatures.) Afterward we headed to the arena to see the competition.
 

On our way to the arena we passed through a small fair of sorts, a part of the event. There were canopies selling t-shirts, stuffed animal horses, and event memorabilia. There were also a few food booths and of course, a gelato booth!

I was very impressed with some of the jumps these horse and rider duos could make

Some of the horses, like this one, had caps that made their ears a certain color, usually matching their rider.
That was something neat I had never seen before. 

I didn't realize how much detail went into each of the jumps. Each one seemed to have it's own theme and color scheme, which made the course more interesting to look at. 

Adam seemed to enjoy the event and was quietly observing the action from our close sideline seat. 

Just some cool ruins in the scenery above the arena. Italy is so fun!

This kid is a great sport and always happy with the adventures we take him on. 

Adam also enjoyed some barefoot time in the grass. Chubby baby feets!

We stayed until the end of the competition and left as they were taking group pictures of the winners so we could beat the traffic crowd. Nearly every weekend there seems to be an event or festival nearby, and it's been very fun to experience the various aspects and diversity of the local Italian culture. I'll try to keep the posts up!