Well we survived our 16 hour flight and arrived in Hong Kong around 7:00 p.m. There was a typhoon heading this way but luckily we avoided it! The first night was pretty uneventful because by the time we made it to the city it was dark so we just came straight to the place where we are staying. We are staying at the Beas River Country Club. It is pretty incredible. With mountains on one side and high rises on the other its a pretty neat place to stay. The only bad part is how wet and humid it is here.
We checked out three different equestrian centers today. They are so unique from farms at home it was a really great experience. The barns are double deckers, and every horse that comes has to be imported from another country (none are bred here) and its a limited amount that can come. No one owns their own horse in Hong Kong, or at least it is very rare. All of the horses, except for a few, are owned by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and then leased by their riders. We have been talking to the Hong Kong pony clubbers and have learned so much from them and became very good friends. We also got to see and pet one of the most famous race horses in all of Hong Kong!
We actually got to go swimming this morning and have become really good friends with all the teams! Its so interesting to hear all their stories about their hometowns and how different it is from us. But they were all like us in the sense that none of us could turn down the slides in the pool, like little kids! Tonight is the Welcoming Dinner so we are looking forward to getting dressed up for that!
Seeing all these horses today made us so anxious to ride... one day closer! More posts and pictures coming soon! The Blog is blocked from the place we are staying so we are trying our best to give updates.
-Sara :)
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