On Sunday, Adam and I went to the 200th annual Hubertusjagt (Fox Hunt.) This was minus the foxes and the hounds but was very cool regardless. The hunt is held on the royal hunting grounds, and Adam and I saw the queen while we were eating our lunch on a log. There were close to a hundred horses that participated (Brooke estimate.) We had very good spots for watching several sections of the running. Unfortunately we were right next to a jump as a girl and her horse didn't quite make it over. She fell off and her horse landed on her, then several other horses jumped on both of them. It was very scary, but I think she's okay. She stood up right away (probably in shock) and then someone got her to lay back down. That was the only accident that we saw, but right before that a large what looked like a Dutch Warmblood came running without a rider on. It was kind of funny because he was going right for the jump and then realized at the last second he didn't have to go over it, so he went around it. I guess having a large amount of horses running through the woods and going over the jumps can't be all that safe, but it was awesome!
After the hunt, Adam and I wandered around the grounds (Dyrehaven) and saw some very neat stags. They are smaller than white tails, but have antlers like an elk/moose cross. They didn't seem to mind us and we got about 20 feet away from a pair. The "hunting cabin" is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. It sits perched upon the top of a hill overlooking all of the trees and the ocean. It is amazing!
The area is beautiful! It was only 5 miles from our house so we'll go back again, this time with our better camera. For now check out the rest of our pictures on Adam's Picasa site http://picasaweb.google.com/freebs429. We hope you're enjoying our blog.
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