What makes international show jumper Markus Fuchs break out into a cold sweat? Is it an enormous oxer? Or a towering vertical?
Nope. It’s a bit of a slope.
Fuchs, who has represented Switzerland at five Olympic Games and won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final in 2001, enjoyed a day out hunting on Oct. 2, 2010, with the Hillsboro Hounds (Tenn.) Well, perhaps the term “enjoyed” is an exaggeration.
Swiss show jumper Markus Fuchs (right) was all smiles before setting out with the Hillsboro Hounds as a guest of Lee Ann (left) and Orrin Ingram. But his smile quickly turned into a look of terror as the action unfolded. Photo by Bill Keller.