Walking the course of the Southern Pines Horse Trials II this past Friday underscored yet again the tremendous amount of preparation, and bravery,  involved for both horse and rider at the Advanced level.  These fences are not for the faint of heart, equine or human.  The humans, of course, have walked the course more than once; the horses, however, as they round each twist and turn, are seeing the course for the very first time.