/* Lightweight, original racing-inspired section backgrounds. */
.collage-section,.mission-section{background-color:#f9f8f3;background-image:url('../images/bg-track.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 88% 12%,#f0e6e0 0%,transparent 38%);background-position:center right,center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover,cover}
.ref-features,.contact-section{background-color:#faf9f5;background-image:url('../images/bg-silks.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 5% 95%,#ede9e2 0%,transparent 40%);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center right,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-horses,.about-horses{background-color:#faf9f5;background-image:url('../images/bg-track.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 96% 70%,#f1e7e2 0%,transparent 34%);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-gallery,.upcoming{background-color:#eeeae2;background-image:url('../images/bg-silks.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 0%,#f8f4ed 0%,transparent 47%);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-faq,.how-join{background-color:#f7f6f1;background-image:url('../images/bg-track.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 0% 100%,#efe9e2 0%,transparent 45%);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.advantage{background-color:#faf9f5;background-image:url('../images/bg-track.svg');background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-values,.value-band{background-color:#e8e4db;background-image:linear-gradient(125deg,transparent 0%,transparent 65%,rgba(166,48,62,.045) 65%,rgba(166,48,62,.045) 72%,transparent 72%);background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-enquiry{background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg'),linear-gradient(90deg,#102437f5,#102437eb),url('../images/racecourse.jpg');background-size:cover,cover,cover;background-position:center,center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-quote,.our-values{background-color:#102437;background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg'),radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 20%,#1d394a 0%,#102437 60%);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-cta{background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg'),linear-gradient(90deg,#142d3af5,#142d3a9c),url('../images/cta-racing-banner.jpg');background-size:cover,cover,cover;background-position:center,center,center 56%;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.inner-cta{background-color:#152d40;background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg');background-position:center;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.connect-banner{background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg'),linear-gradient(90deg,#071c2cf5,#071c2c9a 70%,#071c2c6b),url('../images/card-race-3.jpg');background-size:cover,cover,cover;background-position:center,center,center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.experience-strip{background-image:url('../images/bg-dark-track.svg');background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
@media(max-width:700px){.collage-section,.mission-section,.ref-features,.contact-section,.ref-horses,.about-horses,.ref-gallery,.ref-faq{background-size:auto 100%,cover;background-position:70% center,center}.ref-enquiry,.ref-quote,.our-values,.ref-cta,.inner-cta,.connect-banner,.experience-strip{background-position:65% center,center,center}}
/* Realistic horse and racing imagery, washed back for legible foreground text. */
.collage-section,.mission-section{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(249,248,243,.98) 10%,rgba(249,248,243,.94) 52%,rgba(249,248,243,.76) 100%),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,right center;background-size:cover,cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-features,.contact-section{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.97) 0%,rgba(250,249,245,.93) 55%,rgba(250,249,245,.73) 100%),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-position:center,right center;background-size:cover,cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-horses,.about-horses{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.96),rgba(250,249,245,.88) 63%,rgba(250,249,245,.74)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,right center;background-size:cover,cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-gallery,.upcoming{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(238,234,226,.96),rgba(238,234,226,.86) 60%,rgba(238,234,226,.76)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-position:center,right center;background-size:cover,cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-faq,.how-join{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(247,246,241,.97),rgba(247,246,241,.91) 65%,rgba(247,246,241,.77)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,right center;background-size:cover,cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.advantage{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.97),rgba(250,249,245,.90)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-enquiry{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(16,36,55,.92),rgba(16,36,55,.83)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,right center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.ref-quote,.our-values{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(16,36,55,.94),rgba(16,36,55,.84)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,right center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.inner-cta{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(21,45,64,.94),rgba(21,45,64,.79)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,right center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.experience-strip{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(11,28,43,.94),rgba(11,28,43,.83)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,right center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
@media(max-width:700px){.collage-section,.mission-section,.ref-features,.contact-section,.ref-horses,.about-horses,.ref-gallery,.ref-faq,.how-join{background-size:cover,auto 100%;background-position:center,70% center}.ref-enquiry,.ref-quote,.our-values,.inner-cta,.experience-strip{background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,70% center}}
/* Stronger photographic backgrounds: visible throughout the section, not just a faint watermark. */
.collage-section,.mission-section{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(249,248,243,.96) 0%,rgba(249,248,243,.88) 50%,rgba(249,248,243,.62) 100%),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover}
.ref-features,.contact-section{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.96) 0%,rgba(250,249,245,.86) 54%,rgba(250,249,245,.58) 100%),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover}
.ref-horses{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,29,43,.81),rgba(9,29,43,.55)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover;color:#fff}
.ref-horses .ref-center h2{color:#fff}.ref-horses .ref-center h2 em{color:#f0b9b4}.ref-horses .ref-center p,.ref-horses .ref-disclaimer{color:#e1e9e8}.ref-horses .ref-center .eyebrow{color:#f0b9b4}.ref-horses .ref-horse-grid article{color:#152b39}
.ref-gallery{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,29,43,.82),rgba(9,29,43,.55)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover;color:#fff}
.ref-gallery .ref-center h2{color:#fff}.ref-gallery .ref-center h2 em{color:#f0b9b4}.ref-gallery .ref-center p{color:#e1e9e8}.ref-gallery .ref-center .eyebrow{color:#f0b9b4}
.about-horses,.ref-faq{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.97) 0%,rgba(250,249,245,.89) 52%,rgba(250,249,245,.62) 100%),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center right}
.ref-enquiry{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(16,36,55,.89),rgba(16,36,55,.62)),url('../images/section-racing.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover}
.ref-quote,.our-values{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(16,36,55,.88),rgba(16,36,55,.58)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-position:center,center right;background-size:cover,cover}
.ref-form{background:rgba(22,46,62,.95)}
@media(max-width:700px){.collage-section,.mission-section,.ref-features,.contact-section,.about-horses,.ref-faq{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,249,245,.94),rgba(250,249,245,.78)),url('../images/section-horse.jpg');background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,68% center}.ref-horses,.ref-gallery,.ref-enquiry,.ref-quote,.our-values{background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,68% center}}