CAMDEN SHOW
We survived a very hot day at Camden on Friday 19th March.
It was a very long day,we needed to leave in the dark and we returned in the dark.
I had a good day by winning both the 1.20m and 1.30m two phase events on Greenbah.
I had to wait until 5pm to have my first ride of the day.
Sometimes,waiting until late in the day takes your entusiasm away but I was determined to have a go and all went well.
Liz on Ceasar had two down in the 2nd phase of the 1.20m.
Nick with his D grader jumped two beautiful clear rounds in the D grade.
With his 2nd horse Quindoctro he had one down in the C grade.Nick drove homewards to Adelaide after the show.
His three weeks here training preparing for the Easter shows back home.
At Camden the courses were great, the organisation ditto but the ground was a bit hard!!!
I am very spoiled because my ground at home is practically perfect all year round, grass over natural sand.
Harry the university boy made a short social visit to the show.
After getting used to the new timetable of his life he is looking forward to having a few days break to ride.
I have been to Mudgee for a clinic and heading to Perth for a few days teaching as well.
This weekend is a vacant one for jumping while we prepare for the big one,Sydney Royal.
I will be the parent ,coach, minder etc this time as I do not have a horse qualified to start there.
Too many hot days left, bring on the cooler weather please.

We have been to a couple of training days while we waited for the next shows to come.
The weather has been very hot and humid very tough on both human and beast.
Castle Hill Ag Show was splendid,beautiful grounds, lovely jumps good Course Designer, what more could we want.
Liz and I went round and round.
Liz won a Junior 1.25m on Ceasar and I was 2nd on Greenbah in a 1.25m class.
Harry was our helper which was much appreciated.
His horses have been holidaying like him until now.
Harry started University at UWS Penrith so he has been acclimatising to uni life.
Nick Crowe from South Australia, has been over here for a few weeks having some lessons with his two smart horses.
Nick is keen to step up to be competitive at the highest level he can and he has been
working hard just ask him!
Camden is on this Friday,two rounds lovley ground gear and CD again.
I am teaching this weekend at Mudgee.
Monday is looking like a quiet day.Perth is next on my teaching calendar the following week.

MARCH ALREADY
We have competed at Nowra and Maitland Show's so far.
Nowra's ground despite all the rain held up pretty well.Warren Priestly did a good job with his courses.
We didn't win any prizes there but Cooper the D grader was 6th in one of his classes.
Liz had a fast time in one class on Lady's First but had the last fence down,that sort of show.
Maitland was next and the fortunes were much better there.
The ground was just getting to the firm side remarkably,the show was well run by the Hunter Vally Jump club with Sue Bettingdon designing good courses.
Liz and Ceasar were on fire in the Young Rider classes to run third both days and be runner up Country Champion.
Lady's First also jumped very well in the big D grade.
I rode Greenbah to be 2nd in a 1.20m class on the second day. We were double clear the first day in the 1.20m but a medium fast round was about 10th!
Cooper found the arena a bit daunting and knocked a couple down for not looking where he was going.
We have been to a couple of training days with the horses and Liz has been staying at Rod Brown's for a week or two learning about the routine in a big stable.
Castle Hill and Camden are coming up in the next week or two and Easter is racing towards us.
Liz is riding Ceasar in the Junior and the Pony Club Team jumping.