Thursday, August 5, 2010

2nd show in Toowoomba

Well we didn't knock them over so much this weekend.
Harry did win another 1.10m with a super ride on the jump off and rode in a 1.20m class with Titan.
Liz didn't have as good a time but I keep saying all miles to put into the bank.
I rode Valondra in two D grades for double clear rounds, she coped very well.The jumps certainly are not be the problem as she is brave and careful.
Our trip home took three days due to a stressed hose on the fuel line. Diesel was spraying out and luckily it was easily fixed after finally finding out what was causing the problem.Sometimes you can be lucky,as when the truck was grounded we were 10kms away from Willow Tree. Friends of mine and plenty of other horse people, Justin and Marisa Honner have a horse agistment and nursery just off the highway so our horses were safe and we didn't have to cool our heels in a garage.
Most people would remember Wil a big chestnut horse George Sanna and I and Chris Chugg rode in World Cups.Wil also became Michelle Barrera's first Grand Prix horse. He was owned and ridden by Marisa when he was a d grader.
I am certainly grateful for their hospitality and expertise.
The Big News for Harry and Jane is that she won the 4 year old Mini Series run by the Oaks Sport Horses.
Jane competed in three qualifiers for a 1st and a 2nd.
She wins a saddlecloth,we will get a picture up asap.
We have a quiet time for a couple of weeks for rest and recuperation and we will find somewhere else to go to ride over some jumps.