This last weekend was soo much fun, myself and two of my friends made the very long trip over to Hawkes Bay to watch the biggest show in NZ...
Its a horse lovers dream of anything and everything to do with horses, so shopping was very much on the menu and I have to say we couldn't fit anything else in our car even if we wanted to it was jammed packed.
The Hawkes bay certainly turned on the weather it was just so hot, I felt for the riders in all thejackets etc we were sweating just sitting down watching !!
The calabre of horses at the show was amazing and my friend was riding in the grand prix dressage and she won the title on her horse KH Arvan...she is now preparing to go to Sydney and compete there before making the big trip to England where she will be based before the 2012 olympics. She actaully gained a Olympic qualifying score this weekend so good on her and her efforts, she is a great rider and I wish her all the best. Its was just such a nice trip away with the girls and being able to just sit and watch with out husbands and children..I would love to be there one day, I have a goal to ride there but it would have to be a high level so Autumn has 4 years to get to at least open medium if not advanced...but little steps first...
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| Grand prix riders warming up arena |
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| Vanessa about to go in and do the winning test |
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| Sally steiner completing the 1.45m class..I rode against Sally when we were kids |
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| Andrea banks and stallion Limonit, about to be shipped back to Europe |
1 comment:
Sounds like a great show and SOOO much fun - dressage and shopping - what's not to love!
The caliber of horses you describes sounds amazing. Very impressive. Hope you're friend does well and also that you realize your dream to compete there.
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