August 13, 2016 

We are at the Cock of the North competition for the weekend!!!

We met our ponies last night.  One, Goose, did not arrive until after dark so it was a quick walk trot bareback ride.  Two were here when we arrived.  Lacey and Jaz are quick little pocket rockets.  And the lovely Ellie is a large paint pony.  The 5th pony is Flicker is a tiny little made games pony.  

The first session was a little rough, but the team got a feel of their ponies, each other and the footing.  There were a few dropped hand offs and mistakes but nothing horrible.  We are excitedly looking forward to session 2 this after noon. 

August 11, 2016 

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Vlog 8/11/16

August 11, 2016

This morning the team got to go hack out ponies with Emma, Sophia, and CJ.  When they got back we had a mini practice session. 

Next was a trip to Monmouth for breakfast/lunch and then off to sight see castles!   First we went to Caerphilly Castle.  It is an old massive castle under restoration.  Super cool, with lots of steps to climb and walk ways to explore.  

Next we went to Castle Coch which is a refurbished castle, more of a small residence in comparison.  It was furnished and fully decorated.  What a difference between the two. 

We also fit in a little time in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, checking out a few shops.  

Dinner was at “The Stable – pizza pies and cider”.  I loved it. They serve gourmet pizzas and British pies (think meat pies) and boast over 80 varieties of cider.  Chrissy and I got the sampler.   We all tried some new pizzas, including a crab pizza and a surf and turf pizza.  Yum.  

I was also offered the opportunity to ride in the veterans session at world individuals. If you know me even a little you know I was beyond excited for the opportunity.  But unfortunately it’s the night before we will be arriving st individuals so I won’t be able to make it.  *gutted*. Sniff sniff.  Maybe (read – please please hopeful) sometime in the future.  

Now it is time for bed so we can be up for another amazing day.  And maybe the team will get in some blog time in thei own words tomorrow.  

Have I mentioned how much I love this country?