One Day Event Peterboro'

6th July 08


I woke at 5.30am had some breaky to keep baby happy then went out to feed and plait up Soli, Hammy I had done the night before as I know she's a good girl and doesn't rub them out! Soli on the other had is a pest.

I woke Dean at 7am!!! by some miracle he was straight out of bed with no moaning about being tired,(he came to bed at 1.45am) Idiot!!!


that put us ahead of time and a good job too, the Lorry didn't start!!!!! after blowing the fuse on the extension lead and recking the tack room for another one what was the one plugged into the washer, we managed with a jump starter pack and a call to Graham who built the lorry we where finally on our way to meet Angus at Caenby Corner to go to Peterborough.

We arrive at the show after going through various rain storms, the weather wasn't looking promising. Dean and Angus walked the XC course and I stayed at the box to get the horses ready.

Both neddies are so close Friends they even are happy to hug together by the Lorry.

Soli was first to go in the dressage, she did a nice test considering the ground was up and down dale and she is such a big horse to hold together.

The view of Elton Hall made it a nice setting, but the ground was hard and it had rained which made the ground quite slippy even with studs in.

Dean videoed the tests and I took a few stills but when it was Hammys turn the battery on the still camera ran out ! Derrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

So it was back to the mobile camera which wasn't fantastic! Hammy did a very nice test too, very accurate, this put her in the lead, yes she was beating Soli!!!!

Soli did her show jumping and just knocked a pole, it was a very nice round, very in rhythm, but she did get a few time faults.

Hammys round was quite as good, the weather was not kind the ground was wet, she had already had a stop in the practice ring, she stopped at fence three, and knocked every pole there after, she wasn't happy, (I didn't watch i couldn't, it made me nervous) saw it on the video later tho'

After a very short debate Angus and I decided that Hammy wouldn't go cross County, it was best for both horse and rider for them to retire in one piece as the XC was very tough!

Some other snaps of Soli!

The out come of the day was that Soli had a hesitation at a ditch which was very unfortunate and she finished on a score of 91.1 which left her 4th .

results as follows :
Section 3 – Non-Pony Club
1st
Michell Sampson
79.8

2nd
Emma Winnington
86.7

3rd
Zoe Bedford
92.5

4th
Angus Pimblott
99.1

5th
Kate Elsey
141.8

Link to the Pony Club website for full results of the day!

http://www.pcuk.org/output/branches/115/ResultsfromFitzwilliamSeniorOneDayEvent.doc