This week has been memorable as yard jockey Khia and I took an inpromptu trip to France to see a four-star event horse that was being advertised on Horsequest. We arrived in Paris on Tuesday night and, of course, had to make the most of our one night there, as the photo shows!
In the morning we were slightly regretting our exuberance of the evening before, but the two-and-a-half hour journey by car gave us time to prepare ourselves for the important part of our trip… We met a lovely family who had owned this horse for two years and they were very excited by our ambitions for her. We are hoping that she will be Khia’s ride for the Young Rider Europeans in August, should she make the squad. The mare has such a lovely temperament and loves her cross-country jumping. She has competed at Badminton, Burghley and Luhmuhlen (to name a few) with Ruth Edge and was just what we were looking for, even if Khia struggled to sit to her massive trot – although I did wonder if this had anything to do with a sore head!
Flower, or Marsh Mayfly, arrives this weekend and the slogan of the week is flower power! Her arrival will also make a fabulous birthday treat for Khia, who turns 21 tomorrow. Don’t worry, we’ve already cracked open the bubbly.
