Well a slightly chilly start to the day, with XC course still looking damp & a lot of draining occuring at the lake area. The dressage test of the day for me came from Mary King & Fernhill Urco, who were classy, polished, accurate & mistake free. A very lovely horse indeed & IMO ( not that it counts for much) should have been clearly in the lead. I did note the US judge marked it 5% lower than the other judges, but that seemed to happen a lot, resulting in some close scores in the top 20. Of the Aussies, Clayton Fredericks lies 10th with Be My Guest & Hamish Cargill was another rider to perform a pleasing test (perhaps judged a tad harshly?) to be 14th.
Other highlights involved getting our Run Henny Run hats (personally signed by Peter Atkins)... And seeing the bronzes of Secretariat & Man O'War. Both are (believe it or not) ancestors of my little Henry ( on his TB side of course) as he has Bold Ruler & War Admiral back in his family tree. His toughness & cocky attitude might not just be the Cob blood! ;-)
Other things we learned in our travels today
1. You can get quite decent frozen dinners for $2.50 or less...under $2 for a Lean Cuisine!!
2. Most local chocolate here ( including candy bars like Kit Kats) is made by Hersheys = bile tasting. However Reece's Peanut butter cups are quite tasty. Thank God for Lindt being sold here though!!
3. If you look hard enough, you *can* buy products that DON'T contain High Fructose Corn Syrup. It is used here extensively instead of sugar, is evil tasting & wreaks havoc on my delicate stomach.
4. You can buy guns in Walmart. No joke. Tyres (tires?) for your car too!
5. Most horse park food is grotesque! Too hard to describe the weird delights, most being heart attacks in a box. We'll make our own sangas for tomorrow!!
Photos to come!
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