Today I am not competing myself (which is very strange!) as I am trying to watch the pennies and only compete in really necessary events. But I have instead gone along anyway to cheer Ann on with Socks and to backstep for Vicky in the obstacles (see pictures).
I always find it a weird experience being at a competition with the atmosphere that I associate with having myself in a particular mental state in order to maximize my performance (see all this sports psychology is paying off!), which i...
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We should have been at an Indoor event at BCA today but it has been called off due to the snow, despite the fact that it has nearly all melted here. It was decided that it was too dangerous and it has been cancelled due to Health and Safety. While its a shame we can't compete today there is a small bit of me that is glad as it is very cold and I  did not have to get up at some unearthly hour this morning.
Instead we drove Jasper this morning, and then met up with Ann, Hester and Julie at the R...
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Had a great evening yesterday going to the cinema with my friends to see the Amazing Spiderman. It wasn't a film I would have picked but it was amazing and I loved it! This morning we drove back up to Anns house to deliver Jasper so he could be checked that he was fit to travel by her vet and did some more packing. We are now almost ready! Picture taken by Emily of her pony, Jack who is also crashing at Anns house with Jasper.
Isobel is coming tomorrow as she is kindly taking my carriage and a...
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Today is the morning after my leavers ball and after a late night curled up on my friends sofa I was up early so I could get home in time to do the ponies. After about 4 hours sleep (and a hangover) I was up driving Jasper for the last time before we leave for Austria. The picture is the view from behind Jasper out on Salisbury Plain when for once it wasnt raining! We then drove up to Anns house with the car piled high with stuff to make a start on packing for Austria so its nice that we have...
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