Written by Tina as Jenna in the shower due to having to do the score sheets:
Sleep was disturbed last night by both the guards having a chin wag outside the room in the early hours of the morning (2-3am) and the arrival of the final teams. An enjoyable breakfast although a shortage of hot water for the tea and finding the milk in the tea pot caused some fun.
We then headed to the assembly hall where the organiser and host Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan greeted all the teams, each team was then introduced to the dignitaries of the University and Indigenous Horse Breeders Association. After this the draw of the horses took place at the farm, with some 50 stallions present all standing together marked up with numbers.
Like a raffle each ticket was placed in a box and the riders came up one by one to draw horses. Team GB drew three horses from the rangers and one privately owned horse who we knew would be fast but then there is no such thing as a slow horse out here.
After lunch we then headed back to the track in the team coach on our way however the sunroof in the coach managed to take down a power line thankfully everyone is fine and we have good ventilation in the coach now.
So now it was practice time, some of the horses who seemed sweeties in the selection woke up once on the track and it took a little while for Adrian to get the measure at the start of his horse but riding in section with Michael on a very good horse performed well. Jacky has a super tiny little bay that goes like a rocket. Jenna and I where not so lucky with Jenna's horse preferring two legs to four and mine who did a very good backwards as one of the Australian's said if I put the saddle on back to front I will be going super fast backwards. Jenna changed her horse and the team did a super team run as practiced all staying together the psychology of working as a whole team has really paid off and the team is working as a whole. However we are not quite sure what horse Jenna will get tomorrow.
Another quiet night in tonight, and we are off to bed early ready for the start of competition!
Sleep was disturbed last night by both the guards having a chin wag outside the room in the early hours of the morning (2-3am) and the arrival of the final teams. An enjoyable breakfast although a shortage of hot water for the tea and finding the milk in the tea pot caused some fun.
We then headed to the assembly hall where the organiser and host Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan greeted all the teams, each team was then introduced to the dignitaries of the University and Indigenous Horse Breeders Association. After this the draw of the horses took place at the farm, with some 50 stallions present all standing together marked up with numbers. |
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After lunch we then headed back to the track in the team coach on our way however the sunroof in the coach managed to take down a power line thankfully everyone is fine and we have good ventilation in the coach now.
So now it was practice time, some of the horses who seemed sweeties in the selection woke up once on the track and it took a little while for Adrian to get the measure at the start of his horse but riding in section with Michael on a very good horse performed well. Jacky has a super tiny little bay that goes like a rocket. Jenna and I where not so lucky with Jenna's horse preferring two legs to four and mine who did a very good backwards as one of the Australian's said if I put the saddle on back to front I will be going super fast backwards. Jenna changed her horse and the team did a super team run as practiced all staying together the psychology of working as a whole team has really paid off and the team is working as a whole. However we are not quite sure what horse Jenna will get tomorrow.
Another quiet night in tonight, and we are off to bed early ready for the start of competition!
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