Thursday 6 August 2015

South Africa practice day

Quick update: I am here in Cape Town, South Africa for a World Cup Qualifier with manager Tina Ricketts-Smith, and riders Adrian Deane, Michael Smith and Peter Turland.

We started with a lovely breakfast at Le Bac and headed to the Mistico Equestrian Centre for a morning briefing.

Tina and Dalene headed to the airport to collect our 5th rider Bradley, who had been delayed due to BA being sticklers for paperwork.

In the mean time the brits checked out the track, whilst the South Africans did a team huddle (and then got distracted by our antics....)




The missing riders arrived and horse draw followed and because its winter here we had lots of cute hairy South African ponies lined up for the draw



Practice followed and i don't have any pictures! It was well organised and we dis 7 runs in total including rings and oranges, which was great way to warm up.

I started on a cute pony, but was swapped to Protem a bay pony. I have to say most ponies here are well behaved.... Well except for one who hadn't been ridden for some time and bucked in warm up, but fortunately Marni from South Africa was on that one!

Tonight was back to Mistico for a super dinner, but went to candle light due to a scheduled power outage

So you guys will have to make do with an african sunset as phones don't pick up much in the dark!


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