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The road to the World Singles Carriage Driving Championships 2010

Entries from July 31, 2010

Pratoni – Marathon Day

July 31, 2010 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

Day started early when Michelle and I began walking obstacles at 7.00am.   Back to the stables, harnessed up, did the usual marathon nerves things and set off at 9.55.   Section A started just out the front of where our camp was set up so no dramas with having enough time to get to the start.   [...]

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Pratoni – Dressage Day

July 30, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

We were up very early and out to the venue.    We had sent the evening before planning our every move for today so everyone knew exactly what they had to do, where they had to be and when they had to do it!!!   We have a whiteboard up in the lorry that shows our daily timetable. [...]

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Pratoni – Day Four

July 28, 2010 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

Out to the venue early and got the horses plaited, groomed and make up on!!   We all got into our team uniforms and led the horses down to the marshalling area for the trot up.  It was goosebumps stuff as we headed to the trot up area in front of the grand stand.     Australia was [...]

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Pratoni – Day Three

July 27, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

This morning we headed out to the venue after our al fresco breakfast overlooking the countryside.    Michelle and Elizabeth were scheduled to drive in the practise dressage arena from 9.00 til 9.30.   Both girls warmed up their horses and then went into the arena for 15 minutes each. The first of our Aussie support crew [...]

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Pratoni – Day Two

July 27, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Up early and out to the venue.   The horses were very eager to get out and about.   We take them out for a walk and a pick twice a day.   Michelle and Liz both harnessed up and took their very keen horses out to the practise arenas.   The horses both  had a good look around but [...]

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At Pratoni – Day One

July 27, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Sunday morning we loaded up the lorry and followed the British team over to the venue, leaving the horses safely in their boxes.   Michelle, Liz, Dot and Doug were there to meet us.   It was then we discovered that Michelle and Liz had been here the night before not knowing that we were only 200 metres away, [...]

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Road (trip) to Rome – Day Three

July 25, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

We left the stables at Milan as soon as we could, the bugs were unbearable and were driving the horses quite mad. It was quite a hot drive today, so numerous stops to offer the horses water and just generally check that they were going ok.   There had been an accident on the motorway so [...]

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Road (trip) to Rome – Day Two

July 25, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Friday morning we decided not to leave too early as the horses had another long day on the lorry.   We gave them a walk and a pick of grass bandaged and booted up, loaded and we were off on the road again.   We introduced James to a Swaggie’s breakfast ( a cuppa and a good [...]

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Road (trip) to Rome – Day One

July 25, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Arrived at yard at 3.15am, caught horses (who were out in field for the night), gave them their breakfast, booted and bandaged them ready for trip.   Luckily Lisa (Head Groom) was up tending to a sick horse and she reminded us about the shavings for the floor of the lorry.   We had to forget something didn’t [...]

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Getting ready for the road trip!

July 20, 2010 · 17 Comments · Uncategorized

Since Catton we have been busy writing lists and more lists.   We have been getting the route planned for the lorry trip to Rome. Tim, Lorraine and the lorry driver will take Diamond and Vin, 4 carriages and all the gear, feed and equipment needed for the event from the yard, on the ferry and [...]

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