After a busy 2 weeks in Lummen with very good results, I am in Hagen this week for the Horses and Dreams meets Mexico CSI3*.

Wednesday 21st April – 5th on Billy de Laubrey in 1.4m in a class of 69 horses.

Thursday 22nd April -  Good jumping today – Lovely clear on Goofy Cassiano Z) in 1.40m from 85 starters  and 17th in the 1.45m class from 79 starters on Jerry (Waldman Doo) also clear

Friday 23rd April – Another good day and jumping against the best – clear and 12th on Jerry jumping 1.40m with 70 starters and a FANTASTIC win on Billy in the Six Bar where he cleared 2m!!!

Saturday 24th April – I have just come 3rd on Goofy in the 1.40m 2 phase competition from 77 starters, I am so happy with my horses!!  Only 1 pole down with Billy in the 1.5m class, it was a big class with 75 starters, very happy.

Sunday 25 April – I qualified to ride in Grand Prix with Billy with 45 in the class.  The course was huge, 1.50m and big questions asked.  There were only 3 double clear rounds over the first 2 rounds and I had one pole in the first round, just out of the placings.

This week’s show CSIO3* has started off well with Jerry jumping a clear and finishing 19th in the 1.35m Class from 72 starters.  Connery jumped fantastically in the 1.30m class coming 3rd from 66 starters.

Friday 16 April   – I have just come 3rd from 37 starters on Billy at 1.40m.  I am really happy with this.

Saturday 17 April – another very good day, Connery won his 1.30m class against 81 horses and Jerry has come 6th in the 1.40m competition from  88 starters.

What a way to finish!!!!!  Connery has won the final 1.30m class today with a cracking  clear in a time of  54.21 seconds, a full 2.56 seconds faster than the second place.  There were 64 starters in the class.

A fantastic weekend with 4 horses at Lummen CSI3*this weekend.  I took Crocket, Billy de Laubrey (Billy), Connery and Waldman Doo (Jerry)and they travelled well after a long drive to Belgium.  I am very excited about Crocket who had his first outing in 18 months and came out steaming and he is so happy to be back in competition.  All the horses performed well in the outdoor arena with the following results: 

Thursday 8 April 2010    

CONNERY –  4 faults (34^th out of 101 starters) in the 1.30m class

WALDMAN DOO – Clear (5^th out of 84 starters) in 1.35m class

BILLY – Clear (4^th out of 35 starters) in 1.40m class

Friday 9 April 2010        

CONNERY – 4 faults ((15^th out of 76 starters) in 1.30m class

CROCKET 18 – Clear (9^th out of 84 starters) in 1.25m class  

WALDMAN DOO – 4 faults (15^th out of 26 starters) in 1.40m class.

Saturday 10 April 2010  

BILLY -  Clear (3^rd out of 70 starters) in 1.45m class

CROCKET 18 – Clear (11^th out of 76 starters) in 1.30m class

CONNERY – Clear and fastest time (1^st out of 73 starters) in 1.30m class – this little horse is unbelievably fast  

 Sunday 11 April 2010    

BILLY – 8 faults (28^th out of 53 starters) in Grand Prix 1.50+ class

This coming weekend (15 – 18 April I am in Lummen again CSI3* but have taken SILVER SPRING instead of CROCKET 18 – as I want to bring CROCKET back into competition work slowly.