A very good weekend at the beautiful showgrounds in Bratislava.  The weather was the kindest but a top show was enjoyed by all.

On Friday Billy went very well in the 1.45m Class to finish 6th from 79 starters, and am looking forward to a good weekend.

I joined my South African Team memebers, Johan Lotter, Charles Luycks and Lexi Carter at this show and we entered the Nations Cup for experiance to compete as a team and prepare for the WEG in Kentucky.  Our team did not fair too well but Billy only had one pole down, so I was well pleased.

On Saturday I entered Billy in the Six Bar which we WON clearing a credible 1.9m.  My SA Team Member, Charles Luycks shared the first prize with me by also clearing the same fences on his own horse Ladooga.  I had entered my young horse Corvette in the big tour on Saturday, but decided not to jump him as the going was not too good.

On Sunday in the 1.6m Grand Prix which was a World Cup Qualifier, Billy jumped beautifully, had a clear first round (only three horses went clear from 42 starters), and had 2 down in the jump off to finish a FANTASTIC THIRD.