Jackie Imholte is grooming for Jennie Brannigan in Germany this week, where Jennie and Ping will be contesting the Luhmuhlen CCI4*. We’ll be following along with all the action thanks to Jackie’s blogs and photos, which she’ll be sending us all week. Many thanks to Jackie for writing and best of luck to Jennie and Ping in Germany!
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Jackie Imholte and Cambalda on the journey to Germany.
From Jackie:
Team Brannigan, minus our fabulous owners, have arrived safe and sound at Luhmuhlen! Everyone, inluding Ping, was ready for a nap upon arrival. My journey with Ping included 46 hours of trailer/lorry rides, vet port hours, and flight time — most of which Ping was by himself, which he was not wild about! For anyone that knows Ping, he hates being alone more than anything, and so through the course of the journey he became attached to an Arabian pony and in desperate times, even myself. Jennie and Kelley Merette’s journey included five flights and a brief trip to the farm of the owner of Eskadron, Pikeur, Bugatti, and Burberry. Needless to say, it was a beautiful facility.
Now we are settled in. Ping rolled approximately 10 times in the first hour upon arrival — his favorite pastime. We fully tested and approved our movable therapeutic hotel beds, and between the three of us, we seem to be communicating with the locals fairly well! Our day today will consist of a nice long hack this morning for Ping, picking up a few necessities from the local tack shop (AKA horse girl HEAVEN), a run around the show grounds to work off the yummy strudel, and some flat work for Ping later in the afternoon. I’ll be sure to check in once the festivities get more underway, starting with the trot up at 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Thank you to everybody for their support throughout our journey!
Auf Wiedersehen!
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- Photo by Jackie Imholte
