We’ve been following Meg Kep and her journey with Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville since the beginning of the year, from Ocala to England. While many thought Sinead and Tate were a lock for the US Team, that’s not quite what happened. Still, the SHE team is in good spirits and is handling the news with grace and style. Here are Meg’s thoughts after yesterday’s announcement. Thanks for writing, Meg, and thank you for reading.
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Emily Dunn, Meg Kep, and the French Princess
From Meg:
Has anyone seen the cover of InStyle this month?? Salma Hayek is so airbrushed.
These are the thoughts I have this morning. Yesterday was for being sad, and today is for moving forward. The amount of messages and well wishes we have received in the last 12 hours chokes me up like watching Love Actually at Christmas time. In the last 6 months, I have thought about every possible scenario for team selection, and how I would react. (Don’t lie, you know you would do the same.) At the end of the day, in the bottom of my heart, I felt that Tate was a sho0-in for the team. Never putting a foot wrong, and aside from the odd French moment, has continued to improve day in and day out.
But alas, such is life, and I can say there are definitely worse positions to be in. I’m currently sitting at a large meeting table, with a giant decorative bowl (that I may steal), opposite Boydo, Pdutty, and Big Willy C drinking tea. Blyth Tait is schooling in the indoor which I have a panoramic view of to my left, and Tatertoo is in the field next to Arthur enjoying the weather, which I have a panoramic view of to my right. Sinead and I are collaborating to devise a plan for the upcoming month – and are putting our best feet and hoof forward and heading to Gatcombe.
It’s very easy to dive into a pity party in this situation, but I have decided that instead of gaining 2 stone and re-establishing a rum addiction of the past, I am going to brush off the dirt, keep creepy dancing, and just keep doing what we do. The red head is perfectly happy with this plan, says hi to all his people back home, and wants everyone to know that he is healthy, sound, fit, and beautiful.
Thanks everyone for your virtual high fives during this “life experience” and I am fairly confident in the weight-lifting and CrossFit training effect it has had on my character.
And most importantly, a very Happy Birthday to Emily Dunn, blogger of Power Eventing, and the only reason I have not yet gone insane taking care of one horse. CLUBbbbb.
Xoxox
MegKep
