Our good friend Rebecca Howard has arrived in Enlgand for the Olympics and beyond. Rebecca was kind enough to share with her many fans here on EN about the trip to England and the first few days at Maizey Manor for Team Canada. For much more from Rebecca check out her website. As always, thanks for writing this and thank you for reading.
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From Rebecca:
Hello EN! We have arrived and settled in to beautiful Maizey Manor. It was a long trip for the horses, the flight being the easiest part. It is the shipping to the airport, quarantine, and then shipping to farm which makes it long–but every one traveled quite well thanks to Dr. Ober who was with the horses the entire way. After the horses arrived we then hung out until 11:30 pm waiting for our luggage and equipment to come…all 9000 lbs of it….I guess we don’t travel lightly – me being the heaviest of the crew!
Yesterday the horses were so happy to be turned out and had a relaxing day hanging out in their fields. It is so nice and quiet here at Maizey and everyone is incredibly nice and welcoming. Owner Catherine Burrell greeted us with food and wine on arrival day and the grooms feasted on a gourmet breakfast yesterday morning. Jacky Green got us lined up for a Dressage show next week which is part of our plan B after Gatcombe was cancelled. We girls are staying in this awesome cottage…thatched roof and all. So basically we are all spoiled and well taken care of.
David's car
The driving is our daily entertainment and adrenaline rush for sure. We all have rented cars, therefore are our very own Canadian Parade. Shandis wins the award for cutest car…Dr. O ended up with a shnazy Audi…and David is exchanging his today….not a fan of the orange.
Today’s riding agenda was a hack through the hills of Marlborough and fields of poppies. There is no shortage of space here and the views are beautiful….So far happy ponies and happy Canadians. Last, but not least, as always, I want to give a thanks to my sponsors Arenus, Ecogold, EquineLite Mats, FITS, Five Star Tack, Haygain, Hit Air, Omega Alpha, RevitaVet, and Stackhouse Saddles.
