FEI Steward Joe Carr looking extremely dapper
All the horses presented passed the trot-up this morning, most of them looked fabulous although Marilyn Little-Meredith had to suffer through a nerve-wracking few minutes when Rovano Rex was held for re-inspection, but then accepted, as did Sara Kozumplik with Manolo Blahnik. Sadly Rachel Jurgens did not present Ziggy. The CIC* horses also all went forward to show-jumping with just one horse held and then passed on re-inspection which was Kate McQuilken’s Revelry. All the CIC** horses passed without incident.
Revelry, passed upon re-inspection
Susan Gray and Webster from the CIC*
(John Kyle and I were partial to his face so I had to put his picture in!)
Danny Warrington and Will Smith, as per a twitter request. I have been trying really hard to talk to everyone that you requested and have a few video interviews to upload, either at the airport where the internet will be faster, or once I get home. Thank you for all the tips and suggestions, and keep them coming!
William Penn was so fresh this morning that Phillip had to jump the white rails for a few strides and jog on the other side of them so as not to be trampled by him, before jumping back over them before the end of the lane! Have I mentioned yet that he’s some kind of a superhero?!
Michael Pollard and “the Hanni Badger”
Karen O’Connor and Veronica
“Mr M”!
Diana Burnett and Shigatzi
RF Demeter and Marilyn Little-Meredith
Fabulous pair Selena O’Hanlon and Colombo – my photo really doesn’t do her justice, she looked stunning today, you can’t see the subtle glitter on her shoes, and it’s just not very flattering altogether for which I apologise and you’ll just have to take my word for it.
The girls all looked great today – it’s hard to come out at 8:30am and have both you and your horse looking good, much easier for men I think to just throw on a coat and tie, but without exception today they all nailed it, all of course completely different which is what makes it so much fun to watch too, and as my grandmother says “one man’s meat is another man’s poison!”
Case in point – Allison Springer always looks immaculate, and Arthur not too shabby either!
Manolo Blahnik, passed on re-inspection, and then Sara Kozumplik was jumping her prelim horse barely 20 minutes later!
and lovely Llewellyn!
Henny looked in super form – and look at his face! He just seems to have an old soul this horse, or something! He pricks his ears and seems to know what to do before Peter asks him, he’s something pretty special alright!
Mystery Whisper, the horse that everyone’s talking about.
Tops looked fantastic this morning, and I think I forgot to mention yesterday how impressed I was, not only by Tops who I love, but how well Danielle DIchting rode – really positive, forward and mature riding, this really is an exciting combination.
And another lovely pair, Dr Kevin Keane and his lovely Fernhill Flutter
Phillip Dutton trots Ben up, he told us yesterday he tried not to think of how many miles he covered on all of his horses
Double Rivers Dillon and Kadi Eykamp – what a stamp of a horse
Katie Ruppell looked as if she could jog straight to a wedding or a garden party from the trot-up, very pretty outfit, and no problems for her and Sir Donovan.
Preliminary show-jumping is already underway and we’ll be bringing you as many pictures and reports as fast as we possibly can. If you have questions during the day you can tweet me and I’ll do my best to answer them. Until then, to steal John Kyle’s line, Stay Classy Tallahassee and Go Eventing!
