Championship
One minute we are all sliding around in the mud at Badminton, then suddenly in the blink of an eye its mince pie consuming season already. The season was filled with adventures – Luhmuhlen, Europeans, Arville and finished with the new customary sun-soaked season finale at Pau. More croissants, an epic thunderstorm, flooding and sunrises.
Get a cuppa and a supply of mince pies before getting comfy…
Read MoreIt feels like we had all been looking forward to Pratoni since the curtain came down on Tokyo. The build up as palpable as the previous year and for me personally… The build up had been a little turbulent, with the trip on and off and back in again.
The dust lay around like perfectly sieved black icing sugar, sprinkled across the top of the Pratoni cake… and just about everything and everyone became decorated in it. And it turned out Volcanic dust sticks to everything.
Championships are different gravy; the buzz, the camaraderie in the media centre, the excitement of who will win those coveted medals. It’s so much more important yet so many are just happy to have reached that point. An educated crowd frantically waving their country flags. Anticipation of special moments about to be witnessed first hand.
Read MoreThe countdown in on to the Tokyo Games, with less than four months now till the Eventing medals are decided…
There’s no doubting Team GBR have an embarrassment of riches to give the selectors some sleepless nights over. But this could arguably be the most competitive Olympics for some time. Leaving the GB dilemma to one side for now, here’s my quick look at the International medal contenders:
I have decided to inhale a good dose of optimism and forge onwards with my Tokyo dream…
You wouldn’t want to substitute yourself into the Team GBR selection committee; for they have many endless debates, head scratching and much deliberation ahead of them.
We are in a golden age of Eventing talent, both globally and here in Blighty; which gives us a tricky but fortuitous problem. We have a very long long-list of talent, yet only 3 team places are available and a lucky individual to take on board the plane to Tokyo.
Read MoreThe season started and finished with Oasby, so off to Lincolnshire I headed with my now located towing eye (I was a Girl Guide, be prepared and all that!). Autumnal back-drops and the last chance to see the Eventing family this side of the winter solstice beckoned……..
Read MoreWow. What a week.
It has been a dream of mine to cover a championships. And this week my dream came true.
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