First Event of the Season

Well, this last weekend we had our first recognized event of the season.  I loaded up the motorhome, kids, Traveler and husband and we headed out.  Made it about 1 hour out of town before the inside tire blew - what fun!  Thank goodness Traveler can load and unload anywhere.  Finally limped our way into the nearest town and sat at the tire dealership for 3 hours getting things sorted out.  Traveler just hung out with us too! 

Arrived later that evening and rode at 9am in the morning.  First up dressage - we did fine.  That's my motto for dressage.  "We did fine". 

This is my favorite part of the test. HA HA HA.  I can salute with the best of them.  :)

And then on to cross-country - what fun that is!  We sailed over jumps and water and logs and Traveler had a blast.  This is the first time I've used studs in his shoes - and it worked out well.  I really appreciated the extra gripping power it gave us. 

And the last day was stadium.  We went double clear and ended up in 6th place in the Open Novice division.

Thankfully we made it home safely.  Traveler now gets to rest and his son, Timbuktu, is up for his mini-event (all 3 events in one day) this next weekend.  We shall see if he can, indeed, follow in his sire's hoofprints.