One More Day And On To Aachen
Tomorrow will be our last day at beautiful Jewel Court Stud and I must say that I will miss being there. I have stayed in some of the most wonderful places with my horses in Europe over many years but I can truthfully say that I have never felt more welcome or relaxed as we have been here. The Cordia’s and Wiebke Bank have been just fantastic in every way and we have become like a family over the past months. We can’t thankl them enough! They will be coming to Aachen to watch Ashley Holzer compete their great young horse, Jewel Court’s Sonnenstern, in the small tour which will be exciting! And tomorrow evening, before we leave, the Cordia’s are giving us a sweet send-off barbecue at the farm. So nice!
I also forgot to mention yesterday that my great friend and former teammate, Debbie McDonald, is also recouperating from having had her gall-bladder removed. I hope that she is feeling a lot better since we last spoke after her surgery as I know she is supposed to be doing a clinic at Gladstone as I write this. XO, Deb!
A final big CONGRAT’S to KBC with her 2nd place in the GP in France yesterday, securing her spot for Gladstone in August. Very proud of my “little girl” who is most obviously all grown up now and a force to be reckoned with.
I will be making daily updates from Aachen with both the important results as well as the behind the scenes stuff which I know you like to read about. I believe that on Wednesday, we will be having a joint meeting of the IDRC (International Dressage Riders Club) and the IDTC ( International Dressage Trainers Club) to discuss various isssues such as the stewarding rules and other upcoming rule changeson the table. Very interesting and hopefully productive!
Cheers!
RD
