Monday, July 14, 2014

      It's been quit a journey to get everyone here but everyone is happy and healthy!
The horses arrived yesterday afternoon and luckily we got everything unloaded and the horses settled in before the storm hit us. What's a trip to Kentucky without thunderstorms.....right? All of the horses traveled great which is fantastic. After all of them were settled in we went back to the house to eat a great meal the Carter family provided! I can't believe the difference in BBQ from California to Kentucky. The food was great!
Kiera Carter, Elle de Recat, Kate Lathrop, Lulu Shamberg and myself are representing Area VI in the 1* and
Alex Willoughby is our 2* rider. The best experience so far has been getting to know everyone and their families. Becoming a tight knit family in a way and bringing us all together for one cause.......to represent our Area and make them proud!!
Today is Monday before the biggest competition of our lives. We have been anxious to get on the horses and take them out on a walk hack around the Rolex Kentucky Horse Park. Here is a picture of all of us in our matching Professional's Choice brushing boots! It is so cool that we have been supported by several companies helping us here at Championships.
We were all tempted to gallop in the big grass polo fields we had passed but that probably wouldn't have ended well, so we continued to walk enjoying how beautiful the horse park really is. I couldn't think of a better opportunity than being able to ride where so many other amazing professionals have competed. It is a real privilege to be here.
Later we went back to the house to have another meal prepared by the Lathrop family which was delicious. Hawley Bennett-Awad our coach, Lauren Billy's our Chef d'Quipe, and our grooms Madison Temkin, Blair Paul, & Mia Slaughter flew in tonight and joined us for dinner which was fun!
Tomorrow is opening ceremony and the golf cart race so watch out to the other areas !! #westcoastisthebestcoast

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