19th and 20th June - Monkeys- tigers and sealions!

Back to Longleat for the 3rd consecutive year a lovely event and really well run.

Divilabit, Bonne Amie and Pembrey Perzaz taking on the 2* and the intermediate.

Saturday was just the dressage for Divilabit - He did a nice accurate test and behaved well despite not having a run since Hambleden! He was in the top half after the dressage it was not the most exciting test of his but better that way than him exploding right next to the sea lions!

An early start on Sunday morning for us and not ideal when you have such a grey horse!!

The Show jumping was up to height for the CIC** and caused plenty of problems particularly down the triple but this went well and Divilabit was on top form and could not have jumped any better.

The XC has plenty of technical questions particularly Early on in the course at fence 4 also in the Intermediate but slightly more complicated for the 2*. a double of palisades to a brush skinner. Horses needed to be bold and brave here as each palisade had a slight drop and the distance needed to be made.

The first water a double of sea lions rather spooking for the first time 2* horses, Even Divilabit gave them plenty of room when jumping the rather different fence.

Flying round the rest of the course over all the direct routes and finishing with just 8 time faults left us in 15th place and in the money!

Next out was Bonne Amie after being rather excitable on Saturday when just working her a was not too sure how she was going to be for her test. thrilled to be out at a party again and longing for the jumping! but first things first! Dressage - She just about managed to keep a lid on her excitement with a few mistakes, showing off at every possible moment she scored 35. Which i was very pleased with as it certainly wasn't one of her best!

Now to her favourite part - Show jumping or just jumping in general. the course like the 2* was up to height and caused its problems. Bonne Amie started the course and was giving the fences 3 foot more than she needed but then soon settled into a nice rhythm to jump and nice clear. XC she was flying again going all the direct ways she was up on the clock. Finding the track very easy and bouncing round clear with just 0.8 to add - one of the fastest rounds of the day! Not bad for a pure warmblood! She finished 2nd in her section which was exciting in its self but even more so the fact she is now an Advanced eventer having a total of 61 points! pretty impressive for the little mare.

Pembrey Perzaz did one of her nicest tests to day scoring 36. But sadly i felt she wasn't quite right in the show jumping so pulled up. She had the first couple of rails down which is very unlike her and i felt her back was wrong - and i was right Ellen came to check her just a few days later a found she was rather sore.