Strathgartney Horse Trials

It was an eventful day at Strathgartney Horse Park today. Approximately, 30 horse & rider combinations from across the Maritimes compted at the PEI Horse Trials.

Because I enjoyed the eventing so much last year and really wanted to do it again I decided to give it a try this year with Kionus. He certainly jumped before but never competed at a horse trials, so it was a totally new experience. Boy did he enjoy it!!!!

The first phase, dressage, went well. It was very different from our regular dressage test but Kionus certainly did what he was supposed to. A little after lunch time, we were up for our second phase, the stadium jumping. Kionus was very eager to jump, he actually seemed to love it. In the rush, we took one rail but I was very pleased with his effort. And last but not least, our cross country the greatest rush of all! It was an amazing experience doing the entire course with him. Turned out Kionus and I placed fourth out of fifteen riders.

Ambre did an absolute wonderful job today. Trinny and her placed third in the pre-training division! Lots of improvement from last year! She also rode her new mount Wanja in the pre-entry dressage phase. She got 64% with a first place. Wanja went extremely nice for a four year old doing her first dressage test. Good job!

Overall it was a great day. The bit of rain towards the middle of the day didn't seem to bother too many people. I was very pleased with the way the horses went. The goal for the day was to have fun and be safe. I think we achieved that!

Now, the bags are packed and we will be on our way to Blainville tomorrow morning at 5! Maybe some Blainville tales and pictures later this week!