In case you haven't seen it, the CAA Blog can be found here, good info and photos from the Championship:
http://carriageassociation.wordpress.com/page/3/
photo by Diana Rowland
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
It's Over!
I apologize for not posting during the Championship. I had to make the decision to totally devote my energy to the task. In fact, I did not go online the entire week. As I now start to catch up on my emails, thank you all for your positive comments and great emails, I appreciate each and everyone of them. Thank you as well to those who are still holding down the fort at home as we work our way home. And the best deserved thanks to Cooper who was a trooper and a star throughout the journey!
Over the next few days I will update this blog with behind the scenes going ons and add photos so you can get a feel for all the ups and downs of the Championship. The good news ****SPOILER ALERT**** is that Team USA won the Bronze Medal!!! We worked well as a team in every phase which was very inspiring. Congratulations to Suzy Stafford who drove as an individual and won her own Bronze Medal, too!!
Thank you all for your support!!!
Over the next few days I will update this blog with behind the scenes going ons and add photos so you can get a feel for all the ups and downs of the Championship. The good news ****SPOILER ALERT**** is that Team USA won the Bronze Medal!!! We worked well as a team in every phase which was very inspiring. Congratulations to Suzy Stafford who drove as an individual and won her own Bronze Medal, too!!
Thank you all for your support!!!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
More Lipica Info Available
Updated info is now available - list of competitors, maps of obstacles, maps of showgrounds:
http://www.lipica2011.si/en/competition-information/programme
Our training camp is over, we are packing today and heading to Lipica tomorrow. Cooper is happy to have a day off today! Michael Freund has worked very hard to prepare us for the Championship, which we appreciate very much.
Jacob Arnold arrived yesterday. He will be helping me and Suzy as a groom during the Championship.
Earlier this week, we had the honor of visiting a private carriage museum in Mannheim, Germany owned by Mr. Scheidel and had a personal tour for over two hours, just enough time to get a short glimpse of this extensive collection. Many thanks to Fred Freund for taking us. There were over 518 carriages beautifully presented, with many significant pieces from all over the world, harnesses and appointments, as well as very interesting artwork on the walls. I purchased a photo book of the collection and can't wait until I have the time to read it!!
We head out on Sunday morning for Lipica, with the ponies following on the van. I'll do my best to write from the Championships as time allows. I may have a guest writer if time is limited to update you on happenings there. Please also check in with Drivingnews.us for the latest results.
Will post more photos later if possible!
http://www.lipica2011.si/en/competition-information/programme
Our training camp is over, we are packing today and heading to Lipica tomorrow. Cooper is happy to have a day off today! Michael Freund has worked very hard to prepare us for the Championship, which we appreciate very much.
Jacob Arnold arrived yesterday. He will be helping me and Suzy as a groom during the Championship.
Earlier this week, we had the honor of visiting a private carriage museum in Mannheim, Germany owned by Mr. Scheidel and had a personal tour for over two hours, just enough time to get a short glimpse of this extensive collection. Many thanks to Fred Freund for taking us. There were over 518 carriages beautifully presented, with many significant pieces from all over the world, harnesses and appointments, as well as very interesting artwork on the walls. I purchased a photo book of the collection and can't wait until I have the time to read it!!
We head out on Sunday morning for Lipica, with the ponies following on the van. I'll do my best to write from the Championships as time allows. I may have a guest writer if time is limited to update you on happenings there. Please also check in with Drivingnews.us for the latest results.
Will post more photos later if possible!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
It's Finally Official!
It's finally been posted -
http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsDisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=7606
We are on the team!
http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsDisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=7606
We are on the team!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Some Photos from Minden
Thanks to Bettina Ruckelshaus for these photos from our cones round in Minden:
Katia passes through
Today we had hazard practice with Cooper. Better turns, more in sync with each other. The brakes on my carriage decided to stop working just before we started. After practice it was off to the auto repair place to fix a broken brake line. It should be fixed quickly.
Tropical Storm Katia is passing through the area, we are just on the edge so windy with some rain.
Lisa Stroud arrives at camp tomorrow with her team. We have a practice show on Thursday and one last cones practice on Friday at the sand arena. We head out on Sunday night to arrive in Lipica on Monday morning. It's about a 12 hour drive with the horse van.
The team is supposed to be announced in a press release by the USEF today. We don't know anything yet!!
Tropical Storm Katia is passing through the area, we are just on the edge so windy with some rain.
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| Katia coming by |
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| Cooper relaxing after practice, he is getting very dapply |
The team is supposed to be announced in a press release by the USEF today. We don't know anything yet!!
More Cones Practice
Here are some photos I took at the latest cones practice:
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| Wendy intent on a clear round |
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| Wendy on the move |
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| Getting those adjustments just right |
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| Laurie takes her turn |
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| Suzy watches on |
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| Randy taking a call after her clear round |
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