This is the last USEA competition before everyone heads home. Activities at New Bridge Polo Club have slowed to a crawl, at least with respect to eventers. We are the last group occuping a barn there. The polo ponies have emerged, getting legged up for their season and it's been "interesting" suddenly coming upon a string of them on the roads....two riders each with 3 or 4 ponies and all lined up shoulder to shoulder. Irish was so fascinated when he saw the first string ahead of him, it was all I could do to keep him in walk.. he wanted to catch-up and join the party.
Writing this from Lucy's car as we are headed home from Pine Top. All riders/horses did
well today. 
Polly is teaching Matty how to be a grown-up horse and not worry when out of sight of his buddies. He did pretty well but would raise an objection from time to time. He had an overall nice dressage test, looking relaxed and rhythmic through most of it, though Polly might beg to differ. He lost focus briefly in stadium when he saw Oliver, they had a couple of rails.
Babette and Dex
flew around the stadium course with a clean round.
Polly is teaching Matty how to be a grown-up horse and not worry when out of sight of his buddies. He did pretty well but would raise an objection from time to time. He had an overall nice dressage test, looking relaxed and rhythmic through most of it, though Polly might beg to differ. He lost focus briefly in stadium when he saw Oliver, they had a couple of rails.Babette and Dex
flew around the stadium course with a clean round.
Oliver of course had a splendid round looking more and more ready to move up to training. 
Then again, I am a tad biased.
Then again, I am a tad biased. I'll report again after tomorrow!
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