May has thrown up some new challenges for me, that start of the month had me scheduled to attend the Chiddingfold Farmers Pony Club ODE at coomblands. The event as ever was a great success with over 200 entries in 3 classes. A great day weather wise and the course in superb condition.
I was then able to attend the Royal Windsor show for my own pleasure without the pressures of an event, which made a very pleasant change. I came away with some great portfolio images, one feature the queen in the Royal box watching the riding horse championship.
I then faced my first new event type in quite a while - indoor cheer leading!!. The event was held at the Chew Valley leisure centre just outside Bristol. Technically the event was a challenge, but not nearly as challenging as some of the routines the teams performed, there is far more to the sport and the competition than I ever imagined and would love to shoot another event. I will add some images from the show when I get a chance
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
The month of April
I can't believe it's been over a month since my last entry !! It certainly goes to show that the season is well under way now.
April turned out to be a month of mixed fortunes, with events lost to the snow one week, then running in glorious weather the following weekend (Plum park). The ground conditions were fabulous at Hambeldon Horse trials even with the extra day on the Monday. Some sun over the weekend, and the blue bells in full bloom would have been the icing on the cake, but alas it wasn't to be.
All in all it was a great event with over 1100 competitors over the 4 days and I'm already looking forward to going back next year.
The month closed with me back indoors at Milton Keynes EC for the 2nd round of the Trailblazers show jumping competition. There was some tough competition and all the winners deserved their chance to go to the finals at Stonleigh later in the year. good luck to you all, especially Rebecca Finn - as she used to work for me !!
April turned out to be a month of mixed fortunes, with events lost to the snow one week, then running in glorious weather the following weekend (Plum park). The ground conditions were fabulous at Hambeldon Horse trials even with the extra day on the Monday. Some sun over the weekend, and the blue bells in full bloom would have been the icing on the cake, but alas it wasn't to be.
All in all it was a great event with over 1100 competitors over the 4 days and I'm already looking forward to going back next year.
The month closed with me back indoors at Milton Keynes EC for the 2nd round of the Trailblazers show jumping competition. There was some tough competition and all the winners deserved their chance to go to the finals at Stonleigh later in the year. good luck to you all, especially Rebecca Finn - as she used to work for me !!
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