Show update

Awards ceremony
Ulla and her dog, Powela, with Cabana's winnings.
Love this shot, German colors
Frank and Amalon
The Carnival!

A bit more rested now, although I didn't have to work too hard at the show! We drove 7 hours in a huge horse van the size of a bus. We got to the show around 7pm and unpacked and I went to sleep. I am tired of horse show food because I ate it the whole 3 days. After the rides were done everyone left so I had to entertain myself. I went for a walk and found a carnival and had some food there too... it was great for my German because now I can get pretty much anything I need (ok mind you I am super at charades). My major miscommunication was getting cotton candy when I wanted a caramel apple! The horses were all well behaved and things went smoothly. Frank's 2 horses Don Dior and Amalon, both finished with decent scores. Cabana Boy was awesome and won both days (a PSG and I1) so that was exciting, the only Americans at the show! At lunch there were crazy demonstrations in the main arena, like a Native American reenactment complete with guns and fire. 3 Hand gliders also landed there and they hired a trick airplane. It was a pretty big show but the facility was... not pristine. The riders were not happy with the footing and the stabling was set up so the horses could put their heads out their windows and into the jumping warm-up. They ran out of hay Saturday night... hmm what else? Oh an antique car show blocked the path to the warm-up arena on Sunday. Well I'm going back bed for a little while and then riding Dom's horses. He has 2 really huge tests this week so he needs to study a lot!