Oslo spent last night outside in his paddock beside the largest horse in the world! The horse, we call him "Tiny", stands a whopping 19 3/4 hh!!!! He is taller than dad and his head is almost as large as Oslo! He is a nice quiet buddy for Oslo during the cooler evenings.
It was 35 degrees Celsius here again today so Oslo spent the afternoon getting more used to his stall since it was too hot to be outside in the afternoon. He is beginning to settle down more and we had a nice long walk today past the water fountains and right near the stadium where we will likely be competing. I also had a good ride on him this morning on the amazing "Otto" footing - this is supposed to be some of the best footing in the world for riding arenas, dressage and jumping. Oslo was a bit nervous and tight at first, but we went really slow and did only stretching. We will see how is tomorrow but we are likely going to give him the day off and just take him for a long trail ride around the park. Monday we will have a full ride and have Albrecht Heidemann help us out. He will be here for the duration of the show and help warm us up on the competition days. He is coaching a couple of the other girls as well.
It has been really nice to get to know the girls from B.C. more and Megan Lane from Ontario. Megan's horse is out of the same stallion as Oslo, Contango, so we both find that exciting!
None horsey related items of interest: Lientje has learned to ride in the basket on mom's bike. She looks absolutely adorable in the front just sticking her head out!
The campground at the park is insane and the people go crazy decorating there RVs, gigantic motorhomes, and trailers with patio lanterns, streamers, flashing lights, and signs. Camping like this is fairly new to us and most of these "campers" have re-written the definition of camping! It has been fun though to be camping with some of the other girls on the team and we often have "campfire parties"! Yes, we are that cool!
Back to horsey stuff! The rest of the Canadians are supposed to be arriving tomorrow evening or first thing Monday morning. More and more horses keep arriving on a daily basis from across the North America. Yesterday we learned that there is a least one Mexican dressage competitor this year! Last year there were only Mexican Jumpers. The two young riders I met while in California are also here with their horses. It also took them four days to get here.
It is already pitch black here and I don't think it is healthy to be staring at my bright computer screen for too much longer, so I am saying goodnight and heading to bed!
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