Today was our first day of showing at Wierden! We started out with the meter 1.35 Table A speed class at 8:30 am. Jen posted a quick clear with Shakira, I made a mistake and caused Tusker to have a rail, Nick had a slow clear with Belly Button; and Karl and Michael jumped Uno and Katina, respectively, over just a few jumps to make sure they are prepared for the Nation's Cup on Friday. Jen's speedy time held out to win the class! It was the first American win of the weekend and gave the whole team a great start. The next class was the Grand Prix Qualifier in the afternoon (the first round of the Nation's Cup is also a qualifier, and it is required that each rider jump with four faults or less in order to compete in the Grand Prix). Jen jumped with four faults aboard Venturo, Karl had four faults with Toby, Michael jumped clear with All Star, Nick brought home the win with a very fast time aboard Malcolm, and I jumped last with Karonda and had a quick clear to earn third place behind Nick and Max Weishaupt of Germany. The Europeans all think the Americans are the fastest riders because we practice tight turns in equitation classes!
After the class, Michele decided that Jen with Venturo, Michael with Katina, Nick with Malcolm, and Karl with Uno should jump in the Nation's Cup on Friday. Tomorrow we do not have any classes, so the riders will just flat the horses and prepare for Friday.
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