Today I experienced my first Irish event -- as in Three-day Eventing, except over one day instead. While I was originally going to be helping as a jump judge, I had a really great time simply watching Pre-Novice level cross-country. The course seemed to be a good level of challenging, with a fair number of people not finishing.
I got a kick out of all the horse boxes; I never saw them in Canada, only towed trailers. I wish I had more photos, but my phone decided updates deserved my battery power more than horse stuff. Obviously, my phone needs to sort out her priorities.
Also, it's really hard to take horse action photos.
Sunday, September 4th
I was able to spend some time getting used to what needs doing for the next 3 weeks. I always thought I was a pretty quick learner, but I think it's particularly hard to shift your thinking when it's about things you've spent years doing -- "I know how to do it, but I don't know how to do it your way". So, adjustments.
I had a short ride and took the dogs to the field. Tilly is the spaniel who lives for the water, and Bobby is the Ridgeback who thinks barking at the horses is the most funnest thing ever. Did some cooking and had an early night.
Monday, September 5th
More adjustments; I'm on my own for the next few days, so I think making a schedule is what's going to keep me focused. I do like lists, after all.
Gardening and some more cooking. I also met some nice guys who came to fix the "cooker". It runs on oil and heats the house and water and is quite the behemoth.
The weather started out stormy, but the sun persevered against the clouds. Slemish Mountain is super photogenic, especially at sunset.
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