Finally got to team chase after so many cancellations we got to go to Worcestershire on 29 April. I’m still yet to be able to get there early enough to walk the course so I trust my South Pembs hunt team mates to lead the way. As our intermediate class was the last of the day the going was deep and tacky and the track was quite twisty turny. There was a good variety of really well built fences over this 2 mile course and some of the 29 obstacles were quite beefy and challenging. I had changed Franks bit from a jointed American gag to a French link Cheltenham gag so I was interested to see how he went in this.

Well very early on I realised I had no brakes… slightly more control than just a snaffle but Frank jumped all the fences at a flat out gallop and I thought I was going to die. There was a pile up at the log pile and as I rode into it my team mates were turning round and coming out of it….eeesssh! After a third attempt we were all over which might explain the expression on my face in the picture here. In a flash it was all over… Frank jumped everything and as usual took charge and took care of me… this has given him so much confidence XC and as a result he gave me a superb round at Mount Ballan yesterday.

I’d like to to thank my SPH Massiv teammates for letting me fly with them. Looking forward to the Autumn team chases…

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