Hi everyone, I’m Frankie Thieriot from Occidental, California, and for the next week I am very excited to be taking you behind the scenes as I head to Canada for the Bromont CCI3* with my long-time partner, Fric Frac Berence. I will try to give insight each day, not only about my rides, but also from competitors, and on the competition itself. So enjoy the blog, I look forward to sharing this journey.
The horses have been at Buck’s for a couple days now and look rested and in good shape after the long trip. Today we drove a few miles to a nearby park to do our last gallop and give the horses a chance to clear their lungs before we head off to the show.
Fric was his usual excited self to be doing anything other than Dressage, which he has come to resent as he has gotten older. I sometimes feel apprehensive about his fitness just before a big event, but today, as he eagerly drug me up the hill, ears perked with excitement, he reassured me that he’s right where he needs to be.
When we got back to the barn, our fellow west-coasters were just pulling in–Leigh Mesher and Alexandra Slusher–who will accompany us on the final leg to Bromont. As always it was good to see their faces, and I am very excited about the large caravan we will have crossing the U.S./Canadian border. It should be an exciting trip for us four west-coast gals along with the buddies we met at Buck’s.
On Monday, a few of the girls had a jump school in the morning, which I was excited to watch. I did a light flat school with Fric and then took him for a long walk to get him relaxed for the last leg of the trailer ride. We left for Bromont at midnight and should arrive bright and early Tuesday morning before in-barn inspections start.
I will meet back up with all of you after day one at Bromont. Here’s to a good trip, because as many of us know, getting there can be half the battle!
-Frankie
