16-07-2010

Horses are the perfect remedy.

Yesterday we were able to discover it ourselves in Aken. Of a rider as Ludger Beerbaum you expect a perfect nice clear round. For sure on his "home ground", for his own public and with his tons of experience. How do you go from 0 to 18, and in the second round back to 0.
It's a weird sport. It's all lying in a small space and for the smallest thing you get punished. The little brother Polen ended up 10th in Aken, and wasn't allowed to jump the second round. Yet I found that the Polish team did very well. They defended themselves well and got the chance to jump on that beautifull gras arena of Aken without making a full of themselves. How the Irish team did yesterday there will be written enough about it. Really nice to see.
On this moment the youth is jumping in Jardy, France. Results can be followed through the next link.

In life results are not everything. We had for 3 weeks a sick son. Thibeau also spend a weekend in hospital and at home he didn't get the courage to get better. A viral infection they call it then. Headackes, tired, no energy. It was a very long 3 weeks. When he saw his brother, nephews and nieces packing their bags to leave for pony camp, he was dying to go with. But he couldn't. But if you really want something i guess you find a way. The day before yesterday we brought him to the pony camp and thanks to the leaders, his pony, and his "clubfriends" he is already much better. Luckely.