Gunalda is a very very small town just north of where we live and it is the venue for our Carriage Club's Annual Carnival. Our Club has been planning this for months now and finally all our hard work and fund raising came to fruition on the weekend of June 30/July1. To add to this Alan had decided to try our new pony Sam (aka Jacaview Mr Barnes) in some of the events. Sam has only been broken in to harness in the last few weeks and as he is only 3 we decided to take things very calmly and slowly with him on this weekend. Well to cut a long story short Alan driving Sam excelled in the `Show Driving Classes' which are a test of skill and presentation for both Driver and Pony. Alan and Sam came third in the `Pony in Harness' Class and then took out a first in the `Gentleman Driver' Class. I am so proud of both of them. This was also a proud moment for Neville and his wife Julie who broke Sam in to harness. A very tiring but a very enjoyable weekend.
