R.D.A. State Championships

We have just spent the Weekend at the Queensland Riding for Disabled State Carriage Driving Championships. Although the competition was held on Saturday a group of us drove up to Hervey Bay on Friday with all the gear, 3 horses and 3 Carriages. We stayed overnight, went out for dinner and woke with the birds on Saturday morning to get everything ready, horses fed, brushed and harnessed etc. We had a great day of competition with Classes for the Whips and the Drivers, we had 4 competing. I was one of the Grooms and once things got going we were running.

Here are the horses Bobby, Zac and Captain, in their stables after we arrived. Little did they know what was in store for them the next day.

This is Jason driving with Alan as Whip in the cones competition. This is judged on accuracy and speed.

This is Alan doing the cones course on his own.

Here are the horses all warming up - a wonderful sight.

This is where Alan and I spent the night - 5 Star with an en suite only a few steps away :)

At the end of the day there were ribbons and trophies for all and I was really proud of Alan who was first in the Whips Dressage Class and the Whips Cones Class. After the competition we took lots of little kids for drives and we also all got soaking wet in a tropical downpour. All told a really special weekend was had by all.