Dear readers, We left Kansas on Thursday, Feb 4 amidst the snow/sleet/rain and arrived in Conway, AR in the rain, left there for Grand Junction on Friday, went to the awards, cocktails at the Ames manor house, attended the championship drawing, and the Eukanuba kick off party on Sunday night at the museum on Sunday. Sunday was a beautiful day and I rode Henry and Pretty Boy through the mud in the parking lot. Above is what happened overnight and what we were greeted with on Monday morning... The day's braces were postponed. Below is a picture of the stables where our horses stayed. While these aren't ours, they look pretty attentive, don't you think?
Next is a picture looking away from the stables towards the fields that make up the morning course.
Below is a picture driving towards the Ames Plantation.
The Ames is known for its historic Angus cattle herd... those black dots are huddled cattle...
Bud is standing in front of the plantation office. The plantation is also a research center for the University of Tennessee.
This is the cemetery near the manor house
It looks kind of lonely overlooking the lake across from the manor house.
The championship finally started on Tuesday morning. This is the breakaway on Monday... notice the mounting steps, a very good idea...
And this is the first dog in the first brace... Bud took the picture and got back in the truck... We had fun, but glad to be home. Stay warm y'all.
The field trial is featured online at amesplantation.org
I love all these pictures, including the new one of the black and white dog at the top! I admire you for withstanding the cold and remember your camera. Were you competing or judging?
ReplyDeletethe dog is Iza Mountain Bell. We had a professional photographer at our place and this is one of her pictures. We went to the National Championship to party only and spectate.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to spectate at! You've talked about this place so it is really nice to be able to see just how elegant it is. (I really liked the cemetery a lot.)
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