And it did. It rained. Yorkshire was holding a hopeful mask over our eyes, could Bramham 2014 actually be full of sunshine... maybe, potentially, yes, no?
For a true Brit, it was heaven, we could actually chat about the weather with some sort of purpose or urgency, with some sort of actual debate... heaven was upon us...
Wednesday 4th June, it rained, it rained like it was a monsoon and had never rained before. To put it in a cliché, it rained on our parade but the smiles remained, as the saying goes 'the show must go on' and of course, it did. More gadgets were brought onto site, the trade stands arrived, the horses made an appearance and the first trot up was under way...
A trot-up, for anyone that doesn't know, is when each rider trots their horse in front of a panel of judges to check that it is sound, healthy and in a fit state to partake in the competition. At Bramham, there is the advantage of having the trot - up right in front of the perfectly beautiful, unusual house.
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| Mr Bramham (William Fox-Pitt) and Freddie Mac |
If you pass the trot up, then the grooms have the great joy of plaiting up and you've gotta scrub up and learn that Dressage test quick!!
By the close of play on Wednesday we were all ready, ready for the next four days and anything that it could throw at us...
Yours organisingly,
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