Mattingley PN report

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Had a very late start with times of 1602, 1720 and 1758, which seemed rather odd! When we pulled up in the car park though we suddenly had a major drama on our hands: one of the bloody yard cats was in my lorry! It was yelling its head off and understandably panicked, and as the ramp came down it escaped
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. So there followed 10 mins of me and a neighbouring competitor trying to lure it from under my lorry (luckily it didn't high tail it across to the dressage arenas or anything!). We caught it eventually and decided to throw it in the cab, having extracted the dog first. At the end of the day we managed to get it out the cab again and into the horse area where I think it probably terrorised Liberty all the way home, and he looked very relieved when we dropped the ramp at the yard and recognised where he was!

On to the event
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.... did a pretty nice test which the judge liked
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, got a 33.3. Then jumped a clear sj despite my best efforts to go round it like it was the grand national
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, and then he romped round the xc taking all the direct routes and coming a long way inside the time to finish 3rd and win us two very nice champagne flutes! And when we got home I had a text from the stud saying they think Deco's going to foal within the next 24 hrs
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.... so I'm just having some food and keeping an eye on my phone. I will advertise Liberty this week, but if he doesn't go I shan't be too disappointed as I am quite looking forward to having a go at a novice with him now
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Photographer was not at his best today
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, but got a couple of decent ones which I'll put in gallery when I've eaten.
 
Brilliant! What a dude he is
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LOL @ yard cat, he wanted a taste of eventing life
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Good luck to Deco...I hope it all goes smoothly for her - can't wait for piccies.
 
mill law, seems common as muck this year
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Folara - any tips from disuading them that it's the best place to be?! OH was trying his best to sabotage attempts to catch it - in his opinion "a good cat is a dead cat"
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Well done!

We took our cat XC schooling once, we shut her in a cupboard for the day and tied the doors shut. Sorry to say it didn't put her off and she still inspects the lorry every time the ramp is down.
 
Well done. Sounds like you have a brilliant 2 days.

My old cat used to hate us going on over night lorry trips. he used to hide in the cupboards under the seats and we always had to check he wasn't there when we left!
 
What a fab weekend for you then! And prizes too
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Funny about the cat, we keep joking one of ours will do that as he's always in the lorry at home, he would definitely leg it too!
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