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Omar Rienzi’ and Deborah replied, ‘Actually we do’. So<br />
we went to Collector to see him and have a ride on him.<br />
Mum had always liked him for some reason but thought<br />
that I was too young for him a couple of years ago. Our<br />
friends Sandi Frolich and Bell Widdison liked him too<br />
and Bell rode him at the 2013 Morgan Show. I was a<br />
bit nervous at first and so was Rienzi but when we both<br />
relaxed, I really liked riding him – John and Deborah<br />
were most generous to offer him for a trial.<br />
Rienzi is now at our house and gets lots of pats and treats<br />
that come with the house-side paddock. I have ridden<br />
him every day and have had a few lessons. I took him<br />
to a holiday camp with our friends and he was great. We<br />
did some sports like bending, barrels and flagging and<br />
he loved it. In jumping, he was awesome, he didn’t do<br />
anything naughty. On the last day I took him swimming<br />
and he LOVED it. He kept splashing and getting everyone<br />
wet and I couldn’t stop laughing. My show jumping<br />
coach likes the qualities he has and can see potential. He<br />
said that Rienzi is brave and willing and also that he has<br />
a good jump.<br />
Nina & Rienzi<br />
flag racing<br />
Although as a team we are not ready to go straight out<br />
and compete, I still have loads of fun riding him in our<br />
arena and jump paddock and training. We have formed a<br />
strong bond and he is a typical people-friendly Morgan.<br />
I am looking forward to the future with Rienzi and can’t<br />
wait until we can take him to competitions – as you may<br />
have guessed, he is no longer on trial – he is staying!<br />
And even mum agrees (she was a bit horrified when my<br />
SJ coach was pushing for a horse 16 hh), I don’t look tiny<br />
on him – even though Rienzi now makes our ponies look<br />
small and luckily he actually does fit in our little horse<br />
truck!”<br />
Above & below: Nina Hvejsel & Omar Rienzi<br />
News from the Gready Family on the progress of India<br />
and Red Bluff Country Rambler: “India and Red Bluff<br />
Country Rambler have had a fantastic first year together!<br />
After a few issues with water jump training early on, we<br />
were thrilled when he went clear for a win at the Harden<br />
Open ODE in the 80cm on a course he had never been<br />
on previously. At the Pony Club State One Day Event<br />
Championships it was a bit of an up and down day, they<br />
were 1st after dressage, clear cross country but a shaded<br />
pipe jump in the SJ bought them undone (along with<br />
many others). After one stop, India chose to treat the<br />
rest of the course as training, ending with lots of time<br />
penalties which finished them in 10th place. At our Pony<br />
Club Zone 21 Championships they were thrilled to gain<br />
Champions in Dressage for 13-15 years, Show jumping<br />
C grade (75 to 90cm) and even sporting champ for 13-15<br />
years.<br />
We travelled to Mirrabooka (near Moruya) recently for an<br />
Eventing summer school where they had lessons in XC,<br />
SJ and dressage. Unfortunately rain meant the protocol<br />
day and ODE were cancelled so we made the best of it<br />
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