Only 30 more sleeps

I am very excited, the FEI have finally confirmed that I have been promoted to FEI Candidate Technical Delegate. This will make my trip to Tallahassee fully official. I am going to the USA as part of the FEI Global Education Program for Eventing Officials.

This year there were fifty places offered worldwide for the program and there were five successful applicants in Australia including myself. The Red Hills Horse Trials is one of America's most prestigious events and takes place in Tallahassee, which is the state capital of Florida. This event is also the first of this years HSBS World Cup of Eventing Series and one of two qualifying events in the USA in 2010.

I will be in Tallahassee for 9 nights and am looking forward to the "Southern" hospitality which I have been assured is some of the best in the world. I will then jet off to Lexington Kentucky to spend 3 nights with my mate Joe Carr and will get to see some of the preparations for the Rolex Lexington Event and the World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2010, both of which are being held at Kentucky Horse Park.