Jumping into the 70's club!

Hello hello!

First off I'd like to say a huge thank you to those of you who were following me on facebook over the weekend as I posted results from the show!  You all are such an incredible support to me!!
This past weekend was one of the best shows I have had all season.  Rif and I are starting to become so much more of a team and I think we are really starting to understand one another a whole lot more!  It's pretty exciting to finish on a show like this right before North Americans!  The count down is officially on (well as soon as teams are announced)! 
Friday was our team test (PSG) where we scored a 70.95%.  Saturday was our Individual test where we earned a 71.67% and then Sunday was the freestyle where we finished with a 73.25%.  I am beyond thrilled with Rif.  I feel like now I am actually going in those tests and riding her and it is starting to feel reliable and solid.  That is a pretty sweet feeling. 
Stentano came along too, but I decided not to show him and just school him on the grounds so that I can put all my focus into Rif and really give it our all.  He was her buddy for the weekend and trooped along like a champ.
The weather up in Sacramento was a wake up call for Kentucky.  It was hot hot hot and reached over 100 degrees which is close to 40 Celsius!  Kentucky will have the humidity which will kill us more but to realize how we need to manage everything in the heat was a really good experience for us.  Short warm-ups, lots and lots of water, and fans for the ponies! 
Sabine had has prepped so well for the show and then I was able to have Dirk and Katrin Glitz helping me out at the actual show.  Dirk knows Stentano from when I trained with him and Karen a few years ago and he had seen Rif go at one of the earlier shows this year but otherwise doesn't know her very well.  However he picked up on her right away and so he offered to be some eyes on the ground for me while I warmed up and that turned out to work fantastically!  Mom was such an incredible help for me as well coming out all this way and driving up with me and of course such a huge encouragement!
I am working on getting some video footage and pictures up soon!  So until then, Rif gets a few well earned easy days and then we will be right back at er and gettin ready for Kentucky in less than a month now!

All my best,
Moni