Countdown to Nationals

Photos by Sue Stickle
All from 2018 Regionals

.... I've been sort of keeping a low profile about the whole OMFG WE ARE GOING TO NATIONALS thing .... for fear of jinxing the whole thing.

Also been obsessively checking Hampton for ticks.

But here we are, just days away.

We are going to head down on Friday and do a warm-up PSG (ha, who ever thought I would do a PSG class as a "warmup") and then our Finals class - our 4th level freestyle - is 10:39 am on Saturday.

You can watch all the action on USEF Network. I THINK our class will be live-streamed, but I'm not positive. You don't have to be a USEF member to watch for free either, Sign up for a FREE Fan Membership using promo code usdressagefinals18.

Our finals class is 4th Level Freestyle AA.

I won't be riding in the big Alltech arena though. Not a big deal, but might mean my ride is not live steamed?

And of course I'll be posting on my IG and Snapchat (and FB!) for those who want more behind the scenes live action. 

Hampton has been feeling fresh and super and I am hoping we can keep the momentum up! He loves chilly fall weather. Next on my agenda is body clipping. Ew. Will probably pay a friend to do that because I hate it and also don't own clippers. 

I am just so thankful to even have made it, and that Hampton is so happy and healthy this year. Hoping for clean, solid tests and let the ribbons fall where they fall. Although I think they do place down to 10th here so we may stand a decent chance at a ribbon.

#ribbonho

But just in case you thought Hampton was going to let me off easy, stay tuned .... DUN DUN DUN.