Day 7 and competition day 5

Day 7 and competition day 5

   Today was a bittersweet as it is our last full day in Germany. This morning we packed our up and then met for breakfast. We were very fortunate that the front desk let us leave all of our luggage with them while we went to watch the last of the Grand Prix freestyle!

    My favorite freestyle today was ridden by Severo Jesus Lopez on his incredible horse Lorenzo, competing for Spain. Although they did not win the freestyle, they had such a crowd pleasing ride that everyone in the stands gave them a standing ovation! It was a ride that gave you goosebumps! This horse is only ten years old and received an 83.350%! The horse has a piaffe and passage that would make anyone's jaw drop and the partnership between horse and rider is so harmonious! I can't wait to see how this pair develops!

     After freestyles ended we grabbed a taxi and headed to pick up our suitcases then off to the train station! We had a little over an hour train ride to the airport where we checked into our hotel for the night.

     We ended our night over a wonderful dinner with talk about how this trip has inspired us and how we are going to use it in our futures! Both Charlotte and Jen offered to let us to call them at any point! It is truly so wonderful to have the support of the two of them behind us! We have all made friends that will last us a lifetime! Tomorrow we leave in the morning back to the United States. We will take everything we have learned back with us to share with anyone interested in learning about our adventures and experiences!

       I am very excited to be taking everything I have learned back to my horses tomorrow! Thank you so much to the Dressage Foundation for making this journey possible and to everyone that has followed our journey!

       Cannot wait to be back in the saddle again!