Bridlespur Report: Tonight was the grand kickoff party....

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Courtesy Leslie Gra ...Thank you

Tonight was the grand kickoff party for the Western Challenge. The midwest has been hit hard by rain and floods so we had to move the location of the hunt meet and the kickoff party. We've had over five inches of rain since the weekend. Our rivers are near flood stage. One of our Masters had to move her hunt horses yesterday to another members farm as the road into her farm was going under water.

We met the Charming Grosvenor Merle-Smith tonight. Unfortunately Adrian Danger missed his plane in London and will not be in until tomorrow night so we will have to start the challenge with only one judge. We had 20 or so Bridlespur folks on hand to welcome him. We cheered many a Guiness in his honor at the local Fox and Hound pub.

The weather looks to be sunny and in the mid fifties tomorrow so there will be a brief respite from the rain we have had. I'm sure we will be hock deep in mud and a mud tail will be proper turnout. My horse's are out 24/7 so I can't wait to see how muddy they are in the morning.

So we are set and ready for the start of the Western Challenge tomorrow. We will be hoping for better hunting conditions than we have had the last two years and a better showing for Bridlespur.

Leslie Granger
Bridlespur Hunt