Manny the Water Horse, Part II

It's a good thing they call Florida the Sunshine State because that was certainly NOT the case in Paso Robles, CA at Twin Rivers HT's. The 3" of rain fell overnight as promised and before noon organizers canceled XC for the day and would re-assess conditions later in the day to determine if they could go on Sunday. Shortly after 1pm the decision was made for organizers; there was no possibility of getting an ambulance on the field, so XC was out.

If possible, it was raining even harder for their stadium round. Footing was sloppy on top, but solid underneath. Manny wasn't sure he could trust it at first and the first few fences was not his usual bold self to a jump. However, after a taking off and landing a few times w/no slipping or sliding he got better and better and by the end was looking for the jumps, going double-clear and moving up to 7th.
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