Inavale CDE

I had a great (and tiring, hot) day at Inavale. I was a backup timer on one of the hazards for a CDE (Combined Driving Event). This is like three day eventing in harness. Today was the marathon, the equivalent of cross country jumping.

Many photos are here

It must have been close to 100 degrees by mid afternoon. Some of the horses were visibly tired and a few pulled. But some were very fit and really impressive!

I started to have visions of Paisano out there on the course, then Vinnie, THEN them as a father-son pair. Then I considered Lily and Margarita as a matched pair! Oh, yes, I was fantasizing big time. Then I considered the amount of training, time and funds to get to that point. Still, with long term planning, maybe…

It certainly would be great to get some Spanish Mustangs out in this type of competition. If you perform well with good turnout, you can do well. There were many breeds of all sorts and all sizes there today. And I do think that my horses could handle it quite well. Let’s see where we are in a couple of years!