Tuesday morning we started the day with a trip to Keeneland, a large racetrack in Lexington. We chose to do the self guided tour because Vicki was “tired of listening to guides talk so much” after the Mammoth Cave tour. The girls in particular were very happy to watch some horses being exercised while we sat in the grandstand. The kids also enjoyed walking around the barns. Vicki declared her intent to move to Lexington so she could exercise race horse, even if she doesn’t get paid.
Anna then dropped off Vicki and I at the KY Horse Park to check in for Pony Club Championships where we met up with the rest of her Quiz team. Anna then took Alex and Amanda to the KY Railroad Museum where they met up with my parents, who drove up from Alabama. The group spent some time touring the museum and went for a ride on the steam train.
They all then returned to the Horse Park to watch the opening ceremonies. Vicki joined the rest of the delegation from our Region (New York Upper Connecticut) as they walked into the Rolex Arena. The teams all lined up to spell “USPC” in the arena. 41 of 42 Regions are participating in the event from across the whole country, including Alaska.
When the ceremony was done, we headed to Cracker Barrel for dinner. We enjoyed our food and took some time to play a few games of checkers before heading back to the hotel.
On Wednesday morning, we headed in to the park to get an early start. Vicki had her written exam at 8 and Megaroom from 3-5. In between, she spent time hanging out with her team and studying for the next phase of Quiz. I enjoyed watching some Eventing Dressage while the team took written exams. While they studied in the middle of the day, the rest of the family watched the Flintstones (NYUC Senior Games team) play mounted games, toured the Horse Park Museum, and watched a few other things.
After things wrapped up, the kids went swimming and I got a good run in. While it was around 90, I needed the break for 7 miles of personal time.
On Thursday, we were back at the Horse Park by 7:00