It was such an exciting atmosphere in the magnificent indoor stadium at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre - how fortunate we are to have such a facility here in Australia.  Everything is perfect - the riding surface is excellent, the seating and clear vision for all spectators could not be faulted and adequate warm up areas close by, for the convenience of the competitors. 

The sound system filled the stadium and added so much to the performances.  The Intermediate Kur (Freestyle) is always an interesting event, as it brings to public attention the up and coming horses, and the placegetters in this event are very likely to be the top FEI horses of the future.

The Judges were Jan Bird from New Zealand at C, Virginia Creed from Victoria at H, Roger Fitzhardinge from NSW at M, Wendy Cooper from NSW - a sideline judge at E and Susie Hoevenaars on the other side at B.

Taking pictures in indoor arenas is never the ideal for good clear images as the lighting presents problems.  There are patches where there is lots of light and then very dark spots.  Even though not all of these pictures are perfect, they do help to capture the moment.

Gill Rickard is the writer.

Veronica Chose music with a catchy strings theme - which was an appealing choice for her trot work.

The horse is a Thoroughbred by Knighthood.

I loved the African feel to the canter accompaniment, and felt that this musical compilation showed much innovative flair

They scored 55.28% for 10th place.