Team Yarding Championships

How lucky are we that these Championships are happening right where we are camping! It is such a great day for it - not too hot and no wind - just a lovely mild sunshine day. I wander over to where the event is taking place - at the stockyards at the far end of the showgrounds oval. I've taken my camp chair with me to have a seat. I come across the friendly campers I chatted with yesterday (the lady anyway - and met their greyhound Blaze). They have a beaut seating place and are happy for me to sit with them. We introduce ourselves - I'm meeting Peter and Katie Meadows. They're travelling around in their motor home 20+ months so far - and intend to keep going as long as they can. Peter (who I'm guessing is younger than me, and even Rog?) has got cancer (3 years since diagnosis) - he tells me his treatment has worked so far in keeping it stable. He looks good - I would not have realised! I go off and get my breakfast - bacon and egg roll and a hot chocolate. Return to my seat, and enjoy watching the team yarding competitions with Peter and Katie with their dog Blaze lazing at our feet. Great to watch the skills of the competitors - gorgeous horses too. Roger arrives, after being down the street, he meets Peter and Katie and happily watches some more team yarding heats with us. Rog and I decide as the morning is almost done - we'd better get going, so we say cheerio to Peter and Katie, and head back to our caravan 200m away.Read more