What can I say!!!! We arrived in the dark in the middle of nowhere, it was a really super field for the horses and Dafydd and Damion helped put a fence up alongside our wagon for them. They were so calm and after watering them we proceded to get ourselves settled in the wagon!
The church, where we were having the Blessing of the Plough the next night, was floodlit on a hill in the distance.
The Friday morning was so beautiful and John had kept himself spotless overnight. I was plaiting their tails when Brian's wagon arrived and Wynn did their manes and then went to peg out. It was general purpose the first day so Wynn was quite confidant and we actually came sixth, but the second day it was high cut which he had not ever done before so we were seventh. There were only seven teams this year, John Fletcher from Cardigan, Peter Brassett from the Beamish Museum, County Durham. Someone from near Abergavenny, and the team from Gloustershire had a big old Ardennes and a shire. Then there were the three of us from the north!! This lovely photo was taken by Roger from the Evangelical Church in Aberystwyth,
he thought it wonderful holding Jewel while we finished with John. The second day I took Jewel back to the box and when I was half way up the ploughing Wynn said John recognised me and gave a little nicker.AHHHHHHHHH!!
The very old church was packed and the Builth Male Voice choir sang. It was a lovely service and we met the man whose plough was blessed, the next day.
Billy and Dave helped me harness up on the Sat. as they had come with Roger who was judging that day. On the Friday the Rev. Ifan Davies came over to see us ploughing as he was helping on the book stall. He and his wife, Anne have offered to sponsor us to go down to a vintage machinery working day on a farm the other side of Rhayader towards Builth next Bank Holiday Saturday in August, so we will go down the day before to get the horses used to the place, and then on the way back we will stay at the steam rally again at Onslow Park.
We got home at midnight, tired but very happy.
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