Jill sent this report from the CAA group’s final day at the Royal Windsor Horse Show:

The sun shone again on Sunday morning. We were very lucky with the weather all week: sun each day and just one short shower. But yesterday afternoon, the clouds came in and the wind blew and it was cold!

Despite all that, we had a great day at the show, enjoying the BDS drive and the cones competition for the FEI driving event. Added to that were the Shetland Pony Grand National finals, the meet of the hounds, the ladies’ side saddle competition, the Alltech jumping finals, and lots of awards. Her Majesty the Queen gave out many of the trophies, including for the FEI driving.

Bruce Springsteen and his wife were there all day in the Members Enclosure supporting their daughter, who was show-jumping!

Today, a small group of us have headed off to Norfolk for three days of coaching and driving with John Parker.

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thirty-five members of the British Driving Society lined up before being led by HRH Duke of Edinburgh on a five-mile drive (photo by Jill Ryder)

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one of the participants in the BDS drive (photo by Jill Ryder)