Melbourne Three Day Event to Bunyip

It was a cold Queen's Birthday holiday morning at the final vet inspection of Melbourne 3Day Event. The Ground Jury of Pollyann Huntington, Barry Roycroft and the Japanese Sumiko Suzuki with the veterinary delegate Kirsten Neil concentrate as Shane Rose's elegant and beautifully presented Star Am I trots up.

So now it's back to Bunyip where the last spring mattress succumbed to the scissors. Thomas the Terrible was most upset that the 'innards' went quickly into the rubbish skip. I quite understand how 'infected' mattresses can become full of dust mites and the like.

Sammy Davis Jr. surveys the world from a dog safe place.

They know the rules. With the half full skip in the background Thomas and Bessie wait for the end of a lesson from outside the arena - of course. With horses there is no room to compromise safety.