First Day of Quarantine

Hello everyone!

Today we started our first day of quarantine. What we all thought would be a nightmare ended up not being so bad. Peden, which is basically in charge of this and our transport arrangements, seems to have things very much under control. To get the horses into the quarantine stable they first were given a number, then went into a vet clinic where blood was drawn. They then went into another room where they did a nose swab, then into another room where they were sprayed down with some type of insecticide. You then went out and waited to see if the results came back negative and then were given another number to get into the stables. Since we were already stabled there we had the choice of going in later, which gave us time to ride in the morning and get organized. It worked great--by the time we were finished most of the horses had arrived and were finished with the tests. We all hung out and organized the barn again, and then watched as a few of the teams came out to ride. All I can say is that I am proud to be an American! The weather is rain and more rain. It is not very warm, not what you would hope for before for Hong Kong! But we still have two weeks so all we can do is hope that it warms up. I will give you another update in a few days but that's pretty much it for now.