"What a week this has been! I received the news on Tuesday that we have been selected onto the Great Britain Eventing Team for the Beijing Olympics. It has been a lifetime ambition of mine to compete in the Olympics! It just hasn't quite sunk in yet! Now the planning starts for what will be a great spectacle in the summer. I will keep my Diary up to date, promise!".

4 May 2008: Lucy & Shaabrak finish 2nd at Badminton.

"I was thrilled to bits with our performance at Badminton. It was quite frustrating to get so close to winning it but I would gladly of accepted coming 2nd at the beginning of the competition.

I was delighted with our dressage and showjumping. It was during both disciplines that I felt Shaabrak really came of age. One of those defining moments in a horses career.

I think the difference between finishing 1st or 2nd was really down to our cross-country. We ended up taking the long route on a couple of sections and after that we played it safe which ultimately cost us some time.

Having said that it really was a great performance and now I am so pleased that all of hard working and training (yes, including me working on mine!) has paid dividends."