Nat Varcoe-Cocks

Well we made it to JFK airport!!! Ernie (Pawlow) and Missie (Andromaque) traveled in style, and I think they enjoyed their business class ride. All they would have needed was air conditioning and more snacks to bump them up to first class on this leg of the trip.

I started just before 6 a.m. on Monday so that they could get one last turn-out before their trip began. Of course, we gave them one last jog before putting them out for an hour, and we couldn't have been happier with how they looked.

Natalie Varcoe-Cocks, known as “just Nat V-C,” is an eventing groom extraordinaire. She's headed to Germany and England with Will Faudree and his horses. Nat is one of the best-known eventing grooms, having worked for David Green in England, Jan Byyny, and now Faudree since last year. Faudree’s Gavilan Farm is in Hoffman, N.C., just south of Southern Pines.