Grant Nicholson.
Grant Nicholson experienced first-hand the force of this week's massive earthquake.
The Opaki horseman was on his way home from New Zealand Cup and Show Week when he got the fright of his life.
"We left Christchurch at 7.30 on Sunday evening for the 2 o'clock ferry and the locals
told us later that we were the last vehicle to get through," Nicholson said.
"We were about halfway between Kaikoura and Blenheim when it hit - I thought the truck was going to tip over. The road was rolling towards us and the sky in front of us lit up. Apparently, that was the energy released from the earthquake. Everything was rocking and rolling, scary stuff."
Nicholson said his horses came through unscathed and he was more than happy with Nymph Monte's Riccarton performances, despite missing out on his major goal.
