As mentioned earlier, I took Finn and Thomas to be demo horses at a clinic where Leslie Law was one of the clinicians. Leslie rode 3 horses for an evening demonstration–horses at various levels of training and competition. Brother Thomas, … Continue reading
Monday was travel day home from Stuart Horse Trials in New York. And boy, is it miserable here! I’ve been trying to ride all the horses as early as possible so I can be done. But it’s still stifling, even … Continue reading
Another long day in New York. All the boys showjumped today. Thomas started the day off, around 8:30 this morning, with his showjumping round. He was GREAT! We did have one rail, but that was my fault, running him up … Continue reading
Today went pretty well, although a very busy mid-day. All three boys ran XC within a couple of hours. Deke went out first; I intended to ride about half to two-thirds of the course just to give him a nice … Continue reading
All the boys were pretty good today. Thomas went first this morning. He was a little tense, especially at the walk (haunches in, haunches out…just go straight Thomas!!). I think the flies were bugging him. Dressage at Stuart is on … Continue reading
Been somewhat of a busy June and July so far. Teaching lots of lessons around the barn, getting the boys back in to serious work after their break since Jersey Fresh and IEA. We just arrived today at Stuart Horse … Continue reading
