Bug and I have been working very hard and gearing up for the Lost Hounds HT and our first Intermediate! Our dressage has gotten pretty amazing for us...at home. Can we repeat it at a show?!?! That is the question! I'm sure going to try to keep it all together. It's amazing what this little horse has in him. I ride around with a big grin on my face, as he's definately the coolest horse in the world! Not that I'm biased... We have also been working on our straightness and accuracy while jumping. I don't have a very big arena yet, but I figure that if we can make turns to jumps in my little space, we can make any turn! I'm so proud of my boy.
In the fitness area of things, I have been trying to do some different things with Bug to keep things fresh. It gets a big boring trotting around in circles, so I've started taking him to Stone Mountain State Park to do his trots. They have lovely manicured trails and the shade of the forests eases the heat a bit. They also have a huge creek that runs through the park as well, and Bug LOVES to trot and play in the water. He thinks of it as a play date rather than fitness work! We have also started going to the Yadkin Valley Hounds (www.yadkinvalleyhounds.com) Timed Trail Rides (they're basically Hunter Paces) for our gallops. Bug LOVES these. I think he will be plenty fit and ready for Lost Hounds.
We will be hitting up Hillcrest Farms Schooling Combined Test (www.hillcrestfarm.blogspot.com) next Wednesday to do an Intermediate Combined Test and run through our dressage test an extra time. We will be leaving Friday for Erie, PA!
As for my other boy, Renn, I took him to the vet today for an ultrasound of his leg. He has no tears or lesions on the suspensory or the suspensory branches! He can go back to light work starting Friday. The vet said that he must have just had a strain, but we're going to be very careful and start him back slowly. I'm sooooo happy! I've been praying that he would be okay. Thank God! I was prepared to hear bad news, but I got the news that I wanted. I'm very excited to get back on my boy.
That's all of the news for now. I hope all is well with everyone. Heels down and kick on!
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