In exciting news, Bug has been cleared to start jumping and galloping and doing regular work. The abscess pocket was down to a quarter of its original size, after just 4 weeks. Bug was very happy to hear this news, as constant flatwork was starting to make him grumpy.
This past weekend, I took 3 horses to TTC in Mocksville for a Combined Test, Jumper Show, and XC schooling.
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| Une Grace and I waiting for our Jumper classes at TTC. Love her stripes! |
Catoctin Moon, a sales horse owned by Lindsey Matossian, did the Novice CT. He was quite good in the dressage, scoring a 31.3! The judge stuck her head out of her car at the end and told me how lovely he is. Honestly, I really quite enjoy riding him, so I already knew that! :) He went on to have one rail in SJ, and he finished 3rd. He is still getting used to the way I want him to jump, so we will get that sorted. I was really quite pleased with how he was.
Golden Altar, another sales horse owned by Gina Woods, did the BN CT. It was his first real dressage test, and his first show with me. He was a bit confused about what exactly we were doing in the dressage test, so our score wasn't the greatest. However, he jumped a great double clear round in SJ. He is green on the flat, but he is quite good when it comes to jumping. With more miles on the flat, I think his dressage will catch up with his jumping soon.
Une Grace, yet another sales horse (and my favorite little mare to ride) owned by Morning Glory Sporthorses, did the 2'6" Open Jumpers and the 2'6" Jumper Derby. Gracie is only just coming 4, and she is amazing. For the first class, she did a lot of looking around but jumped everything. Unfortunately, she had a rail in the first class. In the Derby, she went in and had it all figured out. She jumped a stellar round to win the class! I love that little brindle mare!
On Wednesday of this week, I am taking Renn to the first recognized event of 2012 for RSS, Full Gallop Farm. Renn is competing in the Open Training division. I am aiming him at the Training 3-Day at Heart of the Carolinas in May, and we need one more qualifying score. I'm hoping we can get it on Wednesday and not have to worry about it for the rest of the spring. :)
I am really excited about my "string" of horses this year. They are all very talented individuals, and I can feel my riding improving, thanks to sitting on so many horses. I am very thankful to all of the owners for giving me the rides on these fabulous horses! I can't wait to get everyone out and about this spring!
I hope everyone is having a great year so far! Heels down, eyes up, kick on!
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