Tempi
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I thought it was about time I did a little update on my gang, I dont post that much anymore (was a regular poster in the 'olden' (!) days) but have made a lot of friends from here.
For those of you who don't know I own a mare, Blossom, a rising 4yr old by Johnson (Jazz x Flemmingh) out of my mare, and a yearling filly by UDH Vince (Gribaldi x Hofnar) also out of my mare.
At weaning last October my mare, who is now 19yrs old, came back to me to be bought back into work on the basis I would see how she went. The plan was to just get her schooling lightly and hacking and maybe find a sharer. However she seemed to go from strength to strength and I decided (after a few lessons with my trainer) to have a go at competing her again. She had only done a years worth of ridden work in the last 6yrs and hadn't been out competing, in fact the last time she had competed she won the Petplan Novice Open at the Winter Champs in 2007 (after which she was put straight in to foal to have my now 4yr old).
Anyway long story short, first couple of outings were spent getting her to relax again then made the discovery that she had ulcers. Since shes been on her treatment the difference has been outstanding. She looks (and feels) amazing.
We went to Kingston Maurward 2 weeks ago and won the Elementary (BD) which I was thrilled with. Then this weekend we went to Crofton to have a go at our first Medium test. I wasn't expecting much as I'd only started riding her in a double two days before and we'd never done an affliated Medium together. Anyway we did a test that I was pleased with for our first go, and by some small miracle she won!!!!! I'm so so proud of her, shes a horse in a million, I don't know many 19yr olds who after nearly 6yrs off competing and only 6months back in work after breeding two foals could come out and win their first Medium test.
So shes already qualified for Elementary Petplans, hopefully Hickstead Dressage Masters Semis at Elementary, part qualified for Medium Petplans. I want to get her qualified for the Dressage Masters at Medium and also the Elementary and Medium music Regionals aswell.
Hers a pic of her modelling her pink HKM set:
And a video of her in our lesson on Thursday - first time in double bridle and we were working on getting her to stretch into the contact. As you can see the weather was bizarre - went from sun, to hail, to thunder, then lightening followed by torrential rain....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSKgo-lKMk
And just because, this is my 4yr old, Jupiter - I'm bringing him back into work myself, hes big and gangly so just lots of hacking, hill work and pole work to build him up. He wont be ready for the 4yr olds this year but hope to do 5yr olds with him next year.
And this is my yearling filly, Paris:
For those of you who don't know I own a mare, Blossom, a rising 4yr old by Johnson (Jazz x Flemmingh) out of my mare, and a yearling filly by UDH Vince (Gribaldi x Hofnar) also out of my mare.
At weaning last October my mare, who is now 19yrs old, came back to me to be bought back into work on the basis I would see how she went. The plan was to just get her schooling lightly and hacking and maybe find a sharer. However she seemed to go from strength to strength and I decided (after a few lessons with my trainer) to have a go at competing her again. She had only done a years worth of ridden work in the last 6yrs and hadn't been out competing, in fact the last time she had competed she won the Petplan Novice Open at the Winter Champs in 2007 (after which she was put straight in to foal to have my now 4yr old).
Anyway long story short, first couple of outings were spent getting her to relax again then made the discovery that she had ulcers. Since shes been on her treatment the difference has been outstanding. She looks (and feels) amazing.
We went to Kingston Maurward 2 weeks ago and won the Elementary (BD) which I was thrilled with. Then this weekend we went to Crofton to have a go at our first Medium test. I wasn't expecting much as I'd only started riding her in a double two days before and we'd never done an affliated Medium together. Anyway we did a test that I was pleased with for our first go, and by some small miracle she won!!!!! I'm so so proud of her, shes a horse in a million, I don't know many 19yr olds who after nearly 6yrs off competing and only 6months back in work after breeding two foals could come out and win their first Medium test.
So shes already qualified for Elementary Petplans, hopefully Hickstead Dressage Masters Semis at Elementary, part qualified for Medium Petplans. I want to get her qualified for the Dressage Masters at Medium and also the Elementary and Medium music Regionals aswell.
Hers a pic of her modelling her pink HKM set:
And a video of her in our lesson on Thursday - first time in double bridle and we were working on getting her to stretch into the contact. As you can see the weather was bizarre - went from sun, to hail, to thunder, then lightening followed by torrential rain....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSKgo-lKMk
And just because, this is my 4yr old, Jupiter - I'm bringing him back into work myself, hes big and gangly so just lots of hacking, hill work and pole work to build him up. He wont be ready for the 4yr olds this year but hope to do 5yr olds with him next year.
And this is my yearling filly, Paris:
