Today is my birthday and I am in Ocala, which is just the best present anyone could ask for. 🙂 The horses have the day off as is typical for a Monday and they are enjoying some turnout and vitamin D. I know I will get slammed for bringing up the weather, but it was […]
Today was high tension and excitement. It was our first ever Canadian Three Day team fitness testing assignment. To illustrate what I have been doing to stay on top of my riders fitness testing today, here are some pictures of my workout room. I am so lucky to have a brand new workout room courtesy […]
After working the horses this a.m., Anne Marie and I went to watch the new event near Orlando called Three Lakes, it runs Beginner Novice – Preliminary. Here are some shots from the event. The first thing we saw was a picturesque cross country warm up in front of a lake. The start box is near […]
Everybody got ridden in Florida today although ‘rain stopped play’ for a while. Still, it’s really hard to worry about a bit of rain when you are dealing with snow. They all did a light flat work, gradually bringing stiff muscles back into shape after the long two days of standing still. Nobody was complaining […]
The Florida horses had turnout and sunshine today after two days on the road. Everyone drinking, everyone eating and, most important, everyone pooping as normal. It doesn’t matter how many times we take our horses out on the road, I am always aware of what a strain it is on the horses to be shut […]
I’m writing this from the passenger seat as Selena drives through North Carolina. We left home right on time yesterday morning, and were out-running the snow storm, until a delay at customs let it catch up with us. We have four horses on board: Foxwood High, Zephyr, Rather Boldly and Thunderstruck as well as co-navigators […]
Well here we were this morning, still packing in the dark… Yes, we did stop and sleep, but not for long. The four horses, two dogs and two ladies pulled out the driveway at 7:30 a.m. Ahead of the snow squalls and on time. Of course, that didn’t last long…when they got to the border […]
Like most barns, Monday is our day off. Not so much this Monday! The last of the physical packing is getting done. First off Anne Marie took the trailer to the feed merchant and loaded up with half a ton of Purina Trimax. It seemed easier to take the trailer straight there then it doesn’t […]
Today is has poured from morning to evening. It’s absurd weather for mid-January and tonight it is meant to freeze. Turnout is much more difficult than it would be in normal snowy conditions. The horses are having to make do with indoor arena turnout and work. I am impressed with the speed the OTTBs are […]
It’s the ninth of January and it’s seven degrees outside and raining. It sounds like tomorrow is going to be wind and rain again and then it’s going to freeze….oh joy! Still, it beats last year by a long shot! It’s hard to tell what day the horses will get away. Originally this rain was […]
