Solo is ‘up and running’. He has hacked alone and in company and he works in walk trot and canter in the outdoor, or the indoor arena – again, either on his own or in company. He is 4 years old now and he can hack, do big circles at

Solo is now ensconced in his new barn at the back of the property. The six horses that we moved over there seem to be settling in. As always, there was a bit of running around the first night we turned them out but the new pastures were too big a tem

Well, it’s very unlikely that Solo will do more than be ponied out or a quick spin on the lunge – reason being??? We were up half the night welcoming our newest equine. Selena’s retired eventer, Be Bold Juliet, had her first baby an

I know I said Solo was too young to last throughout a whole jumping clinic… but… All last week he did nothing but argue. He argues about leaving the barn, he argues about going up hills in walk, he argues about whether he wants to lunge o

I have noticed since the Pat Burgess clinic that Solo even looks more grown up. He has been much better behaved since his ‘dive in the deep end’. His body looks deeper and stronger and his neck is finally starting to fill out. All in all

Selena left for Quebec on Tuesday with Peanuts but life at Hawkridge Farm is NEVER quiet and this week seems to be particularly hectic – so….I am still not at Bromont, I am hoping to leave later today after our mare Be Bold Juliet is bred

Well I don’t think it’s in the foot. Solo is still not 100% right in his left hind although he is a lot better than he was. I only see it the odd step when I ask him to move over sideways in the stall, or I am turning him around outside.

Solo’s education continues to progress fairly smoothly. It isn’t so much that he has stopped arguing and giving us all his opinions, more a question of us wading through his lengthy discussions over every aspect of his training. He ALWAYS

Solo had his first school in a real dressage arena on the weekend. He was not terribly impressed….as per usual, he had opinions that had to be expressed. He looked and spooked his way around the ring, and mumbled and grumbled about it the entir

As it turned out, the dressage show was NEXT Sunday the ninth,  and we couldn’t enter him.  It was a question of too many young horses at once. We have already entered two big four year old Holsteiners for the show – both of whom are at