Jane and I went to the final day of the St. Louis Charity Horse Show this morning to watch the Maclay Regionals Equitation. This class is the reason that the St. Louis show attracts top trainers to this area once a year. It is a treat to see the BNTs (Big Name Trainers) in person, […]
Maclay – September 19, 2021 Read More »
Today was Classic Day – the money classes. High pressure, high adrenaline, and I was very nervous. As usual, the show ran more slowly than expected. Like yesterday, Susan arrived to ride Oisin before we left. She reports that he has been very well behaved. We arrived at the show and settled the horses in
Classic Day – September 18, 2021 Read More »
It has been a very long day, and another day of showing will happen tomorrow, so I don’t have time to blog much. Derry was amazing in the Low Adult class (1 meter / 3’3″). She jumped around in an easy double clear and was 2nd – an impressive primary color. As Kris says, “the
Too Tired – Friday, September 17, 2021 Read More »
It was a very cool morning, and we were up with the mist to ride. The horses seemed fine after their day at the show, and Oisin was quite happy to be back in action. While we were riding, we heard workers arriving, and all sorts of commotion. The gutter guys started work, which will
Briefly – September 16, 2021 Read More »
Susan gave Oisin another day off this morning. Looks like he needed it! With estimated taxes ready for Harry to take to the Post Office, Jane brought Derry over so we could trailer the horses together and leave the real world for a big horse show at last! The course was beautiful and rode well.
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