It was a delightful morning ride with Jane and Derry. We kept it to a fairly light ride on the flat, preparing for a lesson tomorrow with Kris, as he passes through en route to Brownland to show. The sky was cloudless, but two contrails converged above us on the ring. Marmalade is not getting […]
Saturday – June 13, 2020 Read More »
Today Harry turned 78. He seems little changed since I first saw him riding in the hunt field and thought “Who is THAT cute guy!?”. Then I found out he was as nice as he was cute. And THEN I got lucky enough to marry him (that is a long, convoluted story from the first
Happy Birthday, Harry – June 11, 2020 Read More »
The rain arrived as promised, but it was still very warm this morning. The horses enjoyed the rain. I was looking forward to a rainy day, and we did get 3/4 inch, but it stopped before midday and the promised winds kicked up. I expect many of our beautifully set jumps will be down. But
Tuesday – June 9, 2020 Read More »
The day started with an early ride to beat the heat. As I brought the horses in from their night of turnout, Oisin listened to Jane’s donkey, Sandy, hee hawing loudly to announce that it was time for the Winford Farm herd to come in for breakfast. Jane and Derry were on top form as
Saturday – June 6, 2020 Read More »
There is a full Strawberry Moon tonight, though our strawberries are finished, and cherries are at their peak. We rode early today after a good night’s sleep, and Harry in perfect rhythm. The sky suddenly got ominous, but we got a ride in and only a little bit wet. We were lucky. We had our
Friday – June 5, 2020 Read More »