Our red Irish horses, who jumped so many jumps yesterday, had a day off today, and Oisin and Stone were pressed into service. It was a nice, cool morning, and we went for a trail ride, followed by a little work on the ring. As we wandered along the trails, we talked of Pat. We […]
Monday – June 15, 2020 Read More »
It’s been a rollercoaster of a day. It started with fun – Kris was coming to teach us a lesson on his way to Brownland in Nashville, where he will be showing for two weeks. First, though, it was time to release Marmalade. Progress had been made. No hissing or growling this morning, he ate
Flag Day – June 14, 2020 Read More »
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 »
Jane and I had a fun jump fest this morning. We are so lucky to have these red Irish horses! I informed Oisin that Jane was going to ride him today. We went for a trail ride since it’s finally dry enough for that. Oh, poor Jane! Oisin was SUCH a baby about the flies,
Friday – June 12, 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 »