It’s been a little bit since I blogged last, and it’s hard for me to believe we’re right into fall now. I did get to go on a nice vacation to Mexico in August with my whole family. It was super fun to see my nephews and nieces, and to spend time with my Mom and Dad. Unfortunately, Tom and Rich couldn’t come because of work, so that was a big bummer.
Storm has been super fun and he’s really starting to get a little more mature in his thinking, and though he still lacks some strength, it’s all going in the right direction. Because I was gone to Mexico I decided to run him at Waredaca the weekend before Great Meadow. It was actually quite a good course for Storm because it had a nice flow with some good exercises that in my mind set him up perfectly for the next weekend.
I was super pleased with Storm at his first 2-star. Great Meadow is always impressive because the rings have a good atmosphere plus beautiful footing. He had a nice dressage test, he just broke from the canter because of lack of strength (and a little bit because of his laid-back attitude), so our score suffered a bit. We had really nice show jump and he was super all the way around. Of course cross-country day was incredibly humid, but Storm handled that like a champ to just have two time penalties. I though the second water, with the log into it, was quite a big effort to the corner out, and again, Storm handled it really well, showing me how much he’s matured.
Storm has been super fun and he’s really starting to get a little more mature in his thinking, and though he still lacks some strength, it’s all going in the right direction. Because I was gone to Mexico I decided to run him at Waredaca the weekend before Great Meadow. It was actually quite a good course for Storm because it had a nice flow with some good exercises that in my mind set him up perfectly for the next weekend.
I was super pleased with Storm at his first 2-star. Great Meadow is always impressive because the rings have a good atmosphere plus beautiful footing. He had a nice dressage test, he just broke from the canter because of lack of strength (and a little bit because of his laid-back attitude), so our score suffered a bit. We had really nice show jump and he was super all the way around. Of course cross-country day was incredibly humid, but Storm handled that like a champ to just have two time penalties. I though the second water, with the log into it, was quite a big effort to the corner out, and again, Storm handled it really well, showing me how much he’s matured.
Old Tavern Horse Trials at Great Meadow
I did a day at the local jumper show and Kaitlyn’s two and Storm were all double clean—it was super practice! Volcan and Kaitlyn were fourth in the speed and third in the classic. Next I ran the Preliminary at Old Tavern at Great Meadow and again, Storm had beautiful trot work, nice halts, but was maybe a little green in the canter still though working in the right direction. He was double-clean in show jumping and had just two time to finish second. This weekend we’re at the CCI-2 short for six-year-olds at Morven so wish me luck!
We have a lot of fun things coming up this month: I get to attend the 5-star at Maryland as a selector and then my plan is to do the 2-star long at Kentucky at the Horse Park with Storm. I finish the month teaching a clinic at Platinum Farms for Rochelle Constanza. I love going there because she and her husband, Nick, have done a great job with their cross-country course, and the bonus is I get to see my parents!
We have a lot of fun things coming up this month: I get to attend the 5-star at Maryland as a selector and then my plan is to do the 2-star long at Kentucky at the Horse Park with Storm. I finish the month teaching a clinic at Platinum Farms for Rochelle Constanza. I love going there because she and her husband, Nick, have done a great job with their cross-country course, and the bonus is I get to see my parents!
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