Sing-along-a-Glenn
As we wrote back in October Jad qualified for the Winter Dressage to Music Regionals.
Most of winter was then spent travelling up and down the M6 on my behalf as I took my own horse hunting.
Jad loved a winter of Rest & Relaxation, and Kirsty was bringing him back into work nicely. We even hired [...]
Disclaimer: this post was written under the influence of a hefty amount of white wine. Please excuse all spelling and grammatical errors.
Since the Regional Finals Jad has been on holiday, out at grass all summer getting flabby and lazy.
Kirsty decided after the Regional Finals that she should do some dressage to music. Cue hours spent [...]
It was all aboard the new wagon at the weekend as Kirsty and Jad had qualified for the North-West Regional Dressage Finals at Somerford Park. Eager to bask in the reflected glory we had a full complement of hangers-on and ne-er do wells who managed to make the 7 a.m. leaving time.
Trakhener
Jad’s rivals in the [...]
All winter I’ve been dragging my backside out of bed to be to get to the stables at 6am and be on my horse by 6.30am. I have no idea what possessed my to do this, other than the chance to have a quiet hour in the otherwise busy riding paddocks to myself. [...]
I was so nervous about this competition. After seeing the possibility of actually qualifying for the regionals in the restricted Novice, I have never ever been so desperate to win. Usually I’m just chuffed with a score above 60%.
Jad had felt a bit flat the previous week so I increased his feed, but [...]