Happy September!

Mom and Branaghan getting ready to show in Willsonville

We have just returned home from another two weeks of showing. My mother and I along with Michelle and Shelley took 6 horses to show at the Northwest Spectacular HJ show in Wilsonville, OR the end of August. We had a great time. The two 6 yr old horses moved up to the 1.10meter jumpers and were great, while the we all worked on our own personal goals in the ring. I had the opportunity to take some lessons with grand prix rider Jeff Campf that were very educational! Wesley and I were very impressed with the clarity and results of Jeff’s lessons.

From there we enjoyed a week of Washington’s best at Aspen Farms where the weather held till the last day. Dressage was average for our group while cross country couldn’t have been better. Michelle, Jennifer, Wesley and Henry all moved up to training with no cross country penalties and Sammy had her first clean preliminary run on Razzle! Sunday’s show jumping was a bit over the top for some horses with torrential downpours and slippery footing. Henry and Branaghan retired from the horse show early to make sure the weekend ended on a good note and a few more rails fell than we would have likes; but everyone had a good time and we brought hope a few ribbons.

We are excited to be home for a minute. Looking forward to a few new horses in for training, and a few favorites returning. Wesley and Moon Boy are sadly looking for new homes this fall. I will be traveling to Boise to teach and judge some this next month and looking forward to schooling at Tulip Springs the first weekend in October. It is looking like Galway Downs could be in our future for Halloween. Stay tuned to the calendar!

Hope you had a great summer and looking forward to seeing you this fall.