I had intended for this blog just to be about all the daft
stuff Moon does. As he’s still the only horse I’ve met who picks up dandy brushes
and brushes the floor with them and holds letter in his mouth.
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However I have come to realise that this will mean posts
only occur once in a blue moon. (No pun intended) So I am afraid I will move
away slightly from my beginnings and move towards keeping everyone updated and
include the Moon antics as they happen.
In that vein I have to say it’s been way too long since the
last update. Winter is a ridiculously busy time and I have to say getting up at
5.30am and finishing work at 7pm and maybe squeezing in a ride after does not leave
much room for blogging! I have 6 horses that do day shift / night shift in my
four stables. And ‘changeover’ and mucking out twice a day really does take its
time. I have to assert however that I wouldn’t have it any other way. No matter
how muddy, wet or dog tired I get I would never give up my horses. And all that
hard work and perseverance is worth it when we get good results, as is becoming
our habit!
After his holiday Moon started jumping properly having
weekly lessons with James Adams. He improved so much after numerous late nights
schooling session is minus 5 at Richmond equestrian centre and the practice was
beginning to pay off.
Confidently jumping small courses at lots of different
places, we were well on our way to being ready for the 2012 event season and
Burghley Young Event Horse qualifiers (BYEH). Early spring saw us on XC courses
and clinics. Moon still demonstrating his look before you leap attitude and not
jumping anything unless he was convinced his delicate soup plate hooves had
some place to land on the other side.
Then came the rain . . . and more rain. . and more rain. This
put an end to the cross country schooling.
Meanwhile we continued to compete in winter dressage leagues
with great success. In May Moon was awarded the league champion at both prelim
and novice level. I am so proud of my pet pony he has really grown into
himself. I think the photos demonstrate how much he’s filled out in just a few
months.
That’s you caught up to May. Mays antics require their own
blog entry!
Moon kisses to you all. x
