I’ve been down at W Farms now for about 5 days and I’ve got to say I have been enjoying the weather immensely. Even though it’s been cool in the mornings, the days have been sunny in the 60’s and 70’s. I work really well in a routine and the only big adjustment coming down here is adjusting to a
As the title says we are ready to go! We are all packed up and ready to go, minus a few miscellaneous items. We’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning. In terms of training, Neo is in the best possible spot I can have him in. We are ready to take it to the next level in preparation for Grand Prix
I am excited to announce that Neo and I will be traveling down to California for training and showing this winter. The plan is to leave at the beginning of February and return the beginning of April. The primary purpose of the trip is to further Neo’s training towards becoming a Grand Prix horse this season. We’ll be working with
Beginning this Thanksgiving week I’m taking down the training for all of my horses and giving them a well deserved break. During this time we’ll be doing light schooling so we’ll be fresh and ready to go for the 2011 season. I’ll probably start back up training between Christmas and New Year’s but that of course will be dependent on
Even with the show season finished, I am still training the horses at show intensity as I want to take advantage of their fitness from the show season and also to be prepared for some upcoming clinics before taking a break beginning in December. All of the horses are having rest incorporated into their respective weekly and monthly schedules. Dressage
I am excited to announce that Neo and I have been selected as the Prix St Georges and Intermediate I demo horse/rider for the “Dressage Through The Levels” Symposium conducted by Janet Foy and Debbie McDonald. The symposium will be held at Donida Farm October 30th-31st. Information about the symposium can be found here. I am honored to be selected
The week after the Champagne Classic was the Devonwood show which meant I was driving to and from the Champagne Classic in the early morning and evenings back home to school Neo and Claudius. Back in January when I was creating my show schedule the Devonwood show was not originally on the list of shows. The reason being was this
Champagne Classic (July 17-18) For the Champagne Classic I only took Falcon as Neo and Claudius were showing at Devonwood the weekend after. We thought that Falcon had a break through show at Beaujolais but that show seemed like nothing in comparison to this show. The big thing with Falcon is to get him relaxed and then have him be
Wow, I am almost through the 2010 show season and I have yet to post an update. For that I apologize. Please keep on checking back as I will try to post more ofn. Beaujolais Dressage Show (June 18-20)Weather was a big factor for this show as we had heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday. Friday was sunny and really
On May 23rd, I took Falcon out for his 1st show of the season. The primary goal for Falcon this season is to get him some show mileage and get him experienced to a full season of showing so that his owner, Alanna Danna, can show him successfully in 2011. I also have an outside goal of qualifying Falcon for
Over the past weekend the MW Dressage team traveled down to Devonwood for the Heart of the Valley Dressage Show to kick off our 2010 season. I took Claudius and Neo. In the months leading up to the show I spent a considerable amount of time working primarily on improving their gaits and getting both horses to use their haunches
For all of you dedicated followers of the blog I apologized for the HUGE lapse from the last blog entry. It has been a roller coaster type of winter for me. The biggest thing is that for the month of March I battled a severe head cold that actually knocked me out for a few days. For the first time
Below is the 2010 Show Schedule for me: May 15-16: Heart of the Valley Dressage Show I and IINeo and Claudius May 23: L’Apertif Dressage ShowFalcon June 18-20: Beaujolais Dressage ShowNeo, Claudius and Falcon July 17-18: Champagne Classic Dressage ShowFalcon July 23-25: Dressage at DevonwoodNeo and Claudius August 14-16: Whidbey Island Summer Show September 16-19: USDF Region 6 Dressage Championships
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A Happy New Year to you! With the last 3 weeks being very easy for the horses, and for me too (I was taking 2 days off a week!), it’s time to start easing back into full work with the focus on the 2010 season. The training will be pretty simple for the next four weeks as all we’ll be
As we dropped to below freezing temperatures today (it was 10 degrees out when I went down to the barn at 8) the 2009 season has officially come to a close. Since Championships at the end of September, I have kept the horses in full training/intensity with the plan of tapering down the training for 3-4 weeks beginning next week.
Because this will happen: I am able to ride, so it is all good. Walking is at a slow limp :(.
The past two days we had the pleasure of having Henrik Johansen teach us at River Run and Simpatico. I was able to ride Neo, Claudius and Falcon. I’ll start off with Falcon. I continue to say this over and over, “I am continually amazed by the progress of this horse”. And I really don’t know why I continue to
Before I begin, I just want to start off by saying I couldn’t be prouder of Neo. When we got him back in March he was a skinny, out of shape horse. The horse I showed at Regionals was a completely different horse that had about 75lbs more muscle on him and was starting to show his true potential. At