My goodness its been a very busy season!! So much has happened and been achieved that its all so exciting! Unfortunately my Grand Prix horse has been off games this summer which has been very disappointing especially after achieving nearly 70% in our first Grand Prix of the season! Thankfully though he is back in work and coming along nicely so we will be back fighting for the start of the season in March! Time to hit the gallops again!!

My new horse Farramir (Alfie) arrived safely from Switzerland 5 months ago and we have achieved so much together already.....he lost a lot of condition during his 3 day journey over here so its been a struggle to get the weight back on him but he is now looking tip top and has had a season to remember. In a very short time we managed to qualify for the summer regional championships at Elementary and Medium level. He was a little tense in these champs but did two solid test and came 6th in the Elementary with 68.6%! This meant we qualified for the National Championships which was so exciting after only having him for 2 months!!

So the day of the National Championships arrived and Alfie's first stay away show....as you can imagine we were all a little nervous as we are still getting to know each other as a partnership. Well i need not have worried as he produced a professional and stunning test to achieve 68%!! The class was very strong and very large and we came 5th!!!! It was such an achievement and i am now so excited by our future together......

We have since been out to gain our ticket to the winter Regional Championships which we have achieved in few outings including 2 wins last weekend at medium level with 67% and 72%!! Happy days!

London Pride (Maverick) my 4 year old is growing by the day and a strong chap now! He has been doing a few shows this summer with my Groom Emily and achieving great starter results already....they have acheived over 70% at Novice level so its exciting to see him improve even more over the winter....if all goes to plan we have a strong team of horses for the season next year!!!

 

In 10 days time my Swiss trainer Tiggy Lenherr is coming to visit for a few days for some intensive training with my boys...i cant wait and i know we will learn a massive amount ready for our winter training!

 

Anyway thats all for now...i shall update very soon!