Mary and (the perfect) Beast
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Catch up.....
So today seems like a good day to catch up.
Our new rescue dog Petunia Rose thinks it's a good day to catch up on sleep. And cuddles.
Ava and Summer went to Fair Hill yesterday.
Ava was wonderful minus a few screams to summer during her dressage test. She scored a thirty and tried her hardest to show jump clean despite the mud and my great plans to kick for a long one on more then one ocassion. Cross country had it's fair share of technical elements and she just ate it all up.
Summer and Ava both had to deal with the grass warm up, in the rain, on a hill. Ava has stud holes, Summer does not.....but is getting them next week. Horses were slipping and acting a bit silly. Sumner was good in warm up but our ride time was delayed and she totally lost her focus.
I just kept kicking on.
The judge was very pleased with my riding and I must attribute that to Vanessa Swartz and Sharon White. Everything I was complimented on is what I have been working on with those ladies.
Summer was second to jump and we decided to wait for another day. The footing was getting worse by the minute. Shes too nice to risk an injury on a novice.
Beast has had treatment for anaplasma for two weeks now.
She also had a bone scan which revealed some issues that we are going to start working on tomorrow.
I am taking the mares to Sharon Whites to jump with Jimmy and have Jeff Beshear (the vet) do whatever it is we are doing.
Callie has been sold.
I am excited for her new owners, but sad at the same time.
Time to do some cleaning before teaching this afternoon!
I might sneak in a power nap/cuddle with Petunia.
Mary Mack
