It’s 6 o’clock on a very windy Friday night and I’ve just
sat down with a glass of wine after a busy old week.
Since I last wrote we have upped the training in preparation
for the Winter Dressage Regionals which are now just a week away! Herbie and I
have loved channeling our inner dressage divas and have even invested in a
blingy browband and some white boots (I think it’s known as all the gear and no
idea!!!).
I have been having lots of training sessions with Zoe and
it’s great fun to push Herbie (and me) out of our comfort zone learning new
movements and developing our way of going. This has really paid dividends as we
have had some brilliant results with 3 wins at Elementary and we are just one
qualifying score away from securing qualification for the Summer regionals….I’m
starting to realise this dressage lark is somewhat addictive!! I also attended
a really useful training day at Bishop Burton (the venue for the regionals)
where I had the chance to ride my test in front of a British Dressage judge and
then receive feedback afterwards (see photos). It was really useful to hear
this feedback straight after the test and gave me some useful pointers in
tightening up the whole picture and picking up those critical extra marks.
The standard at the Winter Regionals will be high and I know that in order to qualify for the Nationals we would have to pull a faultless test out of the bag but you’ve got to be in it to win it and I’m going to give it a bloomin’ good shot!
Our (not so) little foal, Ginny Rumber is growing by the
hour and will be 1 in March, I don’t know where the past year has gone! It
seems like yesterday the gangly chestnut foal was staggering around the stable
trying to stand up for the first time. She now has no problem at all galloping
full pelt round the field but is actually proving very manageable. She’s been
in the stable for a few weeks during shooting season and has been turned out
and brought in daily, it’s been great to handle her and she’s gotten used to
having the headcollar put on and being led round the yard. Weather permitting
though she’ll be going back out in the field for some chill out time and to
continue growing.
Ginny’s mum is starting to get fatter now and (all being
well) will give birth to Ginny’s half brother or sister in May. Exciting times
ahead!
For now, I’m going to bunker down for the evening and hope
it’s a bit quieter in the morning as we’re heading off to Bishop Burton for my
last run out before regionals.
Best wishes
Lucie
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