It’s nearly Christmas! I absolutely love this time of year,
everyone is happy and we all get a bit of a break to recharge the batteries and
reflect on the year.
I think it’s important to look back on the year to work out what
went well, what didn’t and how you want to approach things in the year ahead.
It has been an interesting year for us on the horsey front, my initial plans
were to settle Alfie at Novice level with the view to attempting our first 1*
and for Herbie to consolidate at BE100 and to qualify for the BE100 Badminton
Grassroots Championships.
Whilst Alfie did actually secure his qualification for CIC1*,
I just felt it was at the top of his range and after much heartache we decided
to part with him. Even though it was hard at the time and also meant my dreams
of my first 1* were put on hold for a little while, I know now it was the right
decision. He is very happy in his new home and I am getting used to a yard
without the little Skewbald pocket rocket!
Herbie has gone from strength to strength this year and has
achieved 5 top 6 places out of a total of 9 runs. One of the reasons for
selling Alfie was to enable me to spend more time on Herbie and this really
paid off at the end of the year with our 2nd place in the regional
final and our qualification for Badminton.
Herbie is now back in work and if yesterday is anything to go
by he is very much full of beans! I took him for a hack and he seemed to enjoy
himself a little bit more than I did although it did a great job of blowing
away the cobwebs.
Our broodmare, Umber is moving ever closer to the end of her
pregnancy and is due in March. We are aiming to put her back in foal afterwards
so Mum and I are going to the British Stallion Event at Hartpury in January to
have a look at potential stallions for her.
I can’t wait for Christmas but I’m also excited for the New
Year as we have lots to look forward. For now though I’d like to thank Fulmart
Feeds for their support this year which has made a real difference and to wish
everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you in 2015!
Lucie
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