After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
Any of you who have followed my blog for a while know that Dreamy and I have had much success at Elementary (or Modified Beginner Novice) level eventing. It is basically the Beginner Novice Test A and 2' - 2'3" jumps. We have won our fair share of events, but I recognized that for this year, we either needed to move up or stop competing. (I would hate to be "that girl" who stays at the same level and just keeps winning. That just doesn't seem right.) Now that Dreamy is 21 years old, the thought of moving up to 2'7" jumps seemed iffy. I figured if she was sound and happy over fences up to 2'9" at home, then I could feel confident entering her in Beginner Novice events. So far, Dreamy has been her same old happy and sound self this year. She is in good shape and is moving well for a horse her age. She is on joint supplements, of course, and I am careful to only jump her a few times a month. Our first move up event was on May 26