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
Reva and I competed at our third SMDA show this year on August 5. We have been taking weekly lessons this summer, so I knew we would show improvement since our last SMDA show in June. My only goals were to have fun, stay on the horse/stay in the ring (always a goal! LOL!), score at least 65% on each test, and 7s on rider position. We met all of our goals!! Yay!! :-) Reva was excellent. I was so proud of her! She has shown so many times now at the Hollis Equestrian Park that she is super comfortable there. It is only a 30 minute drive from the house as well, so it is an easy day. She warmed up PERFECTLY. No fussing, no heaviness in the bridle, no anxiety at all. She was forward, light, rhythmic, and happy!! I loved it! Even if I did not meet my showing goals, I felt like our warm up for Intro A was so lovely that is really didn't matter what happened. Our tests both felt good and to my suprise, Reva scored the best scores of her young dressage career! Intro A