It has been a while since I have updated. Sorry!! I know I said I was going to try and get better at updating more frequently and I have not been very good at it!!! At this point, I am sure not very many people check the website for updates since there aren’t any, so there might not be anyone reading this!
A lot has gone on in the past few months and it has been one hell of a winter! I am going to be doing a happy dance when spring finally arrives! The horses are doing great, Windsor is schooling all third level stuff and the changes are well on the way. Now that he understands them more, he has gotten a little excited about them… sometimes we do a buck or a happy leap in the air in addition to the change! Keeps things exciting! Devon is also doing well, we had a difficult period of time when the weather turned bad and we were stuck in the indoor (with snow and ice sliding off the roof!). Devon has never been overly fond of the indoor ring and tends to be spooky in there, but we are back on track. We are still tackling him doing flying changes quietly and staying with me after the change. He is such a complex, internal and powerful horse that I am constantly reminded that I need to be very patient with him and just give him time. Scott has been out to the farm twice for lessons since January and he was very happy with how both horses were going and was very complimentary of Windsor and his work. He said not to change a thing with how I was riding him. He said where he was weak last fall he is now strong and he commented on how well he was moving through his body. Yes!! This makes me very happy and it is nice to hear these things when you work so hard day after day, usually by yourself. It was a good boost of confidence to know you are on the right track! This coming Friday/Saturday (March 5th and 6th) I am riding Windsor in the Michael Klimke clinic at Hassler Dressage. I am really excited, it will be a fun weekend away. Nothing better than watching great Dressage with a master!! If you are there, please stop by and say hello!
I have been waiting for several months now to be able to announce some really exciting news! In the spring, KM Dressage will be moving to a new facility. My clients, Gary and Laurie Mott (I teach their daughter Olivia) are putting up an indoor. They already have a beautiful 13 stall barn on their property and with the new indoor and additional stalls, we will have a total of 20 stalls. We will also be putting in more fencing so that there will be individual paddocks for each horse. I am really excited! I have a vision of not just a barn, but a training and educational center. I have lots of ideas (just have to put them into action!) to make it a place where everyone can come and share in their love of horses and Dressage and learn about horse care and riding. We don’t have a move in date as of yet, but as soon as we do, I will be sure to let everyone know!!
So thats it for now… I will try to update the blog more frequently with shorter updates. This will hopefully (!) make it easier for me to find the time to sit at the computer and write them!
Happy riding everyone!!
