I wanted to write this post myself to really share with you my feelings from this last outing. I rode Sabrina in her first Intermediate of 2012 and Puttin On the Ritz in his first Preliminary of 2012. Both horses have been really training great, jumping very well, I was very excited for this outing. The excitement quickly dwindled! If you look at the score sheet you'll think it was a complete disaster. It felt a bit like that- however, I've had some time to process what happened with each horse, no disaster's just life.
Sabrina put in a really good test for where she is at right now. To be honest I walked out with a tear in my eye, so proud of how she has developed. She's a lovely dressage horse, but competition gets her worried, her and I have really developed a bond and I think a "strategy" to over-come the rectangle. She got a "9" for her first medium trot, pretty exciting! Then there was show jumping. Two weeks earlier we had a clean round, pretty and clean that is. I was and am so proud of that. I realized now that I didnt lead her up to this event as well- she needs to have a day early in the week with course practice, not necessarily big fences but obedience :) It wasnt an aweful round, she had 2 rails down, next time... Then on cross country day Sabrina was pretty much a champ. She is such an honest horse- corners and water feel fun on her, its great. Saying that, she is a horse and I need to be ready to help her when she finds things challenging. This time the coffin was getting many horses, and it got her. Had I been prepared for her not getting this, we might have had a no jump fault round. BUT I wasnt. No matter how honest of a xc horse she is- I'll be ready next time!
Puttin on the Ritz- This is one of my most talented up and coming horses- but he is up and coming. His athletic ability over jumps has preceded his maturity! Young horses go through learning curves and right now we are dealing with bringing along his dressage skills with "relaxation" in the show ring. More so we are dealing with a water phobia. This guy didn't like water as a true youngster and that has seemed to come out and haunt us in the cross country. Im a firm believer in getting the horses confident when they school xc and allowing them to test out the water. I think now we need to move on to developing confidence in me that if I put him in front of a water jump he believes that he can do it! Benny is still inquisitive, I dont mind that, but I think it's time to develop focus :) With this horse I brought him out this year as I would a seasoned competitor- poor guy ist that yet, he is still a youth. I plan on entering him into some schooling shows and a more local event before taking him back out onto a "big time" course. I believe in him and luckily for both of us so do his owners! Super big thanks goes out to the Klavens. Great supporters. Nancy Klavens is at home with an injured hip--- I sure hope to deliver some good news to that household soon!
Now it's time to look into how to change the schedule for these horses to help produce confidence and brilliance next time...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Sabrina Rocked Dressage
Well it seems Aiken/Georgia is trying to avoid the threat of a drought as it was another rainy day for dressage.
The Havarah girls toughed it out and stayed dry awaiting Sabrina's dressage test.
Sabrina, competing in Intermediate, kept solid through a somewhat sloppy warm-up and pulled out a 37 in dressage.
Everyone was really proud of her, seeing as the footing wasn't perfect and she was up against some steep competition.
She was supposed to go cross country today, but she will instead do show jumping and cross country tomorrow.
Benny will also start his weekend tomorrow in the preliminary division with dressage.
Thanks to Nunn Finer and Outback Trading Company for providing wonderful rain gear to keep the Havarah crew dry today!
For those of you who are new to Outback, the Pak-A-Roo Parka and Pak-A-Roo Riding Jacket are great for wet, miserable days. For more info go to Outback Trading Co.'s Website.
The Havarah girls toughed it out and stayed dry awaiting Sabrina's dressage test.
Sabrina, competing in Intermediate, kept solid through a somewhat sloppy warm-up and pulled out a 37 in dressage.
Everyone was really proud of her, seeing as the footing wasn't perfect and she was up against some steep competition.
She was supposed to go cross country today, but she will instead do show jumping and cross country tomorrow.
Benny will also start his weekend tomorrow in the preliminary division with dressage.
Thanks to Nunn Finer and Outback Trading Company for providing wonderful rain gear to keep the Havarah crew dry today!
For those of you who are new to Outback, the Pak-A-Roo Parka and Pak-A-Roo Riding Jacket are great for wet, miserable days. For more info go to Outback Trading Co.'s Website.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Molly's Gettin' Famous!
Molly's first blog post went up late last week for PRO! (Professional Riders Organization).
It is such an honor that Molly has been asked to blog and a great opportunity to help keep Havarah on the map.
So check it out and make sure to give Molly some props for a wonderful post!
Read it here.
It is such an honor that Molly has been asked to blog and a great opportunity to help keep Havarah on the map.
So check it out and make sure to give Molly some props for a wonderful post!
Read it here.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Paradise Recap
It was a long but good weekend. So ya'll ready for the results?
Leto ended up 9th on his dressage score and was great for both his jumping rounds.
Maddie had one rail stadium but was double clear cross country so not bad at all for this training domination duo! (Plus they get to move up to prelim after sporting days woot!).
John had great jumping rounds on both his mounts (Smiley and Red Horse Harry) with just one rail stadium on each.
Fabio and Robyn unfortunately had one stop stadium but a great cross country round so she was pretty happy with the entire show. Mostly she improved a lot on her dressage which was a big goal for her - and that's the name of the game with this sport, anything can happen with three phases!
Piney was double clear in both her jumping rounds so a good job for this pinto mare.
Toulousse by far stole the show taking second in his novice division jumping like a super star giving Molly some more double clear rounds to brag about.
Hannah and Zhen cruised around the jumping phases of the event ending on a great note after Zhen was a bit nervous for dressage.
All-in-all it was a great learning experience for everyone. Everyone was satisfied with certain phases but definitely have some homework and experiences to learn from for next time. But I mean, that's the beauty of horses right? If we were all perfect... well it would be quite boring...
Quinn Anderson, owner of Sprite, was kind enough to give me this quick recap. She got to go down for a long weekend and served as co-groom to John Nunn's daughter, Jenn, as all the main working students were riding. Quinn admits it's a lot of hard work but really fun, and it was great to see everyone whom she misses.
Everyone got to throw their feet up last night when Kim Parisan, Maddie's mom, made everyone dinner and they were able to have a nice little dinner party.
Today they went to Hitchcock Woods again for some "chill time". Quinn got to hop on Brishea and thoroughly enjoyed herself.
Until next time... here's the girls rocking it out!
Robyn and Fabio
Hannah and Zhen
John and Red Horse Harry
Maddie and Carson
Leto ended up 9th on his dressage score and was great for both his jumping rounds.
Maddie had one rail stadium but was double clear cross country so not bad at all for this training domination duo! (Plus they get to move up to prelim after sporting days woot!).
John had great jumping rounds on both his mounts (Smiley and Red Horse Harry) with just one rail stadium on each.
Fabio and Robyn unfortunately had one stop stadium but a great cross country round so she was pretty happy with the entire show. Mostly she improved a lot on her dressage which was a big goal for her - and that's the name of the game with this sport, anything can happen with three phases!
Piney was double clear in both her jumping rounds so a good job for this pinto mare.
Toulousse by far stole the show taking second in his novice division jumping like a super star giving Molly some more double clear rounds to brag about.
Hannah and Zhen cruised around the jumping phases of the event ending on a great note after Zhen was a bit nervous for dressage.
All-in-all it was a great learning experience for everyone. Everyone was satisfied with certain phases but definitely have some homework and experiences to learn from for next time. But I mean, that's the beauty of horses right? If we were all perfect... well it would be quite boring...
Quinn Anderson, owner of Sprite, was kind enough to give me this quick recap. She got to go down for a long weekend and served as co-groom to John Nunn's daughter, Jenn, as all the main working students were riding. Quinn admits it's a lot of hard work but really fun, and it was great to see everyone whom she misses.
Everyone got to throw their feet up last night when Kim Parisan, Maddie's mom, made everyone dinner and they were able to have a nice little dinner party.
Today they went to Hitchcock Woods again for some "chill time". Quinn got to hop on Brishea and thoroughly enjoyed herself.
Until next time... here's the girls rocking it out!
Robyn and Fabio
Hannah and Zhen
John and Red Horse Harry
Maddie and Carson
Friday, February 17, 2012
Dressage at Paradise Farm
Eight horses stepped off the trailers today to compete at Paradise Farm Horse Trials. The lucky crew included Fabio, Zhen, Red Horse Harry, Smiley, Leto, Toulousse, Carson and Piney.
Molly rode Piney, Leto and Toulousse today. Competition was stiff in Leto's novice division as he got a 26 in dressage and still wound up in 10th. These baby event horses are stepping up their game!
Toulousse was absolutely fantastic and will make his father, Bryce, proud with his score of 29 and is in 2nd place in his novice division.
Robyn was only able to see a little bit of Molly's test with Piney and though she was a little bit spooky, her movement is really coming through and Robyn loves watching this mare improve.
What's perhaps the coolest part about this event is that all three working students and John Nunn were able to compete in addition to Molly.
Carson and Maddie got a 36 and Miss Maddie was very satisfied with this score for their fist time out but says there's always room for improvement.
John was really happy with Red Horse Harry, and his daughter, Jenn, got to see her future horse strut his stuff.
Zhen and Hannah also competed, and though Zhen was a little nervous in the beginning Hannah rode her really well throughout the test and it just got better and better.
Robyn, very modestly, saved her performance for last. Fabio was amazing - he got a 35 in dressage, and Robyn is so happy with him even though they had a couple of "weird" moments he really pulled through and proved their hard work had paid off!
Some will show jump tomorrow and some will do cross country - but the girls are definitely excited for he rest of the weekend.
Despite the fact that EVERYONE was riding today, Havarah had a couple extra hands who helped make the day roll by smoothly. Thanks to Quinn and Jenn for your hard work!
Stay tuned to see how the rest of the weekend pans out!
Molly rode Piney, Leto and Toulousse today. Competition was stiff in Leto's novice division as he got a 26 in dressage and still wound up in 10th. These baby event horses are stepping up their game!
Toulousse was absolutely fantastic and will make his father, Bryce, proud with his score of 29 and is in 2nd place in his novice division.
Robyn was only able to see a little bit of Molly's test with Piney and though she was a little bit spooky, her movement is really coming through and Robyn loves watching this mare improve.
What's perhaps the coolest part about this event is that all three working students and John Nunn were able to compete in addition to Molly.
Carson and Maddie got a 36 and Miss Maddie was very satisfied with this score for their fist time out but says there's always room for improvement.
John was really happy with Red Horse Harry, and his daughter, Jenn, got to see her future horse strut his stuff.
Zhen and Hannah also competed, and though Zhen was a little nervous in the beginning Hannah rode her really well throughout the test and it just got better and better.
Robyn, very modestly, saved her performance for last. Fabio was amazing - he got a 35 in dressage, and Robyn is so happy with him even though they had a couple of "weird" moments he really pulled through and proved their hard work had paid off!
Some will show jump tomorrow and some will do cross country - but the girls are definitely excited for he rest of the weekend.
Despite the fact that EVERYONE was riding today, Havarah had a couple extra hands who helped make the day roll by smoothly. Thanks to Quinn and Jenn for your hard work!
Stay tuned to see how the rest of the weekend pans out!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Pine Top Recap
It was an incredibly cold and windy weekend at Pine Top, but all three horses held it together in dressage despite the daunting weather.
Sabrina apparently wowed everyone with her preliminary dressage test, and to top it off she pulled out a double clear round stadium!
Benny started back at training level and though his dressage test still leaves room for improvement (he tried very hard according to Maddie) he also pulled out a double clear round stadium.
Rivan was the star of dressage (no surprise there) giving way to a score of 26.4 for his first training test back. Though this still landed him in second place - go figure? But he too went double clear stadium.
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record but I can't help it when they're all superstars!
All three went clear cross-country yesterday. Rivan was a tad strong, Benny was awesome as usual and Sabrina is a cross country machine. I think Molly made it round well on all three with just a couple time faults here and there.
The final tally? Sabrina got 3rd place, Benny got 9th and Rivan ended up in 3rd. Not bad for the big wig's first show back this season!
Maddie said Sabrina's stadium was phenomenal to watch, and this show was great because all working students got to go watch everyone go round cross-country. Sometimes it's so busy only one student can be spared at a time to not get horses ready, but this time they were all able to enjoy every ride which is awesome!
Maddie is having so much fun - she thinks it was warmer last year but that doesn't matter because everything is wonderful in Aiken. She has her sights set on prelim by the last Pine Top before they head home!
All the horses who are going to Paradise Farm this weekend will go school cross country at the playground which is Gibbs tomorrow. This includes: Smiley, Red Horse Harry, Toulousse, PIney, Leto, Carson, Zhen and Fabio.
All three girls will make their Aiken debut at Paradise this weekend. Hannah and Robyn will ride beginner novice, and Maddie will start out the season at training.
How are they all going to ride and still get Molly's horses ready to roll? Thankfully at Havarah we have a lot of helpful hands who offer to volunteer their time for some fun in the sun. Quinn, Jenn and Maddie's mom will be there to help and John has his two horses going as well.
This will be Maddie's first event since the AEC so she is excited to show off all of her hard work and dressage preparation. Good luck girl I know you'll show 'em how it's done!
Good luck to all the girls tomorrow, and don't forget to check out the previous post as to how you can donate to the Lesley Long benefit auction!
Robyn Staying Warm
Maddie Making Sure Sabrina Knows Where She's Going
Sabrina on Course
Molly Rockin' the Nunn Finer Breeches
Sabrina apparently wowed everyone with her preliminary dressage test, and to top it off she pulled out a double clear round stadium!
Benny started back at training level and though his dressage test still leaves room for improvement (he tried very hard according to Maddie) he also pulled out a double clear round stadium.
Rivan was the star of dressage (no surprise there) giving way to a score of 26.4 for his first training test back. Though this still landed him in second place - go figure? But he too went double clear stadium.
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record but I can't help it when they're all superstars!
All three went clear cross-country yesterday. Rivan was a tad strong, Benny was awesome as usual and Sabrina is a cross country machine. I think Molly made it round well on all three with just a couple time faults here and there.
The final tally? Sabrina got 3rd place, Benny got 9th and Rivan ended up in 3rd. Not bad for the big wig's first show back this season!
Maddie said Sabrina's stadium was phenomenal to watch, and this show was great because all working students got to go watch everyone go round cross-country. Sometimes it's so busy only one student can be spared at a time to not get horses ready, but this time they were all able to enjoy every ride which is awesome!
Maddie is having so much fun - she thinks it was warmer last year but that doesn't matter because everything is wonderful in Aiken. She has her sights set on prelim by the last Pine Top before they head home!
All the horses who are going to Paradise Farm this weekend will go school cross country at the playground which is Gibbs tomorrow. This includes: Smiley, Red Horse Harry, Toulousse, PIney, Leto, Carson, Zhen and Fabio.
All three girls will make their Aiken debut at Paradise this weekend. Hannah and Robyn will ride beginner novice, and Maddie will start out the season at training.
How are they all going to ride and still get Molly's horses ready to roll? Thankfully at Havarah we have a lot of helpful hands who offer to volunteer their time for some fun in the sun. Quinn, Jenn and Maddie's mom will be there to help and John has his two horses going as well.
This will be Maddie's first event since the AEC so she is excited to show off all of her hard work and dressage preparation. Good luck girl I know you'll show 'em how it's done!
Good luck to all the girls tomorrow, and don't forget to check out the previous post as to how you can donate to the Lesley Long benefit auction!
Robyn Staying Warm
Maddie Making Sure Sabrina Knows Where She's Going
Sabrina on Course
Molly Rockin' the Nunn Finer Breeches
Lesley Long Silent Auction
Lesley Long was an exemplary horsewoman in Carroll County, Maryland. Sadly, despite the high premium Lesley placed on handling horses safely, she passed away on December 14th, 2011 after sustaining a severe brain injury from being kicked by a startled horse three weeks earlier.
Devoted to horses her entire life, Lesley gained over 20 years experience retraining re-tired racehorses, starting young horses, and teaching beginner to intermediate riders. Certified as a USEA ICP Program Level 1 Instructor, Lesley was a talented competitor and fan of Maryland eventing. She made her living in the daily tasks of caring for horses. With horses and riders alike, Lesley was dependable, knowledgeable, and patient, willing to lend a hand and a friendly smile. Lesley was a dedicated wife and mother, a compassionate advocate for rescued dogs and animals, a nurturing gardener, a talented photographer, and valuable friend to many.
The Lesley Long & Family Silent Auction Benefit offers financial support to Lesley's family and horses in the aftermath of her loss. All proceeds and monetary donations will be applied to costs incurred by her intensive medical care and the care of her three talented off-the-track thoroughbreds - Bugatti, Kudos and Mardi Gras - who are being fostered until they can find new owners.
ITEMS for bid include SOMETHING for EVERYONE: custom cakes, photography services, gift certificates, holistic horse supplies, lessons with notable trainers, tack and MORE. ... Check it out!!
You have one day left to bid here. Auctions closes February 15 at 11 p.m.!
Devoted to horses her entire life, Lesley gained over 20 years experience retraining re-tired racehorses, starting young horses, and teaching beginner to intermediate riders. Certified as a USEA ICP Program Level 1 Instructor, Lesley was a talented competitor and fan of Maryland eventing. She made her living in the daily tasks of caring for horses. With horses and riders alike, Lesley was dependable, knowledgeable, and patient, willing to lend a hand and a friendly smile. Lesley was a dedicated wife and mother, a compassionate advocate for rescued dogs and animals, a nurturing gardener, a talented photographer, and valuable friend to many.
The Lesley Long & Family Silent Auction Benefit offers financial support to Lesley's family and horses in the aftermath of her loss. All proceeds and monetary donations will be applied to costs incurred by her intensive medical care and the care of her three talented off-the-track thoroughbreds - Bugatti, Kudos and Mardi Gras - who are being fostered until they can find new owners.
ITEMS for bid include SOMETHING for EVERYONE: custom cakes, photography services, gift certificates, holistic horse supplies, lessons with notable trainers, tack and MORE. ... Check it out!!
You have one day left to bid here. Auctions closes February 15 at 11 p.m.!
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Wild Week for Havarah
The week started off with a bang when the team went cross country schooling before Full Gallop at Jumping Branch.
Hannah was extremely excited because she got to take her mount Zhen and they were able to school some training obstacles, which I could tell made Hannah pretty happy.
At Full Gallop yesterday the stars of the show were Bugsy, o inwned by Patty Gillin and Piney, owned by Susie Bardell.
Bugsy performed fabulously for his first show ever. Molly says he was a bit distracted in dressage but jumped around like a pro and finished just shy of 3rd place because of some time spent learning about water.
Piney put in a great performance (however we are convinced the dressage judge just didn't like pintos because her score was a bit unfair) but everyone was proud of this sweet mare.
John Nunn took Red Horse Harry to their first event in Aiken and though John admits dressage leaves much room for improvement they jumped around great. True to form for this young OTTB.
The Four Kynymont youngsters were taken out for their first jumping outing today (Rio, Tipper, Br ehea and Jessie), However Jessie, miss Clydesdale/TB was the star of the show, jumping around like a natural hunter.
John took his two, Red Horse Harry and Smiley, and after six tests he was ready to kick his feet up and call it a day!
A bit of exciting news crossed my path as at 6:30 tomorrow morning Havarah will be saying goodbye to Indie and he will head off to his new home with Kelly Taylor! We will have more information on this new union soon!
But wait - the week isn't over yet! The big wigs, Sabrina, Benny and Rivan will try their hands at Pine Top this weekend.
PHEW! I'm exhausted typing all the updates - and I just sit on a couch. Molly says the girls are keeping up fabulously - and admits - they probably have more energy than she does at the moment.
No worries Mol - you kinda ride a lot of horses...
Hannah is just happy to be back at the shows! In a conversation yesterday I could hear a sigh of relief as she stated "I'm just really loving being back at shows... they are the most fun."
Agreed Hannah, that is where you shine! Literally, she puts baby oil on EVERYTHING, so if you're wondering why Molly's horses always look so shiny and brand new, well I just gave away the secret.
Stay tuned... you know there will be more to come!
Hannah was extremely excited because she got to take her mount Zhen and they were able to school some training obstacles, which I could tell made Hannah pretty happy.
At Full Gallop yesterday the stars of the show were Bugsy, o inwned by Patty Gillin and Piney, owned by Susie Bardell.
Bugsy performed fabulously for his first show ever. Molly says he was a bit distracted in dressage but jumped around like a pro and finished just shy of 3rd place because of some time spent learning about water.
Piney put in a great performance (however we are convinced the dressage judge just didn't like pintos because her score was a bit unfair) but everyone was proud of this sweet mare.
John Nunn took Red Horse Harry to their first event in Aiken and though John admits dressage leaves much room for improvement they jumped around great. True to form for this young OTTB.
The Four Kynymont youngsters were taken out for their first jumping outing today (Rio, Tipper, Br ehea and Jessie), However Jessie, miss Clydesdale/TB was the star of the show, jumping around like a natural hunter.
John took his two, Red Horse Harry and Smiley, and after six tests he was ready to kick his feet up and call it a day!
A bit of exciting news crossed my path as at 6:30 tomorrow morning Havarah will be saying goodbye to Indie and he will head off to his new home with Kelly Taylor! We will have more information on this new union soon!
But wait - the week isn't over yet! The big wigs, Sabrina, Benny and Rivan will try their hands at Pine Top this weekend.
PHEW! I'm exhausted typing all the updates - and I just sit on a couch. Molly says the girls are keeping up fabulously - and admits - they probably have more energy than she does at the moment.
No worries Mol - you kinda ride a lot of horses...
Hannah is just happy to be back at the shows! In a conversation yesterday I could hear a sigh of relief as she stated "I'm just really loving being back at shows... they are the most fun."
Agreed Hannah, that is where you shine! Literally, she puts baby oil on EVERYTHING, so if you're wondering why Molly's horses always look so shiny and brand new, well I just gave away the secret.
Stay tuned... you know there will be more to come!
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Quick Jumper Show Recap
Well with the arrival of John Nunn, the Aiken crew is now 100 percent complete and ready to rock the ring.
The crew loaded up the ponies and ventured off to try their hand in the hunter/jumper ring.
Robyn and Fabio competed in a couple 2'9 and 3'0 classes - but she admits she hasn't really been to a lot of these types of shows and had to be instructed by Maddie as to what a jump-off is. But she had a lot of fun and definitely thinks her and Fabio both learned a ton.
This was Hannah's first show ever with Zhen and Robyn assures they totally killed it as a team. Robyn said Hannah came out of that ring with confidence just radiating from her, and it was cool to see her so excited.
Maddie and Carson impressed everyone (as usual with this pair) and brought home multiple blue ribbons, which is pretty standard when this duo hits the jumper ring.
Maddie also won the "Ride-A-Buck". Rid-A-What? Apparently this is when everyone rides around bareback sitting on a dollar bill or "buck" and whoever doesn't lose their buck wins.
Molly took Sabrina and Bugsy. This was Bugsy's first show and Robyn said he jumped around fabulously and is SUCH a good jumper!
Red Horse Harry was John Nunn's choice mount this show. He's the greener of the two but John says he's easier to show jump than his training level horse.
Robyn commented on how John definitely brought a lot of positive energy down with him to Aiken and he exerts it at every moment.
However, it sounds like everyone is full of positive energy - and maybe getting a little high on too much Vitamin D... ;). Robyn again commented on how she loves being down in Aiken and training with Molly, who is always patient and pays attention to detail.
Next stop? Full Gallop on Wednesday with Bugsy and Piney for their first real events in Aiken at Baby Novice! As always, stay tuned for the next update.
For a monthly treat, Molly will also be blogging for PRO, so you can find her blogs here at the Professional Riders Organization.
The crew loaded up the ponies and ventured off to try their hand in the hunter/jumper ring.
Robyn and Fabio competed in a couple 2'9 and 3'0 classes - but she admits she hasn't really been to a lot of these types of shows and had to be instructed by Maddie as to what a jump-off is. But she had a lot of fun and definitely thinks her and Fabio both learned a ton.
This was Hannah's first show ever with Zhen and Robyn assures they totally killed it as a team. Robyn said Hannah came out of that ring with confidence just radiating from her, and it was cool to see her so excited.
Maddie and Carson impressed everyone (as usual with this pair) and brought home multiple blue ribbons, which is pretty standard when this duo hits the jumper ring.
Maddie also won the "Ride-A-Buck". Rid-A-What? Apparently this is when everyone rides around bareback sitting on a dollar bill or "buck" and whoever doesn't lose their buck wins.
Molly took Sabrina and Bugsy. This was Bugsy's first show and Robyn said he jumped around fabulously and is SUCH a good jumper!
Red Horse Harry was John Nunn's choice mount this show. He's the greener of the two but John says he's easier to show jump than his training level horse.
Robyn commented on how John definitely brought a lot of positive energy down with him to Aiken and he exerts it at every moment.
However, it sounds like everyone is full of positive energy - and maybe getting a little high on too much Vitamin D... ;). Robyn again commented on how she loves being down in Aiken and training with Molly, who is always patient and pays attention to detail.
Next stop? Full Gallop on Wednesday with Bugsy and Piney for their first real events in Aiken at Baby Novice! As always, stay tuned for the next update.
For a monthly treat, Molly will also be blogging for PRO, so you can find her blogs here at the Professional Riders Organization.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Starting off with a BANG!
If this is how the show season is starting off, I'd say it's going to be a pretty dang good winter season!
First show, two entries, and... two wins!
Molly won on Kynynmont Indelibly Irish, owned by Pam Liddell Kynynmont Connemaras, and her her own Diesel Boy from Bonnie Lymont at Novice.
It was a perfect outing. Indie finished on his dressage score of 27 and Leto on a 24.8. Two phenomenal scores!
"Leto was just a little superstar!" said Hannah Metz. "You can really tell how much he's growing up." True statement as he's only five...
Surprisingly Hannah, miss groom/show superstar, was a bit nervous for her first show since the end of the 2011 season. She admits she has a wee bit of anxiety around forgetting things/equipment they might need for the show.
But now that she has gotten the first one over with, she's rockin' and ready to go for the next show (which could very well escalate from two to eight or so horses!).
All of the girls so far are singing the same tune. They love Aiken (I know... hard to fathom...), love the facility, love the weather, love the work... do we sense a common theme here?
"It feels like it's been one long day - in a good way!" said Hannah when describing how she can't believe a week has already passed.
Hannah and her mount Zhen will compete for their first time in Aiken at Paradise Farm beginner novice. Then they will decide if they should move up to novice. Though she admits - for herself, she can only comprehend one show at a time as there is so much more to think about in Aiken!
The Havarah crew will be attending a local jumper show this weekend, so stay tuned for those updates!
First show, two entries, and... two wins!
Molly won on Kynynmont Indelibly Irish, owned by Pam Liddell Kynynmont Connemaras, and her her own Diesel Boy from Bonnie Lymont at Novice.
It was a perfect outing. Indie finished on his dressage score of 27 and Leto on a 24.8. Two phenomenal scores!
"Leto was just a little superstar!" said Hannah Metz. "You can really tell how much he's growing up." True statement as he's only five...
Surprisingly Hannah, miss groom/show superstar, was a bit nervous for her first show since the end of the 2011 season. She admits she has a wee bit of anxiety around forgetting things/equipment they might need for the show.
But now that she has gotten the first one over with, she's rockin' and ready to go for the next show (which could very well escalate from two to eight or so horses!).
All of the girls so far are singing the same tune. They love Aiken (I know... hard to fathom...), love the facility, love the weather, love the work... do we sense a common theme here?
"It feels like it's been one long day - in a good way!" said Hannah when describing how she can't believe a week has already passed.
Hannah and her mount Zhen will compete for their first time in Aiken at Paradise Farm beginner novice. Then they will decide if they should move up to novice. Though she admits - for herself, she can only comprehend one show at a time as there is so much more to think about in Aiken!
The Havarah crew will be attending a local jumper show this weekend, so stay tuned for those updates!
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