Somehow, in the blink of an eye nine months have passed. When I think back on our first rides this winter over snow-covered muddy ground, it feels both like yesterday and like a faraway memory all at the same time. When I sat down to write this last pre-Makeover blog I had plans to detail our last two shows and map out our final 30 days of preparation but instead, I found myself truly overcome with emotion as I think back on what this journey has been like and the big takeaways that I have learned. So I hope you will indulge me a bit for this month’s blog.
Tag: aftercare
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Encouraging Dressage Tests at the Virginia Horse Center
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to show at the Virginia Horse Center. It’s about two hours away from our town and such a beautiful facility. I was so excited to discover that the Virginia Starter Horse Trials were being held there and offered just dressage tests in addition to the horse trials. Fin had conquered being stalled last month, but I also did not want Kentucky to be her first overnight show experience. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to get Fin in a bigger environment, practice our dressage tests, and practice our traveling skills!
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: ‘Pulling Out All the Stops’ with Finnick the Fierce
“Did you experience any events that caused a significant setback in your training plans?”
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Goal Accomplished With a Little Encouragement From Friends
Wherefore art thou, right lead? In my last blog post, I was planning to spend the next month charting out the third version of our show schedule and building on the lessons learned during the Dom Schramm clinic. However, as has become standard procedure on this journey, almost as soon as I hit submit on that blog entry, those plans were thrown out the window when Odin presented with a minor, hind-end muscle-related lameness.
