Last weekend at Surefire Farm, I competed Beginner Novice for the first time in about ten years. My last “Green” level competition (which is the Horse Trials British Columbia equivalent to BN) was on my Welsh/QH/Arab pony, Tequila Sunrise at the Copper Meadows Farm HT at home in southern British Columbia when I was twelve. Let me tell you, I want to do it more often!! I had such a great time at the horse show with two young guys I ride full time. They were both super cute in all 3 phases, and one of them actually finished 2nd on a 32!! Very exciting for the boys and their owners. Even though it was a really hot day, and the show was running behind, everyone on the Surefire crew seemed to be working really hard to make the day go well for everyone. Thats my first time competing at Surefire, and I’ll definitely go back next year. (Hopefully it actually rains next June for the sake of the footing!!) Both of those horses, Smartie Pants and Kojo, are entered in BN at the 2nd Maryland HT in 2 weeks, so I’m really looking forward to it.
On an “Ollie” note, his vacation is officially over!! He really enjoyed his 2 months out in Rapahannock county, but I moved him up to High Meadows farm in The Plains on the first of July. The barn is great, and a lot of my friends keep their horses there, so the next couple months will be a lot of fun!! I can hack in under ten minutes to both the dressage arena and the jumping arena at Stonehall and High Acre, so it will be quick and convenient to get to my lessons, and I get to ride in beautiful arenas every day!! Spoiled girl… Ollie has jumped twice, is in full dressage boot camp, and will do his first little canter sets around the 7th of July. Wish us luck for the next couple months leading up to training camp!!
