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Tater is not super into the full week of rain that’s forecasted... we are probably going to scratch the show this week unless the weather does a complete 360° esp. because it’s all on grass. Super bummed because Fairfield is one of my favorite local summer shows! 😢 I thought it was supposed to be... ya know... summer?

Superfry!!! Currently en-route back from CA today, it was a super short but sweet trip out to Sonoma to celebrate one of Dan’s childhood friends getting married. California is so beautiful, but omg it was CHILLY! Totally packed for LA weather and really needed a jacket and not a flimsy wrap. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

Some of my handy round from this week on small fry. I love this special little dude so much! Finally getting there with smoothing out our handy turns - he’s so much fun to ride. He may only be 15.1 but he’s got a big step and even bigger springs for such a little guy. Do you like jumping bigger or smaller horses?! 🍟♥️

Had a good day with the boys yesterday! Cam was champion in the 3’3” AOs and Tater and I were 1st 1st 4th & 4th in the 3’6” AOs. Taking the “horse show hangover” to a whole new level since I’m currently home with the flu - weirdly both my mom and I got hit with the same bug last night so I’ve basically been in the fetal position for the past 24 hours. 🤒

Oh hey 👋 long time no post - it’s been a whirlwind of a week, after we got back from Devon we started packing up the condo and moved to our new home! We’re finally settling in and have (almost) all of the boxes out of the house. I’m showing Cam & Tot this week at Ox Ridge and am crossing all my fingers and toes the weather shifts and it isn’t a complete washout on Thursday. 😫

What’s your “thing?” Mine used to be long approach oxers. A year ago this approach would have haunted me and I probably would have changed my pace a couple times, collecting & trying to see something or gunning for the long spot. 😬 My trainers have drilled into me that maintaining my pace and staying on my track will 9 times out of 10 result in a nice distance. We’ve practiced the long approach over and over and now I’m really comfortable with them & try to just enjoy the ride and not make any adjustments (and if I do, they’re minor & hopefully subtle) until I’m two or three strides out. Lately I’ve been working on bending lines, especially ones with longer tracks. My instinct used to be to jump in and steady to see where I was (survival mode? Who knows.) but I’ve learned and am working on riding forward after the in so I can balance and steady for the out vs having to rush down the second half of the line.