Chamfron Almendra

Chamfron Almedra had her first eventing run of the season at the Hazleton Manor Equestrian "Cotswold Cup" last weekend.

Spider and Cactus - Pole Clinic

The boys went to pole clinic together for the first time and were impeccably behaved on a nice sunny afternoon 

Keep Moving - Week 16

Hacked out on Sunday with Julie and Libby and then had a stroll along the coast at Port Seton.  Six work miles on both Monday and Tuesday, then Spider went a wee hack on Tuesday afternoon.  I particularly like that my phone does not consider trekking through plough, with a rucksack and sweating profusely "exercise minutes" but bimbling around the block in walk on Spider absolutely does count!  5km jog before work on Wednesday, definitely feels all uphill this way, I cut off through the muddy woodland path to finish so a slow 39.42 and another 5km after work on Thursday (the preferred downhill route) 36.59.  Quick hack on Friday night for Spider, starting to feel more spring like (though still not warm) - lambs looking less waterlogged and finally tractors in fields, getting crops in.   Glorious Saturday so both boys were hacked out before we had a stroll through Princes street gardens (full of sightseers and sunbathers!) on our way to dinner.  Local post box topper suggests "it's time for bed"

Chamfron Paloma - 12 years old

 

Grading results

A day out at the Sports Pony Studbook Society gradings means Chamfron Chipita is now SPSS graded (main studbook) & Ceilidh (her foal by Balmoral Sport) was awarded a Premium at youngstock evaluation

Chamfron Outings

Chamfron Nicobar has been out arena eventing, Chamfron Almendra had a run at the LandS Eventing Limited's "No stressage eventing" at Dallas Burston (wow, what a venue!)  Chamfron Paloma has been at two clinics, Ben Atkinson and working cattle, a very svelte Chamfron Agata de Fuego completed the 26km at Raehills.

Keep Moving - Week 15

With storm Kathleen making things extremely blustery it was another arena trip on Sunday (need to sit much further forward in my saddle but look, no stirrups!) I got in another four miles in around Gorebridge, which to be honest wasn't particularly scenic!  On Monday I managed a short stroll along the Union canal before we headed down to York for a conference.  Feeling quite smug that Mairi and I managed a 25 min jog every morning before breakfast.  The early mornings were sunny with no wind and generally the best weather of the day, the town was deserted and peaceful.  I did fit in a couple of evening walks too but I doubt any of the exercise made a dent in the dinners we ate!  Finished the week with a Spider hack and then walked back to the horses in the evening.