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. 

Chamfron Ojo de Tigre - 11 years old

 

Keep Moving - Week 14

Glorious Easter Sunday, Spider did two hours exploring a loop at New Winton (photographic evidence of being out in a t-shirt!)  Cactus hacked for an hour and I walk / jogged a slow (37.50) 5km.  Back to the rain and misery of the never ending winter on Monday so we headed in to Edinburgh for a wander round and an hour at the wildlife photographer of the year exhibition.  Didn't make it back out until Thursday when we managed a 5km around Figgate park, a few seconds shaved off for personal best of 35.53 and some other (tentative) good news so we had a celebratory McFlurry.  Just a walk out with Meghan and Spider on Friday and then both the boys out for a trundle on Saturday.

Chamfron Results

Chamfron Campeador won his first ever one metre class and is jumping one metre fifteen at home.  Everything else is cancelled - Chamfron Nicobar was entered in the BE90 at Kirriemuir,  Chamfron Almendra entered at Waverton House and Chamfron by Dand (below) was on target for the 60km at Tentsmuir - they are under water with further cancelations coming in daily.  The rain is relentless.

Keep Moving - Week 13

Another Sunday hack out, Spider had his first canter in company in years and was actually quite jolly.  Weather depressingly awful at the start of the week (again) but we dragged ourselves out to Figgate Park for a (near as damn it) 5k jog on Tuesday.  Figgate park is a park run venue and local knowledge tells me it is one of the easiest, I might consider it at some point.  I felt I was making good time and ground to a halt immediately Craig's phone muttered "target achieved" - however my phone disagreed and as I was 32 metres short I didn't get a 5km time.  

Thursday I went for a second lesson with Lorraine at Equine translation, clarified a few things that I realised I hadn't quite "got" once I was on a real horse and then I moved on to the second of the equine simulators.  This one works in canter but you generate the movement yourself, it rewards you by giving you a bigger movement when you are correct.  Trip to the arena on Friday to try and put it in practice on Spider, the Cancan line is coming along nicely too!  Saturday night Spider hacked, following the bike, his favourite thing!

Chamfron Updates

Mojito has been back out jumping for a 4th.  Rebecca and Chamfron by Dand completed their first 30km of 2024 with SC2 GOLD and heart rate out 35 and same back in, not bad for his first ride as a veteran!  Rebecca also picked up a trophy from last year.  They then had another outing over to Fort William, staying with Jessica and Chamfron Colorado.  Rebecca stormed round the 31km at 13.1kmph giving them a speed category one.  Jessica and Colorado nannied Domino round his first taster ride, everyone round and sound.  Chamfron grandchild Ceilidh (Balmoral Sport ex Chamfron Chipita) had her first trip out in the wagon for a horse agility lesson and was perfectly behaved.  Seen some lovely videos of Chamfron Compostela and Almendra jumping too.