2011- Ready, Set, Go!

This last Sunday was the kick off of my 2011 show season,  Orion and I rode through the Grand Prix at the Late Entry show in Sittensen which is near Hamburg, Germany. It was really good to ride down that centre line again and deal with the tickle of my shows nerves and to get a feel for where Orion and I were at as a team and also to check out how our strengths and weaknesses have improved over the winter training period. We placed 3rd in the class, behind Holger Finken and Hartwig Burfeind. I was very pleased with Orion, he continues to be the high caliber athlete that he is and I am just so very thankful that I can be his team mate.

I have uploaded the video of our Grand Prix on my You Tube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkmrRTrwsp0

The other three musketeers are also doing fabulous. Blitz is back into full work and I am having so much fun training with him again. And the two young guns have both stepped up to the plate and have become very mature horses. Zeph is 7 this year and is a little bit of a late developer because with his long legs and huge movement it took him a bite to find the balance and internal strength to properly hold a true connection. But patience has paid off with him because he is shinning brighter every day and I've almost gotten those changes confirmed. Anited who is 6 this year is most certainly the horse that has underwent to biggest transformation in this last year. He grown so much in height and in width and has put on some serious muscle! He is also getting a solid grasp of his changes and I must say I am really curios to see how this show season will go with the gang. The next show planned is the first weekend of February and I will be sure to keep ya'll posted!