Clairvaux attended the Rose Mount Farm Horse Show this weekend. The show is a wonderful Virginia hunter show in the rolling hills of Spotsylvania. We had three riders in attendance and everyone performed well! Jennifer Smith and her Luck of
June was a long month. The first half was filled with showing, showing, showing. We had the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, followed by the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show. They are both held in the same location and we are
Or, “Flatwork Exercises That Will Improve Your Jumping” Or, “The List of Things To Do When You Tell Me You Don’t Know What to Work On Outside of a Lesson” Have you ever mounted your horse and wondered what to
It’s been a fun month, working with “G” and Arnie. We jumped Arnie a second time and he’s coming along. Nice form and really a doll – ready to try anything. He’s settled in so well, he’s eager for trying
The last two weeks have been crazy. I have a bunch of clients looking for horses to purchase (yay!), so I’ve been running around Virginia and Maryland trying horses of varying sizes, abilities and levels of experience. Last Thursday, we
So we now have three prospects for the program, it’s so exciting! On Tuesday, we picked up a horse that my sister purchased. Spanish Affair (Briggs) is a possible prospect: my sister left him with me to assess this month.
I love how putting something out in the universe can reap big payoffs. The longer I am in the horse industry, the more people I meet, and then the more I can make things happen when the time is right.
I went to the Fasig-Tipton Sale at Timonium and all I got was a crab cake. No really, my sister and her husband bought me a nice meal when it was all said and done, but nary a horse was
With the increase in popularity of the Thoroughbred division, as well as the TB Makeover, finding good (and inexpensive) Thoroughbreds coming off the track has been a challenge of late. Most horses that are posted on Facebook are snapped up
Yesterday, we applied to the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover program. I want to track the progress of two OTTBs through the program, and I wanted Joanna (our assistant trainer, barn manager and generally awesome horsewoman) to take part. It’s