So camp is a few months away, and we have been really busy in the meantime. This winter was very rough up in Philadelphia at our other farm, Ashford. Starting the week before Christmas until the end of February all of the rings were full of snow and ice, so riding was VERY limited, and when we were able to the horses were pretty excited! THANK goodness the weather is getting warmer here, I know it’s a lot more enjoyable to ride Boz when the weather is warm and he’s been ridden more than once a week due to ice!
This coming weekend is the Virginia Horse Trials at the VA Horse center that we take a big group to every year. This year, Megan and I are sitting out of the action, but 5 girls that ride at Ashford year round are heading down on Friday for the big weekend! Megan, Caroline, and Bill will go with them and get them through the schooling day on Saturday, lesson with Aude Bosserman for dressage, and the actual competition on Sunday! Natalie Badawy is taking Molloy, Kaleigh Apostolico on Spud, Sarah Katznelson on Guinness, Claudia Dykstra on Oliver, and Alexa Gartenberg on Rollo are this year’s competitors! Think good thoughts for them this weekend!
This February I had some excitement myself. Megan Canavan and I went to Ireland to foxhunt and ride cross country at Flower Hill in Portumna, Ireland. It was fantastic! We rode 3 or 4 times a day through the Irish countryside, jumping fun cross country obstacles in amazingly good weather! Check out the pics below. The horses are amazing over there and I would definitely recommend the trip. We were able to foxhunt one day with Galway Co. Hunt and had an exciting ride, saw several foxes, and galloped through a bog!
I’m going to keep updating my blog with everything that is going on at Ashford and New Meadow, so check me out and let me know what you want to hear!
I love Ireland!
Flower Hill Equestrian Center
Megan and Peter Pan
A rainbow in Ireland
Charlie & Belleview, the best horses EVER!
The Water Obstacles
Me and Lady Lattee
