A few take-aways from this video:
Bailey is awesome
Cy is awesome
I am, and always will be, a mess
Who put that mounting block there (where it’s been for the last two months)?
Cy was the goodest boy taking care of Jonathan’s mom who hasn’t ridden since she was in college. This was her second time being in an English saddle.
I have learned that you can not just pull Salty from work “cold turkey” after heavy training. It’s like he needs to be weaned off of the work slowly, almost like it’s a drug 🫣. Otherwise he gets grumpy, nippy, rude, and biggest of all, destructive. I was planning on just throwing him out to pasture after Morven, but he made it clear he wanted (and needed) just a little more stimulation. He needed his “fix” if you will.
I took him out for a hack yesterday and we both agreed a fun little gallop at the end would do us both well. Hopefully just one more ride before I head back to Colorado will help him chill out and help him transition to his vacation a little better.
“Monbeg Salt Fever: Accepted”
My first trot-up ☺️
It wasn’t the prettiest, but we made it through a very tough 2* xc course. This was the first time I’ve felt Salty impressed with the size of jumps, and he needed a little encouragement at the first couple that were big but straightforward. This led to a run out very early on course (4B) at a very beefy wedge coming off a trakhener.
It was absolutely awesome to feel his confidence Grow as we worked around the challenging course. He became bolder and bolder, and we did not school the final water (this was in heavy consideration as an option). He did, however, almost try to climb the B element in the water like he did last year at Skyline 🫣.
Even with a stop and a flag, we moved up a few spots. I’m so very proud of this young horse and love how great he’s been feeling coming through the finish flags. I’ll say it again, this is only just the beginning.
Life with baby Uno (watch with sound) 🙃
A lot of “good boys” for Salty in his last jump schooling before Morven this weekend. There’s no better feeling of a very happy horse making very easy work of absolutely everything I put in front of him.
How can he be so sweet And so handsome?! I hope Salty doesn’t get too jealous that we have another goodest boy on the farm.
#Uno #kwpn #babystallion #kwpnstallion
We made it to Virginia without any issues! The ponies had a great time stretching their legs for a bit and are now settling into their stalls well.
Chase and Jonathan Horowitz did a #lapforliz today at skylineeventingpark.
Sending our best for a quick and full recovery!
I keep looking at this video, so I figured I’d share. I can’t get over how good Chase’s position is: he’s perfectly balanced, he never pulls, his leg never moves, and his hips move perfectly in rhythm. I don’t even think this is “mom-bias.” I think any trainer would be happy with a rider of any age jumping like this. 🤩
Morning zoomies, courtesy of the four year old. Aspen didn’t have the same zest for life as Tuli did this morning.
