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Just like our dressage, we've been making great st Just like our dressage, we've been making great strides to improve our show jumping. Now, if we'd jumped the whole round like this we'd have been in such a great position at the end of the competition. However! As we entered the ring, the heavens opened 🌧️ and the wind πŸ’¨ picked up! It was pretty miserable and by fence 3 we had 2 rails and I had to circle to regroup, so we were 12 penalties in. But look how great the rest of the round was! So thrilled with this. I need to continue to work on my release over the fence - but honestly just keeping up with this rocket πŸš€ is all I can think about on course! Love her. I will say that pretty much everyone else in our class had a whole slew of problems and because of that we did not even drop down one place after this round ‼️#eventinghorse #jumping #eventing
Our dressage is getting better but a few bobbles h Our dressage is getting better but a few bobbles here and there still work against us. BUT I have never left a test feeling actually happy!! And on Friday I felt so pleased with our effort - so that's progress in itself. 33.3 put us in 8th heading into SJ. #eventing #dressage #morganmare
The best time. The best time.
Look, I'm not going to win any equitation ribbons Look, I'm not going to win any equitation ribbons over here, but if they gave out ribbons for getting it done, I'd say we'd be in with a good chance. Excited and ready for Twin this weekend! πŸ’ͺ🐴πŸ₯• #eventing
Such a pretty time of year. Such a pretty time of year.
Thank you to @wildfoto1 for sharing a few more sho Thank you to @wildfoto1 for sharing a few more shots from our gorgeous trip to the beach last week. #eventinghorse #horsesatthebeach
This is your reminder that only you can make your This is your reminder that only you can make your dreams come true. Go for it. Pure paradise and joy unlocked on my low tide early morning ride at Doran beach. And the universe put an amazing photographer there - who I'd never met before - to capture this beauty. #horsesatthebeach
Never posted about my amazing dressage session wit Never posted about my amazing dressage session with @tsmitheventing last week at @cellar_farm. Can you see the moment where Tamie tells me to relax and stop asking with my seat and Q's whole frame changes? I've been trying to retain the essence of this session because I know it's such a better way to go! And Q looks like she could score in the 20s if we move like this. You can see other parts in the video where the tension comes back. As Tamie said, her conformation is perfect. I'm the one that has to modify what I'm doing! #dressage #eventinghorse #morganmare
As ever, super educational and fun clinic with @ts As ever, super educational and fun clinic with @tsmitheventing. Grateful for her patience and sense of humor teaching us amateurs! Number one takeaway? Stop doing all the work for Q with my seat πŸ˜‚, and number two? Soften my forearms, no more rigidity but following; and number three, go with her! Tamie says Q is her favorite - she's mine too 😍🀩 #jumping #eventing  thank you @cellar_farm for putting this together. πŸ™
Still riding that Twin Rivers high. My favorite pa Still riding that Twin Rivers high. My favorite partner #eventing #eventinghorse #morganmare
Miss Quintessa getting it done on XC last weekend! Miss Quintessa getting it done on XC last weekend! Somehow she makes it look easy. 😍#xc #eventinghorse #eventing #areavi @chocolatehorsefarm
What a show at @twinrivers2020 this past weekend! What a show at @twinrivers2020 this past weekend! I decided to give Training level another shot after a rough end to last season. We did some homework, took care of a little maintenance, and had a great Novice run two weeks ago. TBH I was pretty nervous but we got off to a decent start in dressage - too bad the whole test isn't quite consistent, but working on it. The show jump was daunting and while we had some bloopers I was super proud of our rhythm and lead changes and overall balance. Also while I got unseated she kept her eye on the next fence so I just sat up and leg on. What a mare. But XC was the real deal and where Q shone 🀩. Fence 4 was a spooky cabin in the water and we've never been able to jump those first time. But we worked on a strategy to get her in front of my leg and it worked! So flipping proud of our partnership this weekend and can't wait to get the full XC video. It was a beefy course with a lot of technical questions and she just flew around every jump. I kept telling her she was a genius. β€οΈπŸŽ‰. This was our best ever xc ride. Just love her so much. She hunted every flag and even a couple that weren't for us πŸ˜‚ - she's just the best. She gets all theπŸ‘πŸ₯•πŸŽ #eventing #eventinghorse #morganmare #areavi
He always get over excited when he sees the horses He always get over excited when he sees the horses wandering around. And this was his latest reaction #woof #blacklab
Serious question - if you have horses, why do you Serious question - if you have horses, why do you have them? At 7.30am I turned them out because it was surprisingly warm and the grass wasn't frosty. They were so happy and galloped off bucking. At that point I thought "they bring me so much joy". A couple of hours later and I came out and had this magical encounter. Roger isn't one to rest so it was extra special. I love living with them. It's an honor. ❀️❀️❀️ #horsenap #horsesofinstagram #thoroughbred #morganhorse
Take me back to the 🌈 road in New Zealand! This wa Take me back to the 🌈 road in New Zealand! This was part two of our day long drive - we had lunch at this lake. All the details are in my blog post. Link in bio! And that's @theclutchpedal making good use of his 🀿 there! #newzealand #southisland #4x4
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