The Event at Woodside -

My First Place ribbon from Woodside

Flying Tail Farms made the short trip to the Woodside horse park to compete in the Summer Event. After making the long trip to Montana I can’t tell you how excited I was to drive forty minutes down the road to compete. I took my two boys and had a fantastic weekend with Rockefeller finishing on his dressage score of a 26 and putting in one of the only double clean show jump rounds in his division. After Montana it was important to me to give him a good confident ride and show him how easy and fun it can be. That is exactly what happened and I couldn’t be more pleased with his efforts. It is always fun to take home the blue and it is even more fun to take home the blue ribbon when his wonderful owners where there to cheer him on. He is a very special horse and it is fun building a partnership with him, he always tries so hard and wants to please which is a nice feeling! Condi put in a great effort placing second after the dressage with a 25 and show jumping double clean. Unfortunately he was a bit spooky at the drop into water on cross country but otherwise stormed around like a champ. I have said this before but he reminds me so much of my old horse Chloe and the funny part is that his moms name is “Chloe at her best.”

Rockefeller jumping double clean in the open prelim.

I think it is meant to be! Both of my horses are such a joy to be around and I get excited every time I come to the barn to ride them. They definitely are Irish though, always playing jokes. Rockefeller is an escape artist and has managed to not only open doors but to unclip double ended snaps and proceed to unclip Condi’s door as well. They eat anything insight including donuts and breakfast burritos and on more then one occasion they have enjoyed my Starbucks tea.

Flying Tail Farms as a whole had a great showing and there is a more detailed recap of everyone’s ride in the “news” section. We are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our barn. It definitely makes showing up and working the long hours way more enjoyable!

Just an update on my other horses, my advanced horse Spot is currently on the sidelines due to an injury. Although he looks sound as can be we don’t want to risk anything with him. He is an amazing horse and owes me nothing. Right now he is enjoying being Rockefeller’s pasture buddy and making sure that no one leaves any hay untouched. Tito is doing great and will be competing at Copper Meadows in two weeks. He is still for sale although I wouldn’t mind him staying around for a bit longer. I love working with the young ones especially with his kind of mind and talent. Rockefeller will be joining Tito at Copper and will be making his intermediate debut! Until then we are practicing in that white rectangular box and taking regular trips to Woodside to school cross country.