As a team we reached Level 5 Sponsorship from Forage Plus. We are so grateful for their support and so are the horses! We couldn’t be more proud to be apart of Team Forage Plus.
So Drift had one crash in 2019 due to his pssm but for the most part he stayed really fit and well. This year he made my dream of riding bridleless on the beach come true! He’s been out to some showjumping competitions, but it’s been a little up and down! He finished the summer on a fab double clear at Bold, so we decided to give him a break from BS. Drift’s goals for this year are to stay happy and healthy, and maybe have a go at a couple of arena eventing courses! We will continue our liberty and Bridleless work with him to of course :)
Rush all of a sudden became a big horse this year, he’s filled out and found all of his strength. It’s been a 12 months of firsts; his first BD competition, his first score of 9, a regionals qualification and we even made it to his first elementary in December. He’s also continued to have a lot of fun.
For 2020 the aim is to polish the elementary, actually go to regionals this time and attempt a medium. The focus will be channeling his power and energy positively and we’re going to attempt some dressage at liberty.
Bizzie
This little sass queen is one of the toughest spirits we know. After her accident in 2018 she carried on her bad luck in 2019 with sarcoids. Not just a few, they seemed to pop up everywhere. It’s been a year of surgeries and therapies. In June nobody had any hope she’d make it to winter. In typical Bizzie fashion, the growth rate slowed and we’re now working on removing on last one.
2020 with Bizzie is the biggest gift. The only aim is for her to be healthy and happy. We’re going to continue some light work with her and let’s see what the future holds.
Lia is not so little anymore. She grew a lot in 2019, she no longer looks out of proportion and it’s been a year of slow and steady progress. She’s competed once, has put some decent hacking miles on the clock and has become the most solid 5 year old I’ve known. Her feet look more normal than ever before, albeit still a little wonky. But mostly has been given the time to grow and develop. She’s achieved a great deal in 2019.
This year it’s Lia’s time to shine. Her BD registration card has arrived and she’s booked in for Prelim’s at the end of January. The aim is an elementary test before the end of the year. To do this, she’ll need to get stronger in her frame and hind end. We’ll be joining Hayley and Joli on the gallops, working hard on transitions and lateral work in the arena and continuing to amble along the bridlepath for as far as we want to go.
Joli giant has been growing non-stop so 2019 was a year of building strength on the ground, lots of pole work and long reining and also time off to grow again. She is now finally in full work and is starting to feel like a ‘horse!’ She has started jumping and has had several proper journeys in the box.
Her main goal for 2020 is to see the world. She needs lots of outings to gain her confidence with travelling and being away from home. She also needs to become more established on the flat, to help with her suppleness and balance as she’s such a big lady! She will go to the gallops to build her strength and hopefully by the summer she’ll be popping a small course.
So little Hope has been coming along slowly but surely this year. She has been out to country parks, indoor schools, had her first intense training session on the flat, jumped a small show jump and solid fence away from home and walked, trotted and cantered bridleless at home. As a four year old it’s safe to say she has smashed all her goals and we couldn’t be more proud of her. It’s time for her to have a break before we crack on in Spring.
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