Flying Hearts Farm
Horseback Riding Lessons and Hoof Rehabilitation
2/14/10
Ok, I have a LOT of news to report. I don't even know where to begin! I suppose I'll start with letting you know that lessons should be starting back up shortly. Sadie is still slightly lame and it's a mystery to the vet - we can't find anything wrong. But she isn't moving 100% sound so we are still trying to figure this one out. I've been searching far and wide for replacements for all three of my schoolies - Minerva, Pepper, and Sadie. One thing I've always been proud of is how wonderful my school horses are, and I'm very particular about the horse I teach on. It's not easy trying to find three horses as good as the three I've taught on for the last few years, but I'm trying- please be patient and know it will be worth the wait.
We've learned that our newest addition to the farm, Amelie the Haflinger, is in foal! We don't know when she's due so I'm watching her like a hawk for any changes. She's definitely growing a belly, as you can see.
Speaking of snow! We have a lot of snow! The horses are enjoying it, here are a few photos from this past week.
Let's see... what else... oh! Of course! I took Secret to her very first show on January 23. She won her class (ssshhhh... she was the only one in the class but don't tell anybody - she's proud of her blue ribbon!) She went to Majestic Farm and did the Sporthorse In Hand - ages 3 and under class. She scored an impressive 72.5%. She behaved perfectly minus a small trailering incident in which she somehow ended up in front of the chest bar (eek! she's ok though, thankfully). The judge and many others were very impressed by how quiet she was and how good her manners were considering her age and the fact that it was her very first trip off the farm. We will be attending the next show at Majestic Farm (it's just a mile up the road from FHF) on February 20th if anyone wants to come cheer her on, just get in touch with me and I can give you the details. I guess that's it for the news, I'll leave you with some photos of Secret's first show experience.
