Anyone for dressage?

A couple of weeks ago we went down to Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire for some unaffiliated dressage. Unfortunately the video camera batteries were flat, which was a shame because Smem always thinks it looks much more laboured than it actually does! It would do her the world of good to be able to actually see what the judge does.

Zorya's got lovely paces and with a bit more practice and some lessons I'm sure they could become really accomplished.

I think a dressage saddle might help as Smem tends to ride quite short. Not quite as short as one of her friends who wants to become a jockey. The pics from holiday of Luti riding Ruby with ultra-short stirrups are hilarious. Talk about tom-tit on a rice pudding!

(for those of you unfamiliar with the expression it means something very little sitting on something very large!)

A change is as good as a rest

Ruby had a holiday in Scotland last week. Maybe not the best thing to do in the early stages of pregnancy, but apparently both she and Zorya really enjoyed themselves. On the way home they dropped her off at the stud ready for her scan on Monday.

She's still pregnant! Hurrah! Now she won't need a further scan til September.

I hope she'll still be able to take it easy and put her hooves up now and then. I have a sneaky feeling someone has decided to take her to camp! She can be grumpy enough at the best of times. Goodness knows what she'd going to be like when she's constantly hormonal.

Do horses get cravings?

(this picture shows Ruby's love of water. She just can't get enough of the stuff, she'll even dig for it!)