December News
Christmas
Well After breaking up from school, life has been even more hectic for the last week. Sunday saw me coursebuilding at Medstead Grange, which has to be the coldest place on earth, followed by a two day trek to Chester, followed by more coursebuilding on Wednesday at Quob- which was again freezing, followed by a weekend in London, for Olympia and a night at the Hyatt, where we went to see the Nutcracker Ballet. Now we are honme and have a couple of days to get ready for Christmas!
Only half the photos are here...
More to follow shortly!
Smarty and the foal enjoyed posing for these this afternoon! and were very good models!
Christmas Presents.
Well one present has arrived early this year, and made a pretty spectacular entry into our lives!! It is a 6 month old foal called Sweet Opposition, by Fleetwater Opposition, with Demonstrator as the grand sire. She is a stunning dun filly, who has amazing looks and is very friendly. She was none too keen to load on the horsebox for the homeward trip, but has since settled in beautifully, and is very bold and good to handle. Above is a picture of her with Smarty, but we have lots more to upload in the near future! She is enjoying exploring her new home and loves to spend time in the field shelter, as well as practising her paces in the field! More news to follow shortly.
Harmony Update- well Harmony has been proded, poked and investigated yet again. The vets seem to be a frequent destination this year, and since the accident with the horsebox, Harmony has been there what seems like every month. This was her final tendon check, and the good news is that the injections have made it heal beautifully and she is fully sound on that leg now,. The bad news is that she has been compensating for the tendon by over stressing the other leg and now has problems with this one. Xrays and scans denote some foot changes which were not there before the accident and are almost certainly as a direct result!!! Not the best news and her recovery will yet again be lengthened!
