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22.01.2022 It wasn't our best day results wise, but my new jacket paid off and we won the Boutique Equines Polished Look Award I love this pony She really struggled in today's heat. If I had known exactly how much she was going to struggled I probably would have scratched. I'll know for next time and am grateful for how hard she tries Thanks to The NRG Team for sponsorship the Pony Elementary Class.

19.01.2022 I love hopping on a horse each week and feeling an improvement from the week before. By feeling an improvement I know that the horse's owner/regular rider has been working hard in thier own training sessions.

17.01.2022 Whilst I'm not taking on any new clients at the moment, I couldn't say no to riding these two for a couple of weeks while their Mum is away.

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13.01.2022 Took this little one for a quick spin today

13.01.2022 Trot on point, canter is coming along

10.01.2022 More laminitis ... folks, the danger time is not yet over, and every time we get another 5-10-20mm of rain the risk escalates again. That's what a La Niña weat...her pattern is. We are likely to get a wetter than usual summer. If the horse foundered a couple months ago or even and few weeks ago, and has settled, that DOES NOT MEAN THEY CAN NOW GO BACK ON THE GRASS. If they've had a bad episode this year, they can't eat grass again while they're growing out a new foot. Some may never be able to eat grass ever again. Now I know it's more work to keep them off the grass, but you really are asking for a major amount of trouble, and malingering mediocrity in the health of your horses feet, if you wish to be attached to the romantic notion of horses living out in green countryside. This is because they are an animal who evolved to live in sparse desert like country and do best living in central Australia eating salt bush, trees and any scraps they can find. Humans modified their pastures heavily over the last 50 years, that's why they now struggle so much, consequently, if you don't want a chronically crippled or mediocre untalented horse, you have to make the effort to have them live on a track with minimal grass consumption and full time access to low sugar food with their minerals and salts being provided by you. This is especially relevant to La Niña years. Many people have been caught out this year, because we spend so much time in semi drought conditions in the last decade, and the horses were coping, but not this year, the constant showers of rain are keeping the grasses happy and the feet sad. So please do your horse a favour and resist the urge to put them back out, ESPECIALLY if there's a hint of green still out there. PS. Don't forget, they should improve rapidly with the right treatment, if your case is malingering you've got a management problem. That last little video I posted of the pony a few weeks back, he had the highest heart rate I've ever seen in a surviving horse (120b/min) and he had his first ride just over 2 months after he looked like he was definitely going to die. Oh and PPS. Watch out for the new season hays, a friend of mine cooked both of her horses on new hay, she'd worked hard to keep them off the grass only to lose the battle with a new bale of hay! If they like the hay, it's likely full of sugar (presuming it's not mould that's making them avoid it).

07.01.2022 Mid-week competitions and instant scoring, COVID-19 brought something good to the table! Lani and I ventured down to Werribee on Tuesday & Wednesday to dust off the cobwebs before the Dressage Festival in a couple of weeks. Lucky we did, because there are still a few cobwebs we can't quite reach! Results-wise things look positive, 66%'s on Tuesday and two seconds, and 65%s on Wednesday for two wins. These scores included a bucking fit (a reaction to the 'click click click' f...rom a photographer standing very close to the ring), a tranter travers, a flying change in our medium canter and some very crooked halts... so they can only improve right? Carol McCoag's Rusty also came along on Wednesday, showing us what a superstar he is getting a 2nd and 3rd in the Novice! Thanks to Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre and Macedon Ranges Dressage Club for providing the opportunity, and running two very enjoyable competitions. Thanks also to Mum Dorothy Giusti for allowing me to ride your pony and for joining me (/putting up with me) on the adventure. I was lucky enough to have my own personal photographer there on Wednesday here are some beautiful pictures from the lovely JayDee Images

06.01.2022 For sale. Size 5 (AU7.5ish) Cavello leather top boots. Height 49cm, calf 37cm. Used as competition boots so always stored inside and kept clean. $250.

05.01.2022 A good reminder as the days heat up and competitions are returning.

04.01.2022 Sometimes you just need to get out of the arena and go for a hoon I love riding this little superstar

01.01.2022 A little snippet of the end of today's ride. He was getting tired in the humidity so lacking a bit of 'forward' at this point, but I'm so proud of how far this boy has come. A couple of months ago even this level of work seemed out of reach... let alone a year ago when he was recovering from surgery! Love this orange guy