The afternoon of the first day was the 2nd Inspection. First, all the jumping stallions were led into the ring and then free lunged. After they got a chance to strut their stuff, they were collected and strutted their stuff out of the ring. The DJ would put on an up-tempo song, the au[...]
After a very wet morning, the rest of the inspection was inside. Thank goodness! There was a lunch break which allowed for some time to explore and marvel at the facility. I'm very upset with myself because I failed to get pictures of the door handles, which were the "W" inspection brand. But, maybe[...]
After visiting the fantastic Bavarian region of Germany, we moved on to the actual reason for our visit. As a member of Westfalen NA, I was invited to make the trip to Germany to attend the Westfalen Stallion Licensing. Likely this was the kind of invite that is only extended out of politeness,[...]
Gold Cup was over a week ago. But it did happen, so here's the official report. It was a very wet, very muddy day that basically passed in a blur. But a great day with bloggers Emma, D'Arcy, and Shelby! We actually got Emma to come out! We were thrilled that we managed t[...]
In the midst of being super busy, I managed to get some horse fun in. Last Saturday was the fall edition of the Virginia Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is located at Great Meadow, which is also the location of this fabulous event. I did not check how many of the cross country jumps are still up, but someone[...]
The local GMO has Thursday night dressage shows. I find this very cool, because how many times have you been partially through a week and thought, "Wow, I really wish I had a mid-week horse show to look forward through." But then you'd realize you have to send in your entry form in advance to be abl[...]
I took Berry to Frying Pan Park on Saturday for an open 4-H show. I took my very first riding lessons at Frying Pan Park when I was six years old, and I grew up coming to watch the shows there, always wanting to be the rider on the horse. I finally fulfilled that childhood dream, although mos[...]
In case you are wondering, no, I am not in 4-H, as I am a full grown adult that cannot pass for a teenager. But, this 4-H show is catering to non-member apparently, and full grown adults can show at it. 4-H brings back such feelings of nostalgia. In my youthful, carefree days, I was a member of[...]
THE LAND ROVER GREAT MEADOW INTERNATIONAL, PRESENTED BY ADEQUAN A very long name for this event, but I feel like I should include all of it. I was very excited about the Nation's Cup being so close, so I absolutely had to go. I bought the weekend pass, and I was there first thing Saturday morn[...]
Upperville's Hunter Derby was Saturday, and let's get the preliminaries out of the way. Despite my reminder on Instagram, no one made the deadline to request my presence in their VIP space. I'm very disappointed in everyone. Additionally, standing next to the entrance of the VIP tent and looki[...]