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Once a Steeplechaser, Always a Steeplechaser
Elizabeth also experienced Heather's love for jumping fast. Click on this image and go to Heather's Best's Photo Gallery.
Heather’s Best is great. I gave him about a month off this winter and we have been getting back to work this week. I had planned to lunge him for a few days just to get him back in the mode, but he was so quiet and good, that I just rode him lightly instead. He came back to work relaxed and happy. I plan to spend the next few weeks working with a dressage instructor, and doing lots of trail rides.
I’m looking forward to eventing this spring! Heather seems to really enjoy it too. He is one competitive guy, and likes to win! I swear it’s like he checks out the other horses, and just knows that he is faster than any of them. I don’t know if I told you the story about our final competition last fall (4th place) but we caught up to the horse ahead of us on the cross country course. Or rather, Heather got sight of him about two jumps ahead of us. I hadn’t seen them yet, because we were coming out of the woods, but all of a sudden Heather stepped on the gas. Let me tell you, that horse can gallop! Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Bits & Bytes Farm Horse, Dressage, Eventing, Lunging, Steeplechase, Trail Riding
