Happy Mother's Day!

Yes! Billy & Emily were READY! They had a plan and stuck to it and all three phases were smooth and seamless. Emily felt the dressage was not rushed and the steadiest they've been as a team. In show jumping, Billy tends to think he's in charge and Emily asserted her leadership to a successful round. Each jump in show jumping was well-ridden. On cross country they focused on riding each jump and were successful with a clear round (no jumping penalties). A GREAT RIDE BY EMILY & BILLY!

Yes! Susan & Hershey were READY! Hershey was a "dream to ride". All three phases he was focused and obedient and did exactly as Sue instructed. He had his best show jumping course TO DATE as a double clear round. On cross country, he gallops so effortlessly and never touches the bit that Sue sometimes forgets how much ground he covers. This can (and did) lead to a miscalculation at a combination that cost her 20 jumping penalties. "It was my own fault" said Susan, "Hershey did exactly what I asked of him."

Videos will be coming as soon as we arrive home!

Happy Mother's Day Susan and "Show Mom" Debbie. Until Virginia in 2 weeks ...

Have a great ride!

Are you ready?

Are the horses ready? Are they riders ready? Have we forgotten anything? Yes to all three ... but we hope if we have forgotten anything that it is minor. We have packed the saddles and bridles, our dressage and jumping attire, the beverages and bug spray. The jack russell terriers are loaded into the car. This can only mean one thing ...

We are on the road to King Oak Farm for our 2009 Season Opener!

During our one and only stop enroute to Western Massachusetts, we saw one of our eventing friends who was just as excited as we are. This was just one of many eventing friends we hope to reunite with during this busy weekend of eventing.

Sue will be pushing Hershey (The Game Plan) this weekend at Preliminary in preparation for his first Intermediate Level Horse Trial in 2 weeks.

Emily will pick up where she left off on Billy (Bully for Billy) at Training Level as she gets ready for the training level 1/2 star, 3 day event at GMHA in July.

Once we arrive at King Oak we'll still need to prepare the stalls, walk the cross country courses, and set up camp before dark. Sure hope the riders can settle down enough to get a good nights rest before the 7:30 AM dressage test begins.

Great Bay Riders - HAVE A GREAT RIDE at King Oak Farm!