Hi Everybody,
I'm afraid I've been very lax with my blogs but I'm going to try and do better.
Loads have happened since our last blog but I'll give you the gist of things.
We have a new resident on the yard. Woody is a 15.1hh Cob with the most fabulous mane, tail and feathers. He's just like a little shire. He's been loaned to me  by a friend to ride as the rest of them are far to manic for me to manage these days. Sign of old age I guess. He is great to ride, really sensible and looks after me.  He will hopefully  be escorting the babies out as well as looking after me. I will put some photos of him on the site soon.

We have decided to sell Louis. Rika is going to have a break from competition riding and concentrate on her studies. We always have plenty to ride so I'm sure she will still ride from time to time after he has gone. In the meantime Bethy will continue riding him. She is getting on with him really well and took him jumping for the first time the other day and came home with a couple of rosettes.

Honey is doing well and has now done her first BE100 or Pre Novice to most of us.  The dressage was a bit hair-raising as she added a few above the ground movements. She just rolled the second part of the double which was the last jump in the show jumping and went clear across country.  She is going to do Winkleigh tomorrow and then the Pony Club Intermediate Show jumping and event teams.

Lily unfortunately damaged her tendon whilst competing at Longleat. We were really pleased with her as she flew round the cross country. The lorry also broke down and we had to have it brought back on a tow truck. We were brought back kindly by the Parkes all the way home which we are most grateful for. It is all up and running again thank goodness.

Lily will hopefully be back in work ready for September as the scan showed it to be just bruising, so a few quieter weeks of strengthening the tendon should do the job.

The youngsters are enjoying their summer down in Carharrack but I'm sure
Coco can't wait to get back into work.