I hope everyone is surviving the rain! We have had so much rain and unfortunately have had to ride inside our small indoor for the last couple of weeks. Therefore, we haven't been able to ride our tests but we have been riding the movements to the best of our ability in our 40 metre ring! We cannot ride the full half-passes or line of changes, but we are modifying things to get the same effect.
Our half-passes in the trot are considerably better now that we are not allowed to ride any collected trot half-heartedly anymore! Every step of collected trot has to have cadence, energy, and suppleness! It is much harder work of course and very physically demanding for both of us. So we work really hard for a good 10 or 15 minutes and practice some movements and then take a break. And repeat! Quality not quantity!!! We know we can do everything, now we just need to add that extra brilliance to everything! I feel so focused now in getting the best trot possible along with the biggest, exuberant canter every ride. It has been a great couple of weeks since being whipped into shape at the Markus clinic! Consequently, I feel Oslo and I are very strong right now and are ready to bring it all to the show!
Oslo, dad, mom, and I will depart first thing on Tuesday morning. We will head south to the Crowsnest Pass and cross the border into Washington. Spokane will be our stop for the night and then after driving for about 6 more hours on Wednesday we should arrive in Sherwood, Oregon at DevonWood Equestrian Center. We are leaving Cashew at home to have a good week off. She has been going so well lately and since she is only four I do not want to push her too much or make her ring sour. Our next big outing will be the Dutch Warmblood Keuring in September. Skippy will get most of the week off as well, with Suzanne, who works at the barn, riding him a couple of times to keep his cardio up!
Hoping for sunshine so we can practice our freestyle at least once before we leave!
Linds
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