2012 is already underway

We attended the Area V awards banquet this past weekend and had a great time.
Galway and I received awards for Champion Intermediate Rider, Champion Intermediate Horse and Area V’s Young Rider High Point Champion for Intermediate. Both of our CCI*CH and CCI**CH teams from young riders this year were acknowledged for our achievements this summer. Julie Lawther graciously painted team portraits for each rider and groom. Julie did such an amazing job! She truly has a special talent. Thank you for spending your time and sharing your talent for us.
I would like to Congratulate everyone on such an amazing year. Good Luck in 2012!

We currently have six days left before we leave for Altoona, Florida for seven weeks.
Packing for a long period of time is a daunting task, especially when you are packing most of your house, all your tack and equipment and most importantly your horses. I have started with a long list so I do not forget anything and fortunately the list is getting smaller! Yay!
From Tulsa, Oklahoma to Altoona, Florida is an eighteen hour haul and that is not including your stops.
We plan on laying over once in Alabama to break the trip up. It will be a much more pleasant trip with our new rig. In previous years my dad would drive our forty foot RV and my mom and I would drive our four horse head to head trailer. My dad generously purchased a four horse reverse slant horse trailer that has living quarters. We are so excited! Unfortunately, my truck was not built to pull such a heavy trailer. So, we found a truck that would pull it nicely.
Wexford and Galway are fit and ready for their first show at Rocking Horse January 27.
Galway will start out at Intermediate and Wexford will do training at the first two shows before he moves back up.
Galway and I are moving up to Advanced at Rocking Horse II. We feel good about the move up and are ready to start a new journey in our eventing career.

At home I have been training Galway with his half pass, flying changes and fine tuning everything.
I am so grateful to have a horse like Galway. He is easy to train and very teachable. Wexford is feeling great. It will be fun to have him back showing along side Galway again.
I really have missed showing my other partner in crime. Lol.

We really are looking forward to be back at Rocking Horse Stables again! It is such an incredible facility.
One of my favorite events. I feel like it is my third home : )

Stay warm and safe travels to everyone. God Bless! Thank you for reading.

Talk to you soon!