So it's just a tad on the muddy/flooded side here. Dress appropriately and fully expect your horse (and its hooves) to be absolutely disgusting.

The paddocks actually have more standing water than they did during the spring melt, and our dug out is at its deepest ever.

The show yesterday went well, and the weather Gods seemed to smile on us; I don't think any of the Hillside crew was left out in the rain waiting to go. It did come down in a thunderous downpour just as Pony and I started our first test, and driving home was a little frightening, but other that that, the weather wasn't too much of a factor.

The horses all did well, with improvements seen in the tests for each of them. Scores didn't really improve over the past shows, but the scoring in general seemed to be lower than the last two shows, with Pony's 63% being the highest score by the time we left. I look forward to their next show!

The next show on our list is Ride for Red, followed by either the Amberlea development show or the Heads Up hunter/jumper show. Heads up has the advantage of being closer and less expensive. Amberlea has the advantage of being more than one day, bigger show ring, and stabling. We will discuss this week and come up with a target.

karen