06/15/2026
Our team had a fun and productive day at the Redefined mini trial yesterday, all three special chestnuts finishing on their dressage scores and in the ribbons!
Emily and Vinny finished third in starter, both knocking off some dust in their first three phase together and their first three phase separately in some years! I love this horse so, so, much and watching someone who enjoys him so much pilot him around, ears pricked for every jump brings me a lot of joy ❤️ Thank you Vinny for being fantastic and Emily for being a great partner for this deserving horse, who has been loved by so many. I hope Arc is watching his big brother, who balanced being brave and being careful so well.
Copper marched around Tadpole with very little help from me, and is ready to do more next time! He has been a joy to ride and have in the barn and I’m so grateful to be connected to this special boy. He also finished on his dressage score in second!
Arc and I finished on our dressage score in first place at starter! It was not our best dressage score, and we have a lot of homework (all at the canter, apparently) but as the judge said, there were “great moments!” Stadium’s twisty turny course was a challenge, but he’s learning to be more careful and care about the smaller jumps, and I’m grateful for that progress! XC was a blast,he was an airplane, and I’m sure at some point it will start to feel harder for us but for now, I’m grateful to be able to smile and enjoy the ride!
Thank you to Daina and her team for an awesome show experience, we had so much fun. I love the supportive learning environment- you have something special! And thank you to Cayla Stone for the help me and encouraging me in my warm up!