It feels like we are in the second stage of our Eventing/ No Eventing Covid-19 season! With the thin hope that maybe, just maybe Badminton may/ may not run it left a slightly deflated feeling after 12 months training (since Badminton 2019) when cancelation for 2020 was finally inevitably confirmed. Never mind we thought maybe Luhmuhlen, the next European 5* in Germany in June, but yet again the news announced this was also cancelled for this year. The realisation, as significant International and National events gradually followed suit will we actually get out at all this year? Who knows. The news at present from British Eventing is that ' work on a model for a ‘socially distanced’ sport is potentially being put in place if we get the green light for competitions to resume.
So in the meantime it has been nice to draw breath, slow down a little and enjoy the weather. As with everybody else catch up on an awful lot of chores! The yard is gleaming and the cross country course is immaculate, fences painted and not a weed in sight!
The 4 year olds have enjoyed continuing their education and are now perfected in all 3 disciplines so are enjoying a short summer break giving them that all important time to mature both mentally and physically. The older horses have had an easier time but not letting them down completely hacking, lunging, light flatwork but no fast work. We have a selection of really lovely potential and proven horses for sale so they will be ready for trial as soon as. They all look ' a bit rounder' than they did as they are now not competition fit but I was reluctant to let my top horse 'Artie' down too much as he is an older horse now and I don't want him to get too soft or stiffness to set in.
So with all this in place and everything ticking along nicely, albeit respecting the hard work of the NHS I managed to dislocate my shoulder! No not jumping cross country or doing anything that may be 'high risk' but leading a horse in from the field who shied and just sidestepped catching me on a bad angle. So a trip to A & E and a few weeks taking it easy.
Hopefully, that's all behind me now and as the cross country course is opened up again, training is permitted and it has been nice once more to see some visitors (at a distance!) other than the farrier or the postman!
Stay safe and stay alert everyone.
Millie x
