Hay fever and Horses
To say I have been absent here would be an understatement. It's been over a year since my last post and that was a review of 2023!! What's happened since then? Lots I'm sure. I'll keep it to the highlights and lowlights (well basically the stuff I remember!). As per usual, the struggle through winter was pure hardship. Working full time and having horses is another form of torture in winter, especially with no arena. You spend your days mucking out and feeding, with very little riding, who has the energy after all you have to get done. I started back competing with Cu Chulainn in spring. Unfortunately now my nearest shows are the guts of an hour away. I used to have 2 different SJI leagues within 5 minutes of home, I was spoilt. We tipped away jumping and getting lessons. Fred was a very good boy and let my niece learn to ride him. She loved it. Misneach started training, took to it like a duck to water. I haven't had anyone on her back ye...
