Vanity's Revenge is doing very well, she has run two recognized Training horse trials, The Ark and Southern Pines, and skipped blithely around xc. Southern Pines was her first "away" show and she was a little on-edge, so dressage and jumping 'manners' went bye-bye, but overall I was pleased. The following week we schooled at CHP and she was fabulous. Our next event is the Fork in two weeks.

At the Fork I will also be riding Trusting Thomas, who belongs to my client Heather. He has run two Novices with working student Ashley Nee, who is unavailable that weekend. Thomas is a big, rangy fellow who has spent several years running around with his head in the air, but he is coming right along learning how to carry himself properly, and is a very honest fellow (hence the name). It should be a fun day.

Another up-and-comer is Third Charm's three year old stallion, Seattle Jones, by Smarty Jones out of a Seattle Slew mare. In February our senior stallion, Lose That, passed away from a stroke, but Jones seems to be just what the doctor ordered to fill his shoes. He won the Future Event Horse competition at the Ark in February, and just went to his first show on Saturday, winning his first-ever undersaddle class and snoozing by the arena rail for most of the day watching students go in the jumper classes. Jones stands 16h, with a lovely uphill way of going, plenty of suspension, and a natural tendency to be round and light. With his exceptional bloodlines, conformation, gaits, and sweetheart temperament, all he lacks is the performance record to be the "whole package".... I look forward to showing him this summer on the flat and maybe doing some wee crossrail classes to get started on that!