Vitamin H

I miss my horses! This picture is the background on my iPad and I have been staring at it for days wishing I could just get on one of my boys. Biggie is at home in Richmond being leased for the fall, and Monty is in South Carolina until May, and I miss them!

I miss horse shows and getting up early and getting all dressed up and spending all day in the heat. I really want Monty to get some show experience; unfortunately it is ridiculously expensive and I don't have that sort of money. Also, ideally, it would just be me and Lauren going because it would save money if we didn't have to pay for coaching and trailering fees. I'm pretty confident that the two of us could safely do it on our own - so that's my dream. Even though they would just be local shows that is what I would love to be doing with him.

I think he's ready for that. He is far less crazy than he used to be and he is jumping really well these days!

His knees aren't the tightest here but they get that way - especially with Lauren on him! He loves her. Look how round he is through his back though - he's finally jumping like he isn't green anymore. He's also got a few shows under his belt, and in fact this summer when he went to a show with Annelise he was champion in two divisions!


I'm not sure where she got it but when I was little my mom called it Vitamin H. And I really need some more Vitamin H in my life, horses are a passion that get into your blood. There's nothing like a gallop across Calais field or seeing your horse's breath on a cold day. I was never a part of a real team sport growing up, not once I got passed middle school, but this is a different sort of team. A partnership unlike any other.

I'm staying in town this weekend to get work done, but next weekend I am going home. It's Halloween weekend and I have wanted to dress Biggie up like Bob because they look (and act) pretty similar: See? All I would need is a green sheet (and a way to keep his tail looking realllllly short) and I'd be good to go.