Good Morning.
 
Its Monday today and I have decided to go to London and do a bit of shopping then meet Mr. Macatere for lunch. I absolutely love Harrods . I haven’t been for a while as one of my liveries works next door. She very kindly has been doing my shopping. But today Nik is here so he will take care of the yard and I can relax and have a nice day.
 
The week was good, my colt impressed me the most, he is simply so special. He is so calm and gentle and is careful clever and an out and out jumper. He is so much like his father. I am very lucky to have such an amazing horse for the future.
 
The clients seem happy with their horses as well, which is important. I did a lot on the flat this week with Pegasus. He has a temperamental mouth and I have been playing with bits. In the end he went the best in a snaffle, as most horses do. His owner Came and jumped him and rode him well. They seem to get along well in the snaffle together and I was pleased with that.
 
Some horses that have a big neck learn to invade the contact at an early age and give the appearance of looking good on the flat when they are not really working, it’s a very hard vice to solve. What happens is they sit behind the bit giving the rider a false sense of security. Actually jumping round a 1.10/1.20 it wouldn’t matter but when it’s 1.30 plus then you really need to be more accurate, that’s when the little flaws show, and then you don’t always get the stride you want , because the horse is in control not the rider.
 
So when buying a horse don’t always be drawn to a horse that rides with his head in a nice outline as some of them are the biggest liars.
 
In jumping I prefer a horse that rides with his nose out a bit. French horses do this more that most, but the horse draws to the fence looking up, even if they are a bit strong it doesn’t matter, it’s a lot easier to see a stride on a horse that comes forward through a corner, in a balanced rhythm.
 
Sky High is the best at doing that and Romeo wasn’t bad either.
 
I will look for a show this week for my youngsters and will tell you all about it.