Week four, show week two

Lost the first blog, take two here.

Got smoother this week.

Anton went lame Wednesday, but upon visit to the vet I could not be blame. They blocked his foot and lower leg three times, then used ultrasound to determine that he had a strained suspensory ligament. The vet determined that it must be from suddendly turning and going the other direction, which he does all the time to the left when he ducks out of jumps.

Cover Charge (CC) was subsequently leased for Antons 14 yo owner Alexa to show for the week. This is one thing that amazes me: there are so many horses around waiting for someone to leas Ethen and ride them. For me, the relationship with the horse is above and more important than showing, and if you don't know he horse it's not worth showing. It seems very callous and inconsiderate of the emotions of the horse to just throw them around to whichever person wants to show this week.

CC will be atayig with us for another week for 12 yo Liza, who arrives tomorrow. Anton went home monday and his owners the day before.

Paula, the biggest client, came Saturday finally after being snowed in in MD. We could tell she's the biggest client because Elizabeth went on another round of lectures on keeping everythig clean, "like a five star hotel". Paula is the nicest little lady,however, and her daughter Kristen is supposedly just like her. Kristen also comes tomorrow or the day after, after talking the Bar exam today.

So this week was slow with so few people showing. Really, it was just Mel and Alexa and some horses for Elizabeth. Next week will be big: Paula, Liza, Kristen and Mel, as well as all Elizabeths.

Paula has one of the leased horses, Santi, who was childrens hunter champion everywhere and is as easy as pie. Paula is a nervous rider but really likes him right off the bat. We talked onthe way to do warm ups today about how we have to get comfortable with a horse before w jump a lot. However in the ring, Elizabeth said "go to the red flowers" and he headed to the big oxer, not the little obvious single, to which Elizabeth says "she must be comfortable, she would have protested." I think she should buy him if she's that comfortable, because he's a one of a kind easy horse, and Paula loves all her horses so he would have a great home.

Monday should have been easy, but then the farrier came, then the skies opened up and the heavens poured down. Our isle nearly flooded and the tent poles were moving so I ended up being late getting into town to find Internet and do work, hence why this post is late.

Today Mel showed in the grand prix ring, but otherwise it was an easy day, and tomorow should be similar. All hell will probably break loose this weekend, when Shine, who is horrible with in gates, enters the $10000 junior hunter classic in the prix ring Sat or Sun night... And her behavior out of the ring ( or I should at anywhere between the barn an the ring, since she's an angel in the barn and once she's survived the in gate) that were all supposed to take valium. Oh joy...