We are having NO Summertime Blues here in hot, hot, hot Dickerson, MD. Today, Degas, in spite of his monumental size, had plenty of energy and was ready for more (I however, was looking forward to a cold drink). Everyone is hanging in there though, and preferring the heat to the extreme cold winter temperature (well, maybe not everyone).
The summer is just flying by, as usual. We are all eagerly preparing for Nicole’s visit in 1 ½ weeks (Aug 28 -30). Nicole has full lesson days with 9 – 11 riders each day! Friday’s riders, auditors and boarders at Dominion Stables will get to enjoy a question/answer period with Nicole during lunch on Friday, as well as a barbecue on Saturday night.
This past weekend, the Goal Setting Clinic was a ton of fun. It was great to do another format! We had a discussion and workshop on Friday night and the riders set their goal for the following day. The next day’s lesson was focused on the goal for the day and how to carry that out through the warm up, training phase, and cool down portion of the ride. Thanks to Dona Ruth and Ships Quarters Farm for hosting and organizing the clinic!
Jennifer Foulon and Hilary were actually able to get away from the heat. They took the long drive up to New York for Lendon Gray’s Youth Festival. Jennifer and Furley again did an awesome job. Thank you Hilary for taking the long drive and coaching them there! I remember taking several young rider’s there when I was the assistant trainer at Hilltop. It was a great experience for the young riders, and something I wanted Jennifer to experience as many times as possible. I believe Jennifer had a great time, as she is already talking about next year! Her final standings were overall 4th in the training level and 7th in the first level division in her age group. Quite an accomplishment for the first time out Jennifer! Congratulations! Jennifer shared a couple of pictures, which you can see here.
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