Crossroads Dressage Society Schooling Show

My amazing young hunt horse Falstaff has been in dressage training the past 5 weeks with Susan Willis to round out his education. He attended his first dressage show yesterday at the Crossroads Dressage and Combined Training Society Schooling Show at Penrose Farm in Knoxville, TN. He was very calm and warmed up well and was super steady in the covered arena that had mirrors all on one side of the arena. Now thats not something you see in the hunt field! He won his Training Level Test 1 class out of 7 entries with a 63%. His Training Level Test 2 was going really well until he threw in a very discreet small buck to protest his canter transition that needed a bit more impulsion:) So that dropped him down to a 61% and Th place out of 7 entries, but I was still proud him. To just think that a little over 5 weeks ago he was running fearlessly through the woods, sailing over jumps on all types of terrain to steady dressage horse at his first show is amazing. Kudos to Susan for doing such a wonderful job with him. Check out his dressage video HERE.

Later that day Cruze the pony had to go to his first big birthday party bash. He was a good boy and loved all the attention. Perhaps this might be good side job for him!