After the session

Sorry bit fuzzy but you should be able to see some improvement in muscle and condition. 

Layla

Starting trot pole work, thankfully the ringworm is now gone and her coat is starting to grow back! 

Not a sport (well he says it is!)

Final member of the family pictured on a yacht on Lake Balaton last week, he works in Hungary and this was his day off..(he's about to take up snowboarding so I should have better action pics then)

Extreme mountain biking..

Another member of the family competing in a 24 hour endurance race..(I think he's bonkers) they ride through the dark over mountains... 

It's never too late to change disciplines!

Chocolate aged 16 has started to compete XC this season and is loving every minute of it. All things being well he will do some BE One Day Events next spring, his daughter Diamond should also be fit by then so they could be competing against each other, how wierd is that! 

Harper's Bornival (Chocolate)

Chocx showing he is going to be a useful XC horse. 

Flynn

His third attempt at a XC course and his first hedge..I think this was a bit of defensive riding as his rider wasn't sure whether he would get a four foot leap or a six feet one! 

Flyn

Flynn starting to enjoy cross country. 

Flynnagen

This was Flynn's first experience of a fence with a ditch under. he made sure no dragons were hiding underneath! 

Sad news of 2006

On November 1st we took the decision to end Ambertson (Bert to his friends)'s life by peaceful injection.
He is buried in his favourite spot in his paddock . After 17 years with us it was a hard thing to do, but his arthritis was giving him considerable pain and his quality of life had dropped to mostly standing still. He still ate well and looked wonderful but the sparkle had left his eyes, almost as if he was waiting to go.
Of course he sired many horses so they carry the bloodline on, and we have three daughters too who we now breed to our other stallion.
I want to remember him like this, before his first drag hunt. He had just bucked Phil straight off as he mounted he was sooooo excited, and then he behaved perfectly all day.
Sleep well my old friend, you gave us a lot of fun and some terrible frights when you managed to escape..! 

Chocolate (Harpers Bornival) schooling today