![]() ![]() We usually have a triple combination and short lines to long lines. We didn’t do too much, just a little bit to make sure all the forward and backwards and left and right was working. In the course today, there was a triple combination. Then I got Montiego Bay ready for his lesson. Today, I took Jamaica and put some ice boots on him. But once that’s done, and the horse is cooled down, I take him in and undress him. Noon. Directly after we finish the lesson, I trot my horse out. He had a good week and a half off since Upperville (Virginia), so he seemed refreshed and ready to go. ![]() Usually there are three to four people in a lesson for the most part, which is fun. My lesson on Jamaica was with Alex Alston and Zayna Rizvi-and then later on in my other one as well. Anything you’d expect to see at the horse show, Missy, John and Maggie always have that incorporated into lessons. We did things that you would expect in a test for the Medal-counter-canter work and stuff like that. Any day, it can be with Missy, John or Maggie Gampfer. It depends on what’s going on if it’s a super light day, sometimes less. Today, as we’re getting ready for the horse show at Lake Placid (New York), I rode each one for 45-ish minutes. The horses really love it, and it’s just a relaxed flatwork to make sure all their gears are working. You can see Sugarbush Mountain in the distance, which is a big ski mountain. We have our outdoor rings at the top of the hill, looking over the farm, and it’s beautiful. I got on my first one at 8:30 today and flatted two horses for North Run. That’s kind of the full morning ritual.Ĩ a.m. Once I’ve done that and they’ve eaten, I get brushes and groom them to get them all cleaned to face the day. I take off wraps and roll them up at some point in there. After I clean the stall, I sweep and make sure the aisle is tidy.Īnd by that point, once they’ve had their hay, we feed. Then I clean my stalls and take the buckets, wash them and give them fresh water. The first thing I do is grab a wheelbarrow, and then I go to my first horse’s stall with a pitchfork. One of the horses Luke Jensen is in charge of is Montiego Bay (note Ernie supervising in the corner). I’m showing a jumper right now named Montiego Bay, so I’m also in charge of him. Jamaica always is the standard that I take care of, plus one other. I take care of two or more horses when we’re home myself. I take him everywhere I go, to every show and place I get to travel to.ħ a.m. He has made being at the barn into quite the job and makes sure that I’m doing all my tasks correctly. We travel together year-round.Īlso, I feed my dog Ernie right when I get up, so he finishes eating before I have to leave. Cody Rego, who is the other working student here, is definitely a permanent roommate more than anyone else. Sometimes I end rooming with some of the other riders. So, there’s a lot of lodges and Airbnb opportunities that you can use. Warren, Vermont, which is where we’re based, is a ski town. I’m not much of a breakfast guy, but a little granola bar or something and then head to the barn. Kimberly Loushin Photo.Ħ:30 a.m. When we’re home, I get up around 6:30. “Ronnie” Mutch Equitation Championship at Devon. Luke Jensen and Jamaica tied for the R.W. ![]()
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