Re: Belles Report: Novice At Radnor HT

Sue Leopold wrote:
Eileen Morgan <egmorgan@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Geeze, I love Radnor. Such a pretty setting.

Me too. I was *very* upset when they ended the ** event there. :-(

Belle's thinks dressage is just something you get out of the way
before you get to jump. :-D

She finds it sort of boring, yes. Whole different attitude from jumping to dressage tack. I made a deal with her about how much I would ask her to do. :-)

Dicey footing is never fun. Do you use studs X-C? Of course, they
are not much help in goo.

Belles is so sure footed I don't use them for her as of now. Moonlight got them at Training level. I have eventer shoes with a bit of a ridge for grip on Belles, and those work super.


I think you are very lucky with Belles. She seems to be a nice
combination of careful and bold - and horses who can go clear
X-C and not drop rails in stadium, even at Novice level, are something to be happy about.

I am *extremely* lucky with Belles. You don't come across her sort of dependability and try just any day of the week. And I can do this with her one day, and put Carl on her to trot over baby logs and trail ride the next.

I read all of your accounts and IIRC she just doesn't seem to have
many, if any, careless rails in the show jumping phase. That is a
definite plus.

I am sure we will pull one some day, but we have yet to drop a rail in a competition. She gets the odd rail schooling, especially when my coach surprises her by cranking them up two holes instead of one, but she does not like tapping her feet.

And just think you bred her, foaled her out and trained her. <nod>

Some horses just make it easier than others . . . .

Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
http://www.themaresnest.com
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