Well, it's been pretty much all positive here at Starfire Eventing for about the last 2 months with the horses winning and staying healthy, but it seems we've hit a bump in the road. I made a promise to myself when I started this blogging thing that I wouldn't just write about the good stuff 'cuz we all know that there's always a lot of ups and downs with horses. If you've been following this at all then you know about my horse Snoopy and that he is my baby and I think very highly of his ability. You also know that it's been a very hard road with him, but I thought we were finally on the right track with our win last time out. The "plan" (ha ha) was for him to go novice at Champagne Run this weekend and then move up to training at Penny Oaks. Everything's going exactly according to plan, right? Not so much. We had a crazy heatwave hear in the Greater Cincinnati area at the beginning of the week, at which point Snoops promptly quit eating. I thought when the heat broke he'd be fine, but that was not the case. He is drinking and eating grass at least, but very lethargic and just not his normal, obnoxious self. The vet thinks heat or ulcers, but he's been on a very strict ulcer management program since his bout last summer so we are perplexed. The plan for the moment is just to keep and eye on him and make sure he is getting plenty of fluids and at least grazing. I've got every fan we own in the barn right now to make sure he stays cool during the day. Ugh, every time I start to make progress with this horse something happens. I really could care less about the event, there are plenty more, but I am very worried about my baby. I just want him to get healthy. I feel like a lost puppy having not been able to ride him since Sunday. Every ride and every little thing he learns to do right gives me such pleasure. Keep your fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for Snoops!
Speaking of speedy, it looks like my green horse Speedy is going to get to make his eventing debut in Snoopy's place this weekend! He's freakishly scopey and quite brave, but the dressage should be interesting to say the least. He's not a big fan of circles in the "sandbox" yet. If you're going to be at the KHP this weekend and would like to be entertained and perhaps have a laugh or two, check him out at about 11:20 Saturday morning. All jokes aside, he is a VERY nice horse with those Hail to Reason/My Babu bloodlines. He should handle it fine, but if I feel at all that he is over-faced or uncomfortable, we'll just call it a day. I'm just looking for him to have a confidence building, fun weekend. I certainly don't want to scare him. It will be good for him to gain some show atmosphere experience at the least. Wish us luck!
Until next time,
Lauren
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