Canyonleigh Olympic Chaser, "Harry", 2014

Harry progressed with his dressage training, indoors at Anambah at the beginning of 2014.
He had some fun working with Kim Peterson, in acclimatising to a range of unusual stimuli in Working Equitation clinics; quick to learn.
Towards the end of the year he started training with Craig Barrett to see if he has inherited the jumping "eye'' and talent of his relatives.
After an end of year break, he happily floated off to 'Sandhills' to progress his training into 2015.

Laddie's stepping up

 

 

Back to work after a four month break, Laddie is Bigger, stronger, and ready

 

to progress his training. Learning to leg yield to the left, then the right,

 

and reach into the canter.

Harry gets to work

 

 

C. Olympic Chaser ("Harry") happily back to work with Jeremy Janjic

of Janjic Performance Horses.

Gatsby, at 7 weeks

Bloomsbury's The Great Gatsby, at 7 weeks old

Quite a self-possessed young colt; exercises diligently two or three times a day, yet enjoys coming up for his favourite scratches!

Gatsby at One Month

Bloomsbury's The Great Gatsby

a proper, spunky, gentleman

at almost one month old.

Maybellene is doing such a great job of teaching him; she allows him to explore and extend his boundaries, stretch his comfort levels, and has great timing in stepping in and bringing him in to line if he looks like he's gettiing too full of himself, or a bit thoughtless.

Managing the wet!

Moved Maybellene and B. The Great Gatsy(!!) to the lower paddock so that M. could use the stable in the threatening lightning storm. She introduced him to it, but when the rain came down, about 1:30pm, all the horses ran into the clear to stay close to each other, backs to the wind.

Didn't put the little bloke off his feed though! Just gave him an excuse to go for a "burn" to dry off, and check out all his paces!

Girls in waiting; October-November

Cloud due Oct 27, Maybellene Nov 4