NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 7
I honestly don’t even know where to begin. The NAJYRC always has an exciting Sunday afternoon in store for the eventing, but I had no idea the gamut of emotions our team would experience today. For me, the morning started at 4:45 am. Mary Frances and I went down to the barn early, as Dr. Newton w...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 6
I couldn’t think of a much better way for Area V to end cross-country day. Jacob started off the day in a great fashion with a trailblazing double clear! Mike had given him a pep talk a couple days ago when he was unhappy about having to go first and compared him to Andrew Nicholson, who almost a...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 5
Ok, quick update since it is 10:30 pm, and the Area V grooms are feeding at 5:30 am. The two days of dressage have been rocking for Area V! Jacob started off the 2* dressage with a bang, scoring a 57.2 and placing 9th out of 20. The Area V clan of almost 50 riders, grooms, coaches, and...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 4
Pardon the long break between blogs, but we’ve been busier than expected! While this is my third year to groom at Young Riders, every year we take more riders, which means we are all busier! However, I personally feel this is a fantastic problem to have, so I am definitely not complaining! So let...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 3
Young rider camp 2011…all I can say is wow, we have an awesome group going to Kentucky! I’ve been working everyone pretty hard these past few days, but we are successfully on the road and should be arriving in Kentucky around 1 pm on Monday. Riding in Mike’s trailer is an exciting experience, as ...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 2
Well, I know it’s hot all around the world, but I tell you what, it can’t get much worse than what we’re dealing with in Area V. I took my four-year-old to his first Beginner Novice schooling horse trial in Kansas at Heritage Park, and I naively thought that going four hours north of my house in ...
NAJYRC Groom’s Diary: Part 1
Hooray! The month I’ve been anticipating for the last year! I love the month of July, especially because of the exciting event I get to partake in the last few weeks of July. When my professors this year asked me if I wanted to take a summer internship, my first question was, “How many days do I ...
