January 2010

The first month of 2010 started very much as the end of 2009 finished, snow and more snow and time off work. I managed to get to my brother’s on the 1st for a family dinner which was lovely and on the way home took my mum who had been staying with me back to her own flat, then home to start another week off as arenas either frozen or covered in snow.

By mid January things were getting a bit back to normal and I was out on the road again, I have been going to Laughton Manor E.C. near Sleaford in Lincolnshire and although it is a bit of a trek they have super facilities with a huge indoor school and two outdoor arenas all with excellent surfaces, they are very welcoming and the riders are all keen and hard working so it is worth the trip.

On the 21st I had 5 of the girls from my diet and fitness club round for a low fat dinner, we had a super night of eating and playing games, it was lovely to have such a fun night after feeling like I was house bound and not seeing hardly a soul for about 3 weeks due to the snow.

The 23rd was a trip to Addington to watch the Juniors and Young Riders compete and to catch up with the other selectors and on the 29th I went to Stoneleigh to attend a Championship Strategy meeting where we discussed the Championships as they are now and how you qualify for them and if anything needed to be changed, details of this should be coming out soon.
The end of the month I took another BEF Foundation course, this time we held it at Michelle Coggers yard, High Meadows near East Grinstead, all the riders brought a horse for a lesson with me and had a session with Michelle on the mechanical horse as well, some of them found this so helpful they have booked to go back again which is excellent.

January started very quietly but got busier towards the end and it looks like the rest of the year is going to continue getting busier and busier however the enforced break with the snow did me the world of good so I am determined to have another holiday this summer to keep myself fresh.
Good luck to all clients starting to get out and compete again and wishing you a very successful season.