Show jumping on Sunday was anticlimactic.  Both horses had eight jumping faults.  Both jumped well, though Doc did not feel as fresh as Jet.  We then made an exhaustive drive home and collapsed at midnight on the 14th.  Yesterday, Peter Blauner, my vet, came out to go over Doc.  We had scheduled the appointment ahead of time.  Doc came up slightly lame in his left front leg.  We are waiting a week to see if it resolves itself or not, but the gist of it is that he is sore in his tendon or suspensory.  If it is not clear in a week we will ultrasound his leg to see if there is a strain.

So, I hold my breath!  Doc's fall season hangs in the balance for a few days.

The great news is that I found a super lesson horse for my students at the Monastery.  I have been looking for an ultra-safe lesson horse so that even my nervous riders can canter and jump crossrails with confidence.  I hope he works out.  Just going to try him yesterday and seeing what a great horse he obviously is made me happy.  It is a testament to how much I love these beasts!

Doc's breeder will be visiting us this week from Australia and Jet will run in another Prelim at Plantation Field in Unionville this coming weekend.

-Ashley