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There is now 13 horses on the farm!  WOW!  It is a great feelign to be so busy, but at time overwhelming!  Thank you to Shea for keeping me on track and sticking with me!

The day started with Fi.  She was stiff, but ready to move it!

Next up was Hughy, who was amazing.  Feeling so great to have such a wonderful horse in my life.  All he wanted to do was piaffe!  But he did nali his one's on the second try!  Woot, woot!

Jewel was great as well.  She nailed her 4's!!  Worked on spring in her step at the trot.  However, I feel like we are pretty earth bound...............

It was Bryd 's first day of work.  Lunge her with the assitance of Shea as she was ready to drag me down the arena!  It has been awhile since I have worked with such a great horse.  Nest, I did get on and ride her.  She was looking at everything and taking careful steps.  The trot was fun with no steering and no tempo.  Well, we all start somewhere!

Milo was brillant and and naughty all at the same time! ha!  He nailed his single changes. ...

It sure was, but lucky me, I had Shea to help me with the horses!  Yeah! 

Bettina looked great with her new nikes! 

Shea and Gully looked the best that I have seen them.  His connection is really coming along and so is his balance!  The leg yields looked super and then they started to work on shoulder-in and haunches in!  He is becoming a dressage horse!

Milo piaffed on the trail, because he was afraid of the turkeys, wind, and loud noises!  They were out to get them!  so it was the perfect training oppertunity!  Yeah Milo!

Conrad also had new nikes on!  He looked great.  He had a good break from his big bad trainer on the long line today.  It was a good chance to study the way he moves.

Fiona was super today.  I thought that it was one of the bast ides that I have ever had on her.  She was loose and supple and round with no tension!  What a great girl!  She too likes her stilettos! 

Jewel was a amazing.  It has been months since I worked on piaffe and passage.  I worked on fine tuning the aids and she was so responsive. ...

A HUGE Thank you to Country View Veterinary Services of Oregon, WI! They have donated 150 swag bags for all the launch party attendees!!  Now, we need to fill them!  FOM is looking for a sponsor for the water bottles that will go in the bags.  The water bottles will have the sponsor’s logo on them.  The cost of the water bottles is $266.  If you are interested in sponsoring please contact Lisa at TeamMegan@aol.com. 

What a great day!  So much to do and accomplish.  A big thank you to Shea for keeping me on track with training horses and horses ready for Collin.  Another thank you to Collin for taking such great care of our horses hooves! 

The first horse of the day was Hughy!  Warm in the walk with lot of bending exercises!  Played with half passes to help engagement.  Ended with a little piaffe.  What a heart of gold.

Next horse up was Gold!  He must be under the weather, because there has been no spooking, fear of the corner of death, nothing but work!  The old boy maybe growing up?  Doubtful!  He was supple and the contact felt great.  Worked on balance and collection.  Changes were super, canter pirouettes were tight and engaged.  Finished with trot half passes.  What a good boy!

Jewel and I went out into the field today.  It has been so good for the mind and body.  We can canter half pass all day and not run into a corner.  We also worked with quarter pirouettes as well as full.  She is such a good horse.  Always trying for me.

Conrad misses his owner already! ;)  We confirmed that...

Check out the Lindinities in action:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindinhof-Equine-Sports-Zentrum/87463607821#!/media/set/?set=a.10150708947622822.421537.87463607821&type=1

Great exposure for Megan through the Oregon Observer and Reporter Seth Jovaag!

http://www.oregonobserver.com/m/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=3549

So there is a great group called FOM - Friends of Megan that is organizing a fundraiser called Road to Rio - Launch Party to help start Megan Olympic Quest! 

So there is 28 days until the Launch Party held at the Firefly Coffee House from 6pm-9pm! Please purchase your tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/237032 , offer a silent auction item or make a contribution to the American Horse Trials Foundation, Inc to help support Megan's quest! Thank you in advance for all your support!

Lucky for me there was no fooling around!  It was all work and no play.  It was Jess's first day to be a working student.  It went very well!  Started with a light lunge for Bettina.

Then Fi was next!  Worked on suppling in the right rein.  She was a bit tight today, but worked through it. Fi was well balanced in the canter! 

Gold was awesome!  After a long walk warm up of bending exercises worked on the response to the containing aid!  At first he had not interest in collecting and then after several transitions he through it was ok!  Had great half passes, canter pirouettes, and changes.  We ended with the piaffe and passage.  The transition from piaffe to passage was a little tough, but the expression was great in the passage.  Good boy, Goldie!

Wellie had a light day!  However he was a little fresh at first, but we worked on balance in all gaits as he wanted me to carry his head!  Sorry Buddy!

Jewel was tired today.  Had a super line of fours so we left the arena to cool out in the field.  What great horse!

Jess had a lesson on position - no falling...

A big thank you to Anita & Debbie for hosting and organizing great shows at Fields & Fences in Gurnee, IL.  Here are a few videos of the Lindinites from the show!

Jessie & Wellie competing 2nd level freestyle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPbtRBwXlw

Jessie & Wellie competing 3rd level

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oesbwiOT9mc

Megan & Jewel competing 3rd level freestyle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB2S7_X23Y

Megan & Jewel competing 3rd level