World Class Development Squad...

I have been lucky enough to be part of the World Class development programme since 2005, it provides the most fantastic support and training with the very best in the world.
The selection process happens every 2 years. This year I had been put on GOLD level so I didn't have to go to selection trials, I am so grateful for everything the programme has done for me and it is a great honour to be part of the squad once again....
Training days kick off in January and all the horses will benefit from this....

Christmas Puissance...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS everybody!!
Yesterday we had a lovely christmas lunch at the Walkers.... Sarah is simply the best cook!!!
After lunch Philip and Sarah came up to watch some of their horses jump, I always have a puissance competition between the horses on christmas day!
This time we needed taller wings as they only went up to 1m65, FERNHILL CRISTAL, JITTERBUG and VANCOUVER all cleared the top of the wings, however the real treat came when Philip said I could jump NOBLE SPRINGBOK... He might only be a 14.2hh pony but he is a legend!!! He cleared 1m65 easily!! Next year santa will have to bring some taller wings so we can have a proper puissance!!!!!
Next week we are off to Hand EC... lets hope the horses all jump well......
HAPPY NEW YEAR.....

Spotted from the stands....

When i was at Olympia watching the showjumping, I saw a lovely stallion jumping called TRESOR, I knew I recognised the name and I now know why.... This is FERNHILL CRISTAL's Sire!!
I have now told Cristal he has no excuses for having any fences down in the showjumping as his Daddy is jumping Grand Prix classes!!!

Snow has fallen....

I am at here in the nice warm office, putting off going outside in the freezing cold! We have had our dumping of snow which makes everything so much more hard work.... we are seriously lucky to have the fantastic facilities here at Membury Estate which means all the horses are in full work and apart from missing hacking out, they have missed no work due to this awful weather.
Last Tuesday I went to Addington BSJA with JITTERBUG and RAYEF. They both did the 1m15 and the Foxhunter. In the first class we were all a little ring rusty and both horses had a rail down, in the foxhunter JITTERBUG jumped an immaculate double clear to finish 3rd and RAYEF had a rail but all in all, considering this was his firsg since Jne I was really pleased with him.
I have been to Olympia this week and got all enthusiastic about showjumping.... so I have entered JITTERBUG, RAYEF and FERNHILL CRISTAL into a 4 day jumping show at Hand EC over New Year!!
I have also been to meet the team at 'weighed in', this is a new website that produces video footage! I went to Warwick Racecourse to meet them and have a chat.... check out the link...

http://www.soccerx.co.uk/lauracollett.htm

This is probably my last post before Christmas so I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a very MERRY CHRISTMAS....