Our summer vacation has been quiet and uneventful. The horses have enjoyed a little down time and riders have enjoyed a little traveling. Tom, on the other hand, has been training hard...on his bike! Next Saturday, August 29th, Tom will be competing in the UCI Masters Mountain Biking World Championship in Pra Loup, France. He leaves Monday evening for France with his girlfriend, Clare. They will be continuing on to Italy after the race. Everyone is very jealous of his big trip but wishes him good luck, safe travels, and a great finish! (Above: Tom heads out for more long miles on his road bike)
Tom will return September 6th and then things start to gear up for the fall season. Our plans include Marlborough, Morven Park, Waredaca, and, our favorite, Rubicon! When Tom returns, he'll be returning to his exciting new ride that he is taking over from college bound Brianne. Tom will be riding Brianne's horse, Rhys, and so far is very impressed with Rhys's athleticism, scope, and talent. They will spend the fall getting to know each other, and hopefully come out next spring at preliminary.
We are looking forward to a break in the heat and the chance to get back out and compete! While others continue to show and run their horses this time of year, our stanard procedure is to let the horses rest a bit and avoid the events in the deep heat of summer. Our horses always come out refreshed and ready to go in the fall with this program.
In our excitement for the fall season, we also have some sadness. One our barn cats passed away this week. Harley has been with Amanda since he was a tiny kitten and has been with Faircroft for almost 7 years. He was a big, funny character and was a far better paper weight and supervisor than mouser, but he was much loved nonetheless. His absence is felt by everyone and he will be missed greatly (Right: Harley doing what he did best- sleeping.)
We wish everyone the best in the remainder of the year and hope you stay cool in the last days of summer!
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