Fair Hill International

A few weeks ago Chloe and I got made the short trek over to Maryland to compete in one of our countries most prestigious competitions, Fair Hill International. Chloe and I competed in the CCI 3 star division. I cant help but write that sentence with a huge smile and a sense of accomplishment. We got there on Tuesday and the weather was gorgeous. I thought maybe this year we would escape the weather this competition is usually plagued with, cold and rainy. No such luck. By the time my dressage rolled around the rings were flooded and took Chloe a while to not spook at the sound of her own feet hitting the puddles. I wish that was a joke. She warmed up better then ever and I had really high expectations for her in the ring. Unfortunately she was the last in the division and the only horse out there. This left her a bit tense but I was confident I could ride through it. Her trot work was not her best and unfortunately this is where we get a lot of our points. Her canter work was a bit tense and she had one expressive change but I was so pleased on how well she came back and focused after that. Sometimes it is the little accomplishments that so often we overlook we forget that although it may not be a winning test there was improvement and promise for the future. The good thing and sometimes extremely frustrating thing is Chloe has so much movement that I have tapped into that she really could win. Allison calls it her "international trot." Now if only I can get that in the ring! I feel like I am taking baby steps but when breaking it down, at the beginning of the season we did not have an "international trot" at all, we did not have changes, I did not have the position I do now and when broken down like that I am so pleased with our improvements! My parents flew in for the weekend and I was so thrilled to have their support and encouragement all weekend. My mom was confident in saying that Chloe and I are so close to greatness in the dressage ring. Anyone who knows my mom knows she would not say this if she didn't mean it. It was very comforting that even though our score did not reflect our hard work it was visible. I rode dressage on Thursday and this left me with an extra day to focus solely on the cross country. I think I walked it five and a half times. You know how they say the more you walk it the better it looks? This never happened. Some courses are considered tough because its big, some are considered tough because it has a lot of terrain, some because it is technical...this one was big, technical, and had terrain like I had never seen before. Although I thought it looked touch..never for a second did I doubt my horses ability to do it. The CIC three stsr at Plantation was a good prep. and Chloe was game as long as I was. I walked the course with Allison and she assured me that it was my kind of course, I had to be forward and positive and attack within my stride. No biggie right? I walked with Phillip Dutton and he pointed out the course had a lot of drops, ride tough and assertive and you will be fine. He also pointed out that it was a huge fitness test. A lot of hills, four water jumps, and huge fences all the way to the end. He helped out a lot telling me where to push for time, where to cut corners, what jumps to put a bit of an angle on etc. He said to make time at Fair Hill you had to be on your first minute marker. This means you are flying from the moment you leave the box. I walked the course with my mom and it is almost a comfort factor having her there. When I worry about some of the big stuff she brushes it off, reminds me my horse is scopey and repeats for the millionth time...STAY BACK!
Saturday morning my mom went out and watched a few of the combination for me reporting back how it all seemed to ride. There had been quite a few problems all ready and no one had made time. I talked to Phillip who said he had to ride tough and if he feels he has to ride tough then it is tough. Chloe had her normal warm up which is usually a little spastic. It used to get me nervous but now I trust that she settles on course. The rain had subsided but it did leave the course a bit flooded. This meant I had to be smart on where to gallop not only to avoid bad footing but to conserve her energy. I walked to the box and felt quit calm feeling this made me nervous, I like my butterflys in the stomach. This makes me ride better. Once the countdown began my butterfly friends showed up and I had never felt so eager to attack a course. We were on our first minute and the one thing that really stood out to me was how Chloe was not over jumping. This was good, this meant she was feeling confident and this would also conserve her some energy. The next thing I noticed where the huge crowds. People were surrounding every jump and cheering loudly. Whistles blew as I came up to each jump. It felt like I was at Rolex! This made me want to ride that much better, it made me want to show these people what Chloe was made of! She attacked everything with such a sense of experience. We went straight everywhere and she was handling the crowds well. I missed at the corner complex and added an extra stride and she jumped out of a spot that only she could do, I was no longer sitting on a green horse. She looked for all the jumps and really was not fazed by the footing. We came through adding twenty time.As I was coming to the last fence I saw my dad running to the finish flags as he has done since I was going novice, I wanted to cry I was so happy. Chloe had lost a shoe on course and I was thankful to have my vet, Stephanie Davis in the box with me. She recovered well and went back to the barn to devour a few bags of carrots. It was all so surreal. Some of the best riders in the country were having problems on this course and Chloe had made it seem like child play. Derek Di Grazia did an unbelievable job designing the course. She passed the jog the next morning with flying colors. We warmed up for show jumping only jumping a few jumps. She felt good and I did not want to make her tired. She went in and show jumped a beautiful clear round. I had done it, I had completed my first CCI 3 star. Not only had I completed it, I had done it on a horse that I had started all on my own. The emotions were running wild and anyone who knows me knows I am a crier. I was getting praises left and right and the only thing I could think was how I hope my horse knows how amazing she is. She is one of those "once in a lifetime" horses and she deserves the praise, I hope bags of carrots will suffice.
We won the Markham Young Trophy for being the highest placed young rider in the division. It was such an honor being in the same awards ceramony with the likes of Boyd, Phillip, Allison, Karen O'Connor. It was something I could have dreamed up.
Chloe is home now in her huge grass paddock enjoying a very, very well deserved vacation. She is getting hairy, fat and a bit bossy.She deserves nothing less!
The show could not have been possible with out my wonderful parents. Having them there was so fantastic, being able to share that weekend with them was a such a treat. My dad is still to this day the best groom I know, my mom is the best trainer I know but most important they are the best parents I know. Allison is amazing and I cant thank her enough. She cares just as much as I do about my riding and I cant really ask for more in a coach. My boyfriend drove up for all three days and not only was an awesome fan he helped in the barn and supported me more then I could ask for, not to mention he dealt with all my pre Fair Hill emotions and nerves like a champ. I think I would have slept in Chloes stall with her if I could have not to mention she would be wrapped in bubble wrap. He reminded me she is a horse and if she trots around in her paddock ITS OKAY. Allion's groom and my best friend Grace, I cant thank you enough either. You keep me sane when this sport makes me feel crazy. Colin, your help was very appreciated! My wonderful vets, Dr Chad and Stephanie Davis. You guys are seriously awesome. You answer my million texts and care about Chloe almost as much as me. My sister is one of my biggest fans and I wish she could have been there. Also my west coast family, your support is unreal. Your texts, messages and phone calls remind me how awesome and supportive this sport is. Revita vet and APF thank you for your amazing products! Also, thanks to Fair Hill and all your volunteers who made the event so wonderful! I could not do it with out all of you!!
For now Chloe is enjoying some down time. We are hoping to be named to the developing riders list and making plans for our spring season. A three star in the spring is as far as my planning has gone. I will keep you all posted. For now thanks for reading and experiencing this season with me! I will be back soon with an overview of our first season on the east coast!
On a side note Buckleigh was featured in the Chronicle of the horse. I will try and find a picture to post!






http://shannonbrinkman.zenfolio.com/p637769326 ---- A link to our pictures. You can see where I added a stride to a narrow corner and she just jumps bigger

http://www.fairhillinternational.com/3coursemap.html ---A link to view the course map. You can view each jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghBIvmDrlmU ---youtube link where you can watch some of the CCI 3star cross country, there is a clip of chloe and I as well.
xoxo
Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh

Fall Season!

I feel like it has been ages since I have written, it has been ridiculously busy here and to be honest I am not sure where the months have gone!
I am not sure where to begin Chloe and I have competed at a few advanced events since I have last posted, done a mini grand prix and completed our first three star. Her dressage has consistently improved and I can confidently say I have an advanced horse.
Dating back to the mini prix, it was a spur of the moment decision for us. It was a night competition and it was the biggest course that Chloe or I have ever jumped. Warm up proved to be the hardest for us. Chloe over jumped everything because jumping in the dark obviously means scary things hide under the jumps. Also jumper warm ups is very different from eventing warm ups. You have to have a trainer in the ring and you have to "claim" a jump. On numerous times I jumped a "claimed" jump and this led to a lot of tension. Whoops. I went into the ring after nearly being kicked out of warm up and to say I was nervous was an understatement. Chloe jumped phenomenally and I was pleased just to say we completed it. I had an enormous amount of support from all my friends here in Va and the overall experience was fantastic. Will I ever do it again? I think I might stick to eventing!
Chloe and I also competed at the Millbrook horse trials in the advanced division. Her dressage was in the thirties and a whole ten points better then our last advanced test. She rocked around the cross country and only added some time penalties to her dressage score. She felt confident and really eager to do her job. I did take some long routes on cross country to insure her getting qualified for the three star.
Next we traveled to Michigan to compete at the wonderful Richland Horse Park. It was a long trek there, 12 hours and I was greeted with thunder storms. It was worth it though! I got to see my mom who was there training Shannon Lilley who was there competing in the Pan Am division . It was so awesome to be back at a show with the both of them, I forgot just how much I missed it! Chloe was super there scoring in the thirties again in the dressage! The cross country was one of my favorites so far this year. Ian Stark designed it and it was my kind of course. Big and gallopy and the technical stuff all asked you to be on a forward step. Chloe tackled the course like a pro and really did not look twice at anything. It asked a lot of questions and she answered them all. I walked away from that feeling so proud of her. This time we took all the straight roots and nothing proved to be too much for her. Show jumping was next and we had an unfortunate rail that obviously I take all the blame for. I remember after a training session with the Captain he said to me that if this horse ever has a rail we know who's fault it will be. It is true. She trys so incredibly hard and I just got her in a bit wrong. Regardless it was a tough show jumping and I was pleased to say that we walked away finishing in the top ten in a tough division with some of the US's best riders. Once again Chloe proved she could play with the big boys!
Our most recent event has proven to be the most exciting for me. Chloe and I went to Plantation Field Horse Trials where we ran our first CCI three star. Allison sadly could not make this event nor could my mom..so it was all me! Unfortunately this last weekend has been the coldest yet and her dressage test was affected by it. Her score unfortunately did not reflect how good she has been, regardless it was qualifying and although I was bummed I knew it would not be a dressage competition.
I walked the course with Phillip Dutton and he really gets me into a forward thinking mind set and thats just what I needed for this course. It asked a lot of questions all the way to the end. It also was the most terrain we have run on and one of the bigger courses. There had been a lot of falls through out the day and unfortunately I had witnessed half of them. For some reason the morning group was not having a good go of it. I had a good friend of mine Jennie Brannigan come to my warm up to give me that "go and get them" speech and thats just what we did. Chloe did not think twice about anything and really made people take a notice. She was bold, jumped well until the end, and went straight everywhere. Words cant describe how high on life I was. She jogged well the next morning and show jumped double clean to prove that she is the real deal. I walked back from show jumping near tears I was so proud of her. This horse that I started as a green six year old is tackling three stars. It was definitely worth all the hard work and it just makes me that much more eager to work harder to get her to the four star level, because I can only imagine how that would feel. We are now qualified for Fair Hill CCI three star and I am so excited for it especially because my dad will be making the trek out here for it!
Overall it has been a successful few months and Chloe has improved by leaps and bounds!
On a non competition note, I am adjusting to having seasons. Fall has arrived and rain is common. Buckleigh hates his rain coat and I am scared to clip my horse because I think she will buck me off. These past few months reminded me how much I love to compete. Of course when we compete we are competitive and want to do well but I know for me its for the horse, improving the horse, the sense of accomplishment and reaching goals that months ago seemed impossible. Its such an awesome feeling.
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who supports Chloe and I. The amount of texts and facebook messages I get is really pretty awesome and it just goes to show how fantastic the horse show family is. After I thanked Jennie this weekend for her moral support she replied with "Anytime, we are west coast family." It is so true.

Also, Save the best for last....(drum roll...)
A HUGE congrats to Shannon Lilley and her/my coach Dayna Lynd Pugh for making the Pan AM team. She will be going to Mexico to represent the US in a team competition. A huge accomplishment! Congrats we are all rooting for you!!


Mini Grand Prix (4'6)


Richland Park. Clearly, I thought there was another stride...oops.


Richland Park

Buckleigh hating his rain coat!

millbrook

Millbrook

And of course more buckleigh!

xoxo Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh

Summer Season

Once again I'm starting my blog off apologizing for the delay. Summer time has proven to be really busy here in Middleburg, Va. Last time I wrote it was after the eventing community received word regarding the tragedy that Boyd Martins barn suffered through. The eventing community has pulled together and raised a lot of money for him and those affected personally by it. It is nice to see that our community is so strong.
I had mentioned before that my parents had flown out from CA to attend Chattahoochee Horse Trials with me. Chloe rocked around that advanced like it was a beginner novice course and honestly did not look at anything twice. They had some tough questions and she responded like an experienced advanced horse. Unfortunately, we had a Technical elimination for missing a jump. This was obviously know one elses fault but mine and I sent the fourteen hour drive home and the majority of the following weeks beating myself up for it. I promise you that mistake wont be made again. It was a costly mistake seeing as how I needed that to run a three star. After beating myself up profusely I took a step back and realized maybe it was a blessing in disguise. I am not in any rush to push this horse to the top. I know she has it in her and I know we will get there but what is the harm in running a few more advances and waiting until Fall to run a three day. So for now that is the plan! I still walked away from that show so proud of my horse and how solid she has become.
After that show we had some down time Chloe had a few days to relax and I flew home to CA to surprise my parents for their 30th wedding anniversary. Shannon Lilley so kindly made that possible for me to do and I must say it was so awesome to be back home. I not only saw all my family but I got to sit on my moms new horse who seems to be quite nice! When I returned home Chloe and I were back to business. I decided to run her around Surefire intermediate since she had not been out in a while and I heard it was a very challenging track! It was a one day which can prove to be somewhat stressful unless you are ridiculously organized. It is funny to wake up in the morning and think that you will be done with a whole competition at 2:00 pm that day. I am still used to the west coast! Chloe and I did dressage at nine thirty and it was a packed division. 34 starters and that included the likes of Kim Severson, Allison Springer, and Will Coleman. Dressage has proven to be our biggest challenge. Although Chloe has all the movement it is sometimes hard to keep her relaxed. I feel like day by day I am slowly mastering it and it showed at Surefire. We walked out of the ring in fourth on a 32. Chloe was so relaxed and really came to play. I love that feeling. Next was show jumping and although I felt I did not have enough studs in her shoes she jumped a beautiful clean go despite some slipping. This moved us up to second. From show jumping we went directly to cross country. This leaves you with enough time to maybe get a gallop warm up fence, then your off. The course asked all the right questions. It was technical and terrain played a big part in it. Chloe left the box feeling fresh but was a bit spookier then normal. She is usually best after about the third fence when I can really get her going in a steady pace. With all the terrain I struggled a bit to find that good pace and this unfortunately led to some costly time penalties. I was pleased with how she responded to all the questions though and with any situation you have to walk away finding the positive. We came in fourth place and in a huge division like that I was pleased. With out the time we would have won and seeing as how prize money was involved that would have been nice. But as my mom said "clearly we are not in this sport for the money, we are in it because we love it and the horses." And I do. Everyday I ride I get more and more excited for Chloes and my future and every time I enter a horse show the count down to it begins. Chloe is back in dressage boot camp and we will run around Millbrook Horse Trials in the advanced division at the beginning of next month. This gives me plenty of time to perfect those lead changes!!
Aside from the horses I find myself grooming for polo games frequently. I have met a lot of awesome people that way and walk away with some cash too, not bad!
Allison takes off to Montana with Arthur at the end of the month and although it will be hard not having her instruction I look forward to riding all the horses in the barn!!
I hope everyone had an awesome and safe Fourth of July and all of you going to Montana, good luck!!

I currently don't have a strong enough internet connection to post pictures so those will come tomorrow!! But for now you can copy and paste this link to see Chloe at
Surefire :)

http://www.redhorseimages.com/2011HorseShows/2011-Surefire-Horse-Trials/pugh-kelly/17786695_twnV8g#1358971115_L4Xgsz7

Once again, thanks for reading guys!

Xoxo
Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh

Eventing

First and foremost I want to extend my deepest sympathy for Boyd Martin and his Team. This morning his barn burnt to the ground in what they think was an electrical fire. He had 12 horses there and six of the 12 passed away. Three are in intensive care and the rest are all being treated for smoke inhalation. It is every horse owners nightmare to have to endure something so tragic. Some very nice horses were lost today. I hope True Prospect Farm knows they have the whole eventing community supporting them.
I am finding it hard to write after reading about Boyds hardship. I have not had an easy go of it this season, but after today I am just thankful to see my horse standing in her pasture happy and healthy. I want to fill you all in on my recent event but find I just cant. Instead I want to write about all I am grateful for. My parents recently flew all the way out from California to help me make the drive to Georgia for Chattahoochee Hills. I have gotten the opportunity to ride with many fantastic coaches while I have been back here but I still stand by my statement that my mother is the best coach I have ever worked with. I hope all of you who are lucky enough to ride with her on a daily basis realize that. My father is the best groom I have ever had and probably one of the only people I trust to take care of my horse correctly. Not to mention one of the only people I will let be around me on those nerve racking cross country mornings. My horse, she is something else. I find myself getting teary eyed writing about her right now. Knowing that accidents like what happened to Boyd can happen to any of us and our beloved horses. Chloe is really quite special to me and I can honestly say she has helped make the person I am today. She has brought me some of the greatest joy I have ever experienced and she politely lets me cry in the corner of her stall when I have been down. So yes I may not have qualified for certain events or placed as well at certain shows but that is eventing for you. It is unpredictable, it is some of the best and worse times but at the end of the day you go through all of that with your horse and your team. I am so lucky to have the support crew I have and the horse I have.
Going onto Facebook this morning seeing how the eventing community has come together for Boyd and his farm is unreal. We really are a family. It does not matter if you compete at advanced or beginner novice, if you are a spectator, volunteer or family member. If you are involved in this crazy sport we call eventing, you are family. For that I am grateful for. So go thank your groom for all they do, your parents for their support, your team members for their advice, your coach for their help and most importantly your horse because I am sure they have given you a reason to smile at least once a day if not more. May the horses that were lost today Rest in Piece and I wish a speedy recovery for the rest.
I will be writing again soon and post pictures that my mom took on her visit here, but for now this is all I can seem to focus on. Thanks for reading
xoxo Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh

Go to www.eventingnation.com for more on this morning tragedy.

Killer llamas, Fair Hill, and oh yes Rolex too

We have been here in Virgina for a few weeks now and I have to say it is absolutely gorgeous here. The barn is beautiful, the town is cute and there are horses everywhere. Chloe seems to be settling really nicely too!
Last week Chloe and I headed to a local hill to do some hill work before Fair Hill. That was where we ran into the Killer llamas. Poor Chloe was really not having any of it and in the process of trying to load her, protect her from the llamas and doing this all by myself she managed to slice open her bum on the trailer window. So now I have a white horse, blood everywhere, llamas still threatening her life (not really) and a trailer I could not load her in all on the side of the road. Thank goodness for the nice gardener who came and helped. Otherwise I might still be there! 14 stitches and staples later she was good as new and will definitely have a nice scar to remind her of those killer llamas. I have not returned for hill work yet but I am contemplating finding a new one. Silly horses.
Fair Hill was last weekend and Chloe was fantastic! Dressage was good, definitely not our best test but it scored well. The judge really liked her trot work. The canter was a bit tense but I felt I was able to keep it together. The weather was pretty awful and unfortunately cross country day got the worst of it. The course was nice and the Fair Hill crew did a fantastic job of keeping the footing as good as possible. I ran Chloe really slow because of the footing and she felt great. She answered all the questions with confidence and walked off the course feeling like a champ. I was really pleased! Show jumping brought better weather and the course was riding really nicely. There were a few rails here and there but overall it looked like fun. Chloe went in and jumped a super double clear round and once again I felt like she had grown up.
Allison had four competing and brought Burger and Arthur along for the ride. Her two in the Two star were fantastic. Zeizos and Murray both ended on their dressage scores and Murray placed second. Congrats to the owner Sarah Hughes!
We got home late Sunday night and continued out packing for Rolex. Allison and Grace left Monday morning and I so wish I was with them! I have a full barn here but I cant complain too much because I do have a lot of nice horses to ride in Allisons absence. Allison has so far had a good Rolex trip. She won a pair of Duberrys for being the best dressed, she also won a rider drawing for a Rolex Watch and now she is currently sitting in first after dressage. I'm going to go ahead and say that she is in fist because on Sunday I rode Arthur on a walk hack. Clearly that was it.
Today I got done at 6 and to be honest I cant remember the last time I have been done that early. I almost felt guilty leaving the barn at that time. I took advantage of it and did some much needed laundry and made it to the store for grocery's. That was exciting!!
Chloe does not have a show until the end of the month where we will go to Georgia for Chattahoochee Hills. Until then we will continue our dressage boot camp and hopefully have no more run ins with llamas. Until then good luck to all you Rolex riders!!

xoxo
Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh


It was nice for Nick to have a friend this weekend

I fail as a mom and definitely got creative with Buckleighs makeshift blanket. A rag and tail wrap.

Who knew that huge turtles were common here or anywhere for that matter??

This is Chloe and her pasture buddy (babysitter) poppy.


Can you spot Buckleigh? He loves going on our walk hacks.

Walk hack with Chloe

Where to begin....!?

Once again I will start this off by apologizing for my delay in posting. Let me tell you it has been a crazy past couple weeks! We had Katie Prudent Training sessions, pack up to move, CMP training sessions, The Fork Horse Trials, and then finally our move to Middleburg Va.
Lets start with the Katie prudent training sessions. First off it was a huge honor to be invited to work with her. I was the only developing rider who was there and I made sure to thank my lucky stars every night for it! If you are unfamiliar with Katie she is a show jumping genius! My first lesson I rode with Allison and Jan and I was nervous! I think it showed a bit in my riding because I was making mistakes I would normally not make. The lesson itself was fantastic though. She did a ton of flat work first making sure we have the canter we needed, she worked a lot on counter canter, flying changes and collection. It was all so beneficial for me and my horse. She likes to see if you make a mistake you fix it quickly and then you don't make that mistake anymore. The second day my nerves were more settled and I rode a lot better! We worked a lot on pole work and making sure you can consistently get the correct striding. It was such an amazing opportunity getting to work with her!
Next we had to pack not only for The Fork but to move to Middleburg. Now let me tell you packing everything you own and still managing to be organized for three advanced horses, two intermediate horses and two prelim horses is really quit difficult. Yet we managed. We got the The Fork on Tuesday and Allison and I both had training sessions with Captain Mark Phillips (CMP). Chloe was good we worked a lot on keeping her frame up and her in a good balance. The second day we wokred a lot on movements in our test and by the third day when I came out after about 10 or so minutes he came out and told me to put her away. He said she looked great so I should stop and save it for tomorrow. I was so pleased! she is always best when she can settle for a few days!
Dressage was the next day and of coarse we were treated with thunderstorms. This had Chloe a bit more tense then the 90 degree weather the day before had. I had both Mark and Allison in warm up and sometimes this can be a little much but it worked out. Her first half of the test was fantastic! Her trot work was some of them best I have gotten from her, unfortunately her canter work was tense. The four changes really got her going and that led to a lower score then I would have liked. Mark seemed pleased though and was very impressed with how quickly the trot work has come.
Next was cross country! I had walked the course with both Mark and Allison and felt fairl confident about it. It asked a lot seeing how this was the final outing for the badminton/rolex horses. Mark is known for making technical courses with a lot of huge tables to narrows. This course stayed pretty true to that. It was really nice getting to walk the coarse with the designer. So many times your left wondering how to ride a certain question, but having Mark there helped us out a lot! Chloe answered all the hard questions with such ease, I was really proud of her. We had a few mistakes but ultimately, at this point in both her and my career I feel like the most important thing is to walk off the course feeling more confident then before. I feel like this course that happened. It asked a lot out of her and she showed she can do it.
Next we had show jumping. They did not change the advanced coarse from the three star coarse so it was big! Usually I am not very nervous for show jumping but in my last jump lesson with CMP he had said that if we ever have a rail he will know it was my fault. So with him standing ring side watching I knew I had to put in a clean round. The pressure! Warm up was a little hectic and I had Jennie talk me through a few jumps. The coarse was pretty twisty turny to steady distances so you had to ride forward in between to make sure you did not get stuck in the turn but then steady up in the lines. It really called for you to think about every step. Chloe was amazing. She jumped so well and both Mark and Allison were really pleased. She was one of only seven cleans in a 40 something division. All I know is I walked home thinking how lucky I was to be sitting on this horse!
We packed up and pulled out of NC at about 6 45 and drove to Virginia. I think I pulled in at around 2 AM threw Chloe in a beautiful green pasture slept until 7 then started 12 hours of unpacking. Times like these I wonder why I do this? Then I'm reminded by my horse. The farm here is beautiful and Chloe seems really happy as well, Middleburg is a cool little town! Im excited!
Next week we go to Fair Hill and then Allison is off with her two to Rolex! I will be sure to keep you all updated on that!

On a side note I would like to the thank The Fork Crew for such an outstanding weekend! The footing was fantastic, the hospitality was even better and the show was a success! Thank you so much!
I would also like to congratulate Jennie and Ping for another outstanding weekend!
Until next time!

xoxo Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh



Of coarse the one Californian managed to get stuck in the mud and have to be pulled out by a tractor. This definitely caused a lot of laughing...at my expense.



Reppin' the Flying Tail Farms!



We dont really know what the definition of "brushing" is







On Saturday night Buckleigh got run over by a golf cart. Boyd was driving and the story has a few different versions but the important part is he is okay! Until he got a wheel barrel dumped on him....

Southern Pines II

Before I start in on the events of the weekend I would like to send out my condolences to Michael and Arden who both lost a horse this weekend. I cannot even imagine what they are going through and I hope they know they have the support of the whole eventing community behind them. Warm thoughts go out to both riders and all connected with their horses.

Southern Pines took place this weekend and let me start out by saying what a fabulous show it is. I had heard it was nice but they really exceeded all my expectations. We got there Thursday and Chloe was fantastic to ride! Friday rolled around and so did the bad weather. It was cold and overcast and that did not suit Chloe and her newly clipped coat very well. I did not ride dressage until three so I took advantage of all that time and gave her a nice long pre-ride. She was really misbehaving but I had hoped she got it out of her system. Three rolled around and her warm up was fantastic. Allison was there to warm me up and she seemed equally as pleased. Unfortunately once we went around the ring she completely lost her cool. It was unfortunate but I was proud of how I rode her and we also got two clean lead changes which is exciting since we have been working so hard on those! Got to find the positive right? I think I see some dressage shows in our future.
After dressage Allison and I walked the cross country course and it was definitely an eye opener. It asked every question possible and it asked them all the way up to the second to last fence. It was technical but all of it called for an aggressive forward ride. I felt prepared for it and the more I walked the better I felt. I was the very last rider of the day which I personally do not like. It gives me all day to get nervous and it gives me all day to sit in the barns and listen to the problems people were having. The course was riding tough and maybe riding last served me better, knowing the problems people were having made me ride that much tougher. By the time I went it was raining pretty steadily which made the footing that much better. Chloe went out of the box and I quickly realized that I was going to have to throw the kitchen sink at her to get around this course. She was jumping huge and standing off the jumps a bit more then I would like. I was thankful this course called for a forward ride because thats exactly what she needed. The first real question was a narrow plank like fence and two forward strides to a rather angled corner. I worry about having technical questions early because she over jumps so much at the beginning. This makes a lot of the striding short for her and I have to adjust accordingly and I have to do it quickly. Thankfully she is (usually) pretty adjustable.
After that question we had our first real gallop stretch and I let her pick her pace. Mark had told me making time should be the last thing on my mind and so it was. The course had a lot of big gallop fences and I worked hard on not interrupting her stride to much. Our next big question was the first water. It was a house seven strides to a rather large bounce in to an up bank and two strides to a narrow corner. Again it called for a forward aggressive ride. I had heard there had been some problems here and at Pine Top Chloe had that unfortunate stop at the water so I came in and rode tough; pony club kicks, growling you name it I did it. She jumped in huge and I made a quick decision to option out. She did the option fine which was an up bank and wrap around to another corner. After our next big question was the coffin which was a coop on an angle going down hill to a ditch one stride out over a narrow coop. We had a gallop stretch before that so getting her back going down hill and turning to the angle was a little more difficult then I had anticipated. None the less she did it fine. We had some more turning questions with some angled brushes then was our sunken road which was a large log bounce down a bank one stride up a large bank to a large log. I was worried about her launching off the bank and making that one stride even shorter. It was a huge effort out so I wanted to help her out as much as possible. I jumped in and I under rode the down bank hoping she would just drop down which she did but then I don't think I rode out hard enough. She did it fine but it was definitely a huge effort. We then had our second water which rode great. After that our last and final question came at our second to last jump it was a large up bank bounce to a big narrow house. Talk about huge effort on our now tired horses. Allison had reported to me that there had been some problems there and I had to be extremely aggressive. She did it beautifully. We came through the finish flags and it was such a proud moment for me. Chloe had jumped around a a really tough course and she did it well. Sure she was a little green but that is to be expected. This is only our second run this season and our first advanced this season. She grew up a lot out there and really tried for me. Allison also had a good day having a clean go in the advanced and intermediate.
Show jumping was the next day. I usually look forward to it but after Pine Top I found myself rather nervous. I watched the intermediate go and rails were falling left and right. The course called for rails having a lot of turns to big verticals and square oxers. I did not jump a whole lot in warm up. Chloe was feeling fresh and jumping well. I went in the ring and she was fantastic. Trying really hard for me and making all the stridings easily. We had one unfortunate rub to one of the square oxers out of the corners. I think I overrode it causing her to jump a bit flat. Other then that I was extremely pleased. Driving home that night all I could think about was how lucky I am to have this horse. Southern Pines was overall a very successful trip. Allison came home with a good amount of ribbons and I came home with a sound, happy advanced horse.

On another note Chloe and I got asked to ride in the training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday of this week with show jumper Katie Prudent. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to do this! I will definitely write about how that went. If you are in the Aiken area the lessons will be taking place at Plantation Farm.

Lastly, Donnie Steele from SmartPak has been so kind to put together a video from the training sessions so here it is!

http://vimeo.com/21299452 - Just copy and paste it into your internet search bar. It has some cross country footage and dressage footage.

I will post pictures from the weekend as soon as they are online!

Xoxo

Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh

March Madness!

Wow do I have a lot to update you all on! I cannot believe that March has gone by so quickly, it has been a great month though! First off my birthday was on the 15th and I was lucky enough to have my mom fly down to be with me. Seeing her reminded me of how much I miss home! It was great having her here and I know my riding benefited from it as well! She also cooked an incredibly good birthday dinner for me and about 15 others who stopped by to help me celebrate! Thanks mom! That night I also was introduced to the SmartPak crew. It was fantastic meeting them and spending time with them. Not only have I ordered SmartPak supplements for my horse but I am in the process of ordering breeches from them, an eventing bridle and stuff for my new dog. (I will get to that in a little!)
So, not only is the SmartPak crew fun, they also have a fantastic product that I am so excited to be using! Thank you SmartPak! Check out their website. www.smartpakequine.com
Next on the list of things to talk about; new dog! While Grace and Allison were in Florida a friend of mine Jordynn had come across a dog who needed a home. He had come from a bad home and Grace had been looking for a dog so naturally she called dibs. While Grace was gone I had fallen in love with this pup. Like literally in love. Well Grace decided to torture me and make me think she was still going to take him, it was torture! Then my birthday rolls around and Jordynn had brought the pup with a bow on and they surprised me with him! It was perfect! SO to make a long story short, I have a new dog and we have decided Grace is the godmother.
Training Sessions took place with Mark Phillips on the 16th, 17th, and 18th. The first day Mark had requested that I cross country school. I was excited to do this, Paradise is a great place to school and there was a fairly large turn out including SmartPak who got some good footage of Chloe and I, I will post it as soon as I get it! Chloe was super schooling. Mark worked with me on my position bringing me a bit more forward in my seat. I think both him and I were equally pleased with the lesson. When I asked if I should flat or jump the next day he said "I don't need to see your horse jump again, if you have a rail I will know its your fault." Flat work it is. So the next day was kind of a nightmare. First Chloe would not load in the trailer and then of coarse leave it up to my mom and I to get lost. I showed up a tad bit late but luckily Mark did not seem to mind. Chloe was a bit behind my leg in this flat lesson. We spent some time on a 20 meter circle and then he got on her which I was very excited about. It was good to see what he wanted. When I got back on her I was able to get it a lot easier. I think it is a lot harder to do cross countrty then get a flat lesson the next day. One day you ask your horse to be stretched out and galloping and the next you want her collected and sitting down. It is not the easiest transition for them. SmartPak got some footage of this too which I will post as well! I was not scheduled to ride the following day but I wanted to and Mark was willing to make it work. I was given a 7 AM ride time I think as torture for being late. This time around Chloe and I got what he wanted us to get a lot quicker. We worked on changes and I was pleased with how it all went. Another lesson was definitely beneficial for both Chloe and I. Overall the training sessions were extremely successful!
Unfortunately my mom had to go home. It was sad saying goodbye, I had so much fun with her and I was not ready for her to leave! I am already trying to plan her next visit, hopefully the next one will include my dad too! I am lucky to have such great relationships with my parents and lucky to have their support!
Chloe is doing super. She looks and feels great! I have Southern Pines next weekend where Chloe and I will be running Advanced. I will be sure to post next week to let you all know how it went!


Buckeliegh! He is named after the farm where I currently am.


Xoxo Kelly and Chloe

Training Sessions!

Okay so first let me update you all on Chloe. The day she was scheduled to go to the vet her legs broke out with fungus. THANK GOD! It explains the legs going up and down and it also explains the stopping, poor thing was in pain :( So I have been treating them and riding her with out boots and it is definitely getting better!
This past week has been a little crazy for me so I apologize for the delayed posts! The Pro Derby Cross took place this past week and Allison and Grace (Her groom and my roomie) made the drive to Florida with three horses and took part in the very successful derby cross. The pictures looked fantastic and made me wish I was there! They will stay there through the 14th for Red Hills Horse Trials. This means it has been a busy couple days for me and will continue to be but I am enjoying every minute of riding all these horses!
This past Friday and Saturday I had training sessions with Captain Mark Phillips over at Plantation which Is a lovely facility. I was nervous, last time I rode with him Chloe was not wanting any part of it and well it just did not go very well. So naturally I was nervous. The first day I rode dressage because that is our weakest phase and any extra help is appreciated. It was a fantastic lesson and Mark was pleased with what he saw and I was so proud of Chloe. I really pushed on her and she let me. He worked a lot on my canter transitions which is definitely something I need to work on. I also had tried putting an ear bonnet on her to see if that would help her spookiness. I think it did! CMP was holding a water bottle during our lesson and when he squeezed it she did not spook! I know it sounds silly but normally that would have her flying across the ring. I was so pleased with the whole day and felt like I could sleep easier that night! I asked if I could jump the following day, and he said that would be fine. That alone let me know he was pleased enough with my dressage to not want to do two days. The following day my lesson was at eight and it was raining, yuck! He watched me jump around a bit and was very complimentary of both my horse and my riding. I felt my eye was a little rusty but Chloe was jumping super and he was very encouraged with what he saw. We discussed my plans for the year and I left feeling on top of the world! It just made me feel like all my hard work is paying off and it made all of this feel a little more worth it. I also feel so lucky to have found a working student program where the trainer is really invested in my horse and myself. My dressage lesson shows that Allison is really putting a lot into helping us and I cant thank her enough for it.
I don't compete until the end of the month over at Southern Pines in North Carolina. My mom comes to visit in a few short days and I am SO EXCITED! I will be turning 21 on the 15th and i'm excited she will be here to celebrate with me :) I think we are going to try to cross country school some and I will let you all know how it goes!
Lastly I would like to thank RevitaVet for there sponsorship I just got word that They would like to sponsor me. They have such a fantastic product and I use it every day as a preventative maintenance on my horse and Allison uses it on all her horses as well. I really notice a difference I feel it essential especially for upper level horses in keeping them happy and feeling good. http://www.revitavet.com/index.html Check out there website for more information!


The pictures are courtesy of Kate Samuels and the videos which I will post later today are courtesy of Kaitlyn McMorris. I have to thank Kaitlyn for being such a fantastic friend and coming to the training sessions and videoing for me. :)


xoxo Kelly and Chloe

When I was a kid and someone would say "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I remember thinking I wanted to win the Olympics and be a professional horse rider of coarse. And like all my teachers have said practice makes perfect. At that time I thought if I did exactly that, practice practice practice I would get there. At that time no one told me all the sweat, tears, lack of money and sleep deprivation that would occur in the attempt to reach that goal of mine, being a professional rider and better yet riding for the team. Recently a friend of mine had mentioned how happy my blog posts have been. Actually, to quote her directly she said "STOP SOUNDING SO HAPPY! Your making me want to drop out of school and move out there." Don't get me wrong, all that happiness is legit, but unfortunately with this sport practice, practice, practice does not always make perfect.

When I first moved out here I knew I would be working hard. I knew my life would be horses and I knew this would either secure my decision in being a professional or make me reconsider, in other words this would make me or break me. When I say working had let me be more specific.I work about an average of 66 hours a week. with the excpetion of days like yesterday when we arrived at the barn at five and left at 7 30. 14 hours at the barn . An average day may consist of riding, icing, revita vetting, riding, cleaning stalls, turning horses out, cleaning padocks, blanketing, unblanketing, cleaning stalls, grooming, icing, wrapping, cleaning tack, cleaning the barn, cleaning horses, packing, unpacking, graining X3, feeding X3 and finding time to eat somewhere in the middle of that. Eating is very crucial to my happiness. Throughout all of this maddeness as an upper level rider I need to find time to also prepare for the competitions. Packing for myself, getting my horse ready and getting myself mentally prepared. Allison does a very good job at making sure we can get that done, does not make it easier though. There are only so many hours in the day! Coming out here I had worried that maybe I was making this move to soon. Maybe I should have some more advanced runs under my belt first? When I mentioned this to my mom she reassured me both my horse and I were ready for this. Coming to the east coast It was like going from being a big fish in a small pond to the exact opposite. Its hard not to feel like I have something to prove, but at the same time it is nice to not have anyone know me. I can do my thing and thats that.
After the first pine top Chloe had a leg that was worrying me, It was a bit larger then normal and of coarse seeing how she is all I have right now I got paranoid. I made sure to ice and revita vet and wrap! It went away and I decided maybe it had to do with a combo of the hard footing and studs which she is not used to. I kept working her and all seemed normal. This past Pine Top was my first advanced of the season. It was a one day so we went down the night before. Chloes legs seemed again a bit bigger then normal. I was hoping it was because she was not used to being in a stall. I walked her and they went down. The idea of something maybe being wrong but its nothing apparent just kills me. I decided I would run her slow and keep an eye on them after each phase. Dressage was first and her test was actually very good. I did simple changes instead of flying changes because I didn't want to press her for them quite yet. We had a steady test and overall I was very pleased. Next was show jumping. It was similar to the previous pine top course, lots of weird striding and they made good use of the terrain. She jumped so well last time I was really not too worried about it. She warmed up well and I went in there and jumped the first three, came to the fourth jump a vertical. Nothing special just a vertical. She stopped. I was so confused but nonetheless I came around and road it tough and she stopped again and off I came. When Chloe spooks at a jump I can feel it three strides out and all it leads to is her jumping even bigger then the normal. This was not her spooking. I gave her two good rides to it so I honestly can say it was not me. I cried my whole drive home with occasional pauses to eat chocolate. This just was not my horse. Driving home I felt the pressure of being back here, wanting to do well, being on the developing riders list, having Jimmy Wofford tell me it was good to see me on the east coast, pressure to qualify for the three star and all this combined with me worrying about my horse, and knowing that this is my shot and falling off was not a good start. So I cried and ate chocolate and talked to my mom. It did help. I got back to the barn and sure enough Chloes legs were big. This time not the right one but the left one. Great. I iced her and iced again and poulticed and wrapped. I did dressage and jumped half a course, this was not enough to make her legs big. I know my horse and I know that know matter how much other riders may tell me that this is normal for upper level horses I refuse to accept that until all other possibilities are crossed out. The next day her legs looked good and today even better. She will go to the vets tomorrow and hopefully it will be good news. I have training sessions on Thursday and Friday and I hope that I can ride in them, but Chloes soundness comes first.
Sometimes after a long hard working day I go back to my childhood dreams when everything seemed so simple. When practice practice practice as the answer to my dreams. It is comforting to sometimes forget about all the pressure and demands of this sport and remember that we do this because we love horses. Just ten minutes of sitting with Chloe reminds me of this. I love that horse and I love riding her and at the end of the day that's why I am back here.
I will keep you all posted on Chloe and please send good thoughts this way.
Xoxo Kelly and Chloe

Pine Top

Competition season is here!! FINALLY.
Pine Top was the past weekend and that was Chloes and my first outing since being back here. I will go into more detail about that in a second but first I want to fill you in on everything that has happened in the past few weeks. I am currently located in Aiken, South Carolina. I am with Allison Springer at a lovely farm called Buckleigh Farm. It is literally walking distance from both Full Gallop and Paradise Farm. Okay so let me start off by saying one of my first lessons I had when I got here was a cross country school with Phillip Dutton. We went to this amazing schooling facility called Gibbs. It was Chloes first time out in a while and mine as well. So needless to say she was...yes you guessed it...excited! I was in a lesson with Mara Dean, Kelli Temple, Ryan Wood and Jennie Brannigan. Now you see Phillip is a man of few words but when he does talk he is worth listening too. He watched Chloe jump and told me he like the way she jumped. I was trying not to pee my pants with excitement. It gets better though!! We continued schooling and she was acting pretty green and I was having to ride pretty tough. Well apparently when Phillip tells me to be "more in my leg" He means it. I came to a ditch she stopped and I fell off. Pop goes my air vest. Told you it got better. He looked down at me and says "Thats why you need to be in your leg." Why do I have to learn the hard way???? My first cross country school on the east coast and I fall. I suppose better there then Pine Top! All in all the cross country school with Phillip was super. I left there feeling extremely prepared and my horse felt confident! Cant complain about that.
The next few days before Pine Top I took a few flat lessons with Allison. I cant tell you how much I enjoy these lessons. She stresses how important your seat is, without that you cannot properly use your aids. It makes sense...if only it was that easy though! She is awesome to work with. Her lessons are upbeat and positive yet you work hard and leave there with a better horse. I have also gotten the privilege to sit on some of her horses. Like Arthur, if someone told me a year ago I would be doing that I would have laughed...Its pretty cool. Now onto Pine Top. On the east coast many of the barns trailer in to the shows, they don't stay on the ground. That is definitely a concept I have to get used to. I was feeling a bit disorganized throughout the whole show, but it all worked out in the end. The morning of dressage I pre rode Chloe and she was fantastic. I always find if I have time to ride her twice it works out in our favor. A few hours later was our test. She warmed up great but when it was her time to go she was the last horse out there and the rings on either side of her ring were being taken down. This led to some tense canter work, but I was extremely pleased with her trot work. It doesn't help having to follow Boyd Martins winning test on Remington either. I'm not sure if I will ever be used to sharing a warm up with Boyd, Phillip, Will...all of them, its overwhelming! Next we had show jumping. Allison and I had walked the course prior and found it to be a bit odd with weird distances and odd lines. I personally thought it seemed large and was thrown off a bit by the terrain in the arena. Also, having to put studs in for show jumping, so much of this is new to me! Chloe warmed up great...but I was still nervous! Allison was the ride right before me so I got to watch her go around and see what striding she put in. The course rode a lot better then it walked and Chloe jumped hard for me. We had a double clean go and once again I found myself forgiving her for her canter work in her dressage test :) Next we walked the coarse for cross country and I found myself feeling really excited! It asked all the right questions to prepare us for advanced while still making sure you will walk off feeling good and confident. Allison warmed me up and once again I really enjoyed how up beat and positive she was. It helps with the nerves. Chloe sailed around the course and was jumping super. All until we jumped into the second water. I rode poorly and she caught me on it. She was not focusing and by the time I got her attention it was too late. Allison had said you have to ride every cross country ride like its a catch ride. You take nothing for granted and you give it your all. I like that motto. As for all the hard stuff she didn't look twice. I was so pleased with her! I took all the direct lines and walked off the course feeling confident and ready for advanced! I almost forgot to tell you all, when I was walking to warm up Phillip was trotting by and he said "Good luck Kelly" BAHH he knows my name! Yes, I am totally star struck...but I am enjoying every minute of it.
Chloe has been in dressage boot camp. Allison rode her today and got her absolutely AMAZING. I wanted to cry...actually it is possible I did a little bit. I am so excited to get her dressage to where it needs to be and it is nice Allison is so confident it will get there.
I have made some good friends since I have been here and even have had a bit of a social life! Crazy right?? Last night we went to Doug Paynes for a bonfire It was nice meeting new people and getting dressed and putting something besides breeches on was refreshing!
I have a quiet week this week then the craziness starts back up again. I have three days of training sessions with CMP. and then its Pine Top. The advanced is a one day so I am trying to mentally prepare myself for that and seeing if I could somehow have Allison pass as me on dressage day and just ride Chloe. Only kidding.....kinda. In the mean time I am going to enjoy this 75 degree weather. I miss the west coast and am rooting for all of you at the shows! Good luck with the start of the season and to all of you young riders keep kicking butt!


This is the link to Chloes pictures from Pine Top. If you copy and paste it to your browser you can see them!!


http://www.hoofclix.com/Pine-Top-Farm/2011-02-13-USEA-Horse-Trial/KellyPughCopycat-Chloe68/15818411_v2gAW#1187561470_R45EG


xoxo
Kelly and Chloe

Chloe

I have to be honest, I spend more time thinking about what to title my blog posts then I do on actually writing the post. "Chloe" seemed fitting.
As I mentioned in my last post I had a jump school with Bonnie Mosser on Monday. I expressed how I was worried Chloe would be a bit enthusiastic and well once again I find myself searching for a word to express just how enthusiastic she was. Poor Bonnie. I think some words I heard her say were "Hang on!" "Oh shit" and "Thanks god I dont have to get on that horse." Okay maybe I am exaggerating a bit. Lets just say after that lesson it was clear to me Chloe was feeling good and fit. Bonnie taught a great lesson and said things in a way that made complete sense to me. I told her about how I am already having dreams about my training sessions and she responded by telling me how in her dreams she would show up to her training sessions about to get on her horse but she was wearing flip flops. I was so relived to know that even some of the best riders out there share the same nerves as I do. (I hope she doesn't get mad at me for sharing that!!) We both agreed that the jumps were not Chloes problem it was her rideability in between the jumps. She set up a lot of exercises to help Chloe be more supple inbetween. My favoroite exercise was when I would jump an oxer then canter through a row of canter poles. It kept Chloe thinking and working in between the jumps. It did seem to help because she did get a lot better and by that I mean bucking a lot less! I call that a success!!
I also mentioned that I had the opportunity to chat with Denny Emerson for a bit. If you are not friends with his barn on facebook....YOU SHOULD BE! No seriously he has some of the most amazing posts and I follow it just about as religiously as I follow eventing nation and that says something. Tamarack Hill Farm is the name. Anyways, We chated for quite sometime and I found him so easy to talk to. Someone who I have admired for my whole riding career, someone who has accomplished things that I dream about accomplishing and here I was sitting on his couch petting his dog listening to him talk. It was fantastic. One of the things that stuck with me the most was when he talked to me about the importance of owners. He explained to me that eventing was this magic carpet ride. I needed to find someone to go on this magic carpet ride with me. Someone who loved the sport so much and someone who believed in my riding so much that they were willing to live it through me. He said I was in a point in my career where an owner would be ideal. Apparently my parents cant keep this up for my whole life! Denny was so easy to talk to and not to mention funny. He also took the time to talk to me about all the pictures on the wall of his tack room. Who they were, what horse it was and what they went on to do. He showed me around the farm and pointed out different horses to me telling me about there breeding and what not. When I was having difficulties deciding about my future I called him for advice and he gladly helped me. Its really cool to have his name in my contact list on my phone!! Denny runs a very successful training facility in Southern Pines, NC. If you are ever in the area you should definitely check it out.
Also, a little interesting fact about The Fork. Way way way back in the day it used to be a trading post. I'm talking like revolutionary war days. When I was on a trail ride with my roommate she took the time to show me the "Human Cemetery." It sounds kind of creepy, which at first I thought it was, but after seeing it I thought it was pretty fascinating! Here is a picture of Chloe on the trail and the cemetery.









I go to Pine Top in a few short days and somewhere between now and then I will meet up with Allison. I am so excited! Eventing Nation recently did a post saying Aiken was the capital of eventing. I cant wait to be there! Chloe has been doing flat work for the last couple days and has been fantastic. Lets hope that stays the same! Tomorrow most of the east coast will be greeted with below freezing temps and rain. (It is actually pouring out while I write this) So that means ice. Have I mentioned how much I miss California weather??? My logic is with all this cold I should eat more to stay warmer...makes sense to me!
All of you competing at Galway this weekend good luck and have fun at the annual meeting!!
I will keep you all posted on the move to Allison's, the training sessions, Pine Top, and Chloe of course!!














After Our lesson with Bonnie. Chloes ears refused to go forward and I look like I am ten
years old.






Chloe meeting Biscuit the barn cat...They are friends!!















Xoxo
Kelly and Chloe