tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53361595943184946392024-02-07T16:36:51.724-08:00Kelly Pugh EventingKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-7107270868585437782013-02-12T21:34:00.004-08:002013-02-12T21:34:40.827-08:002013 show season has arrived!!The 2013 show season is well underway with two competitions already come and gone. The first of the season was Fresno County Horse Park. I took Spot in the Intermediate division and was really pleased with how he performed. He won the dressage by a solid five points and went on to jump clean. Every day I feel so grateful for the opportunity to ride such a fantastic horse. The rest of Flying Tail Farms performed well and those who did not compete took advantage of the wonderful cross country course their and we all got a good school in. Galway quickly approached and as always they hosted a wonderful event. Once again Spot was fantastic he jumped clean and had a top three dressage finish. I know he can be winning the dressage every time and I am well aware that I am standing in the way of that happening. Dressage has been my weaker phase in the past but I am working hard to change that and every time I compete I feel it is improving greatly. We had a bit of time cross country but seeing as it was his first run of the season and his first time at the intermediate level I did not find it necessary to push him. Flying Tail Farms once again had a very good outing with Zachary Brandt having a strong finish in the intermediate division and Hollie Read showing maybe she is ready to make the move up to prelim soon?!?! A big thank you to my mom who coaches better then anyone I know! Also a shout out to Beth Cannon who made sure we had starbucks EVERY morning. Totally necessary to compete well. :) My dad made the drive out for which I am very grateful for and my wonderful boyfriend wore many hats over the weekend helping me, cheering me on and supporting me all while be awesome and we even managed to do a few crossfit workouts over the weekend. Overall I would call it a success!! As always my wonderful sponsors deserve a shootout; RevitaVet, SmartPak, Buckeye Grain, Voltaire Saddles, APF and MR4 Activet Laser.
Flying Tail Farms hosted the USEf West Coast Training sessions a few weeks back and if you are in the area and did not get the chance to audit I highly suggest trying to make it happen this time. USA team coach David O'Connor is a wonderful coach and offered so much information that I am still weeks later running his lessons through my head. It was a great learning experience being able to watch, listen and talk with him. I was able to ride Spot with him and before we jumped he got on and it was awesome watching him ride. He liked Spot a lot and I am excited to work more with him in the future. The west coast riders really showed DOC what they are made of and should be very proud of themselves!
As it has already been made public I am sure many of you know about the sale of my wonderful mare Copycat Chloe. Chloe shipped out to the east coast last Thursday to go back to her old/new home. She joined Allison Springer and I wish them nothing but success! That mare holds a very special place in my heart and always will. Saying goodbye to her was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done but I know she is going to a great home and for that I am very happy. I got Chloe as a very green six year old who had never competed and took her to both her and my first CCI Three Star at Fair Hill where we finished first in the Under25 Division. We also won the 2010 NAJYRC Individual Gold and Team silver in the two star division. We were named to many training lists and have had much success together. We put each other on the map and I will forever be grateful for all she has done for me and will miss her greatly but I am definitely enjoying all the updates I am getting :) I can't wait to watch the two of them do big things together! Thank you to everyone who supported Chloe and I and believed in us. Your support helped take us places I never knew was possible and I can't thank you all enough for being apart of that journey.
For some more exciting news I head to Ireland in a few short days and could not be more excited! Once again I would like to thank David Garret and the rest of his family for funding this trip and wanting to support an up and coming rider. We need more people like them in this sport! I will be in Ireland for seven days and fingers crossed I can get some hunting in while I am there! CANT WAIT. I will be sure to take lots of pictures and update as soon as I am back.
Last but not least I would like to welcome MR4 Activet Laser onto my team of sponsors! This laser is a top of the line laser that can treat anything from soreness, open wounds, pain, tissue repair, reduce swelling to maintenance. Better yet it can be used on humans too. I look forward to giving this a go and am excited to report back on how awesome it is!
The weekend after Ireland I head to Twin Rivers with the rest of FTF for hopefully what will be another successful show! I will be sure to keep you all updated and once again, thank you for reading :)
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Churros before cross country schooling. Only Zach would actually do this.
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Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-75266863030691094392012-11-28T15:38:00.000-08:002012-11-28T15:38:01.595-08:00The end of 2012 seasonThe end to a season is always a bit bittersweet. I find myself ready for a bit of a break yet my competitive side wants to keep going! All the horses went out with a bang this season! Galway Downs hosted one of the nicest events I have ever had the privilege of attending. Robert Kellerhouse and his team did an amazing job bringing in spectators and running a flawless event. Spot On competed in the CCI * star and I have to say that was probably one of my most memorable cross country rides to this date. I came off course hugged my mom and had to hold back tears. He is a fairly new ride to me and although we have had smooth cross country rounds leading up to this show, this was the first time we worked as a team. It was a pretty special moment for me. Spot went on to jump a double clean show jump round and came in fourth in a 50 plus division of talented horses and riders. I can't wait for his future! My other horse competing that weekend was my OTTB five year old Tito. He continues to step his game up and this weekend was no exception. He competed in the T3D and I have to say being able to do steeplechase again was so much fun! He ended on his dressage score coming in third place and keeps showing everyone what a trier he is. Another horse who's future I am so excited for! Chloe spent the end of her season strutting her stuff in the Jumper ring. She is truly a freak of nature when it comes to show jumping and its fun to see her excel in that. She did multiple mini prixs and even won one of them!
One of the highlights of the year for me was watching my mom compete again for the first time in over nine years! She completely killed it winning the dressage, running fast and clean on cross country and unfortunately one unlucky rail knocked her to second. Nonetheless she made it known that she still has it!!! It was so fun to be apart of that!! GO MOM!
When the end of the season rolls around it comes time to reflect on everything. I have had some highs this season and also some of my lowest lows. Unfortunately the lows is apart of this sport like it is in any sport and you learn to use the lows to make yourself better. A lot of lessons have been learned this season and I can't wait to come back out next season a little wiser. I am so lucky to have the support that I do. My mother is not only my couch she is my mentor, my friend and someone who inspires me everyday to strive for the best. She has been by my side to help me through the lows and celebrate my highs all the while keeping me level headed. My dad is my biggest fan and not only do we have an amazing bond he has a special bond with each of my horses and I know he is just as emotionally invested in these animals as I am. Being back in California made me realize how much I missed working with Shannon Lilley. She is such an inspiration and I know has my best interests at heart. I can't wait for her to be competing at the FEI levels again with me, its going to be soon too!! Flying Tail Farms is such a wonderful family and I am very lucky to be apart of it.
I am very very lucky to have some wonderful sponsors. Without these guys I would not be nearly as successful and my horses would not be privy to some of the best supplements, feed and equipment out there. APF, SmartPak, RevitaVet, Voltaire Designs and Buckeye Grain. Thank you so much for your continued support!
This off season welcomes the horses with a bit of down time but mostly with homework for all of us. I know what we have to work on and I can't wait to get started! All the horses look great besides being a bit dirty and furry :) Looking onto next year I have a full competition schedule but most excited about my trip to Ireland. In my last blog I introduced the Garret Family as my new owners and we have now finalized the details for our horse shopping trip. Ireland here we come!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful season and are all enjoying some down time. Happy Holidays and see you all back at it soon!!
xoxo
Kelly
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Spot at Galway
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Chloe at woodside
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Spot with his pretty ribbon!
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The first horse inspection
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CCI* show jump
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My wonderful family!
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My mom competing!!
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Spotty boy :)
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Chloe Advanced show jump
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Spotty!
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Tito <3
Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-43801337446046664382012-09-24T13:51:00.002-07:002012-09-24T13:51:43.981-07:00Summer SeasonBeing home has been nothing short of amazing. Although I miss my friends I made in Virginia there is nothing quit like being surrounded by your family while doing what you love. Woodside was a good show for me getting back in the swing of things. Chloe came in Second in the advanced and Tito proved that he is a horse of the future. Montana did not go quit as planned for Chloe but unfortunately thats all part of it. You can read all about it on Eventing Nation and in the search bar type in "kelly pugh"
This past weekend I took a handful of horses to Twin Rivers. It was fun competing there seeing as how it has been almost two years since I have been there and as always The Baxter family did an outstanding job and put on a wonderful show. My prelim horse Spot was wonderful, although I felt he got robbed in the dressage he was consistently good all weekend. I am very excited to have the ride on this horse! My training horse Tito was also consistently good. Both the dressage ring and show jump ring was full of atmosphere and he handled it wonderfully. Chloe also had a good weekend. I have been working with Bea DiGrazia along with my mother on the flat and the combination of the two have them has been helping Chloe and I get consistently better and better on the flat. It is hard for me to be patient with her knowing what she is capable of getting but that is why I am being patient. I know it is in there and in time everyone else will see it too. Overall Twin Rivers was a successful show. Team FTF had a good weekend with both Hollie Read and Holly Garret ending in the top three. Congrats guys! I also want to thank everyone who helped me this weekend. Couldn't have done it without you all!
Now time to get ready for woodside! Chloe will run in the CIC three star, Spot in the Prelim and Tito in the Training. I will also be riding a client horse in the training. A very nice horse owned by Cathy Rich. I am so thankful for the opportunity to be sitting on so many nice horses! Woodside is one of my favorite events and I can't wait to be back there competing.
Now for some really exciting news!! It was hard to write all that and leave this to the end but here it goes...I want to welcome the Garret Family as owners. Pretty soon here My mother and myself and the Garrett Family will embark on a trip to Ireland to hopefully come back with something pretty special! I am so excited to have them be apart of this journey. Hollie Garrett is a talented young rider and I hope being apart of this will encourage her to follow her dreams and show her that with hard work anything is possible. I am so thrilled to be going to Ireland and even more thrilled to add another horse to my string! I couldn't think of a more supportive family who not only believe in me but believes in this sport. I will be sure to keep you all posted on Woodside and Ireland. A shout out to my wonderful sponsors; SmartPak, Revita Vet, APF, Buckeye Grain, and Voltaire Designs. As always thanks for reading!
xoxo
Kelly, Buckleigh, chloe, Spot and Tito
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Dad reppin My sponsors!
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Jump School with Chloe
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Another Day at the office for Buckleigh.
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Chloe jump schooling at home
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Hula hooping with Ryder :)
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Chloe walk hacking in Aspen Farms
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Spot At Twin Rivers. Photo Credit Ashley Stone.
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New Pikuer Coats!
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Big Winner!
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Tito doing dressage
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Holly Garrett third place in her first novice!
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Spot!
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Buckleigh and his bunny friend :)
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My mommy breaking in my new boots! :)
Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-84043696126292629132012-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:002012-06-27T16:00:11.412-07:00Im Back!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKJ0djZoDMOee5cr3UDgcu9vbVVcL0BhykxrhymUd2YwfdEsSYm-Ns0ftMDIu0ANL-qDAGYIxGkZaalaBuU2Fd9k9vREov3QDqhgLzM8K5EQFwH11zjFnELateZvNZpRClt4GvS2j-Iix/s1600/528226_10150727259190827_475984338_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="250" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKJ0djZoDMOee5cr3UDgcu9vbVVcL0BhykxrhymUd2YwfdEsSYm-Ns0ftMDIu0ANL-qDAGYIxGkZaalaBuU2Fd9k9vREov3QDqhgLzM8K5EQFwH11zjFnELateZvNZpRClt4GvS2j-Iix/s320/528226_10150727259190827_475984338_n.jpg" /></a>
Im back! I am back to blogging and even more exciting back to California! Since my last blog a lot has happened so I will try not to dwell on the little details but more or less cover the big stuff!
Last I talked to you all Chloe and I were in Aiken for the winter and well underway with the season!
As per usual we ended our Aiken trip at The Fork Horse Trials in Norwood, North Carolina. This is one of my favorite events but not somewhere that I have had particularly good luck at. All of Aiken Chloes (and my) dressage had been improving quit steadily. I was getting some very quality work and was really excited to show the whole world what Chloe was made of. Unfortunately Chloe is a completely different horse at a show. The atmosphere and above all the noises! She is so sensitive to noises and without those "noises" it is hard to replicate what kind of horse I will have trotting around the ring. Both times I have competed at the Fork the speakers have gotten the best of her. I am in the process of trying to figure out how to ride with speakers everyday. Maybe a radio will do? After another disappointing dressage test I was feeling pretty low on myself. Knowing the kind of work I can get from her at home had me feeling like I was letting her down. Maybe if I was better, knew how to ride through it. There had been some ideas tossed around about selling her and this made me equally depressed. Giving up on her didn't seem to be the answer either. I decided at this point all I could do was focus on the rest of the show and dwell on the rest later. YOu cannot go into a three star cross country round doubting your riding. You just can't. So we went out of the start box and I was soon reminded just how special she is. She tackled the (what I found to be a fairly tough track) with ease and we both came off course feeling better and more confident then before. This is a sign of a good course. I managed to mess up my line to corner and she wacked her knee pretty hard. Lots of icing and walking she passed the jog and then I decided to withdrawal her from the competition. Knees can be tricky and I would much rather her be healthy then make her show jump. Show jumping is one of her stronger phases and there will always be another day. Coming from this show with very mixed results and a long drive ahead made me really reflect on everything. I knew I had a nice horse under me, I knew her dressage was tricky but good riders don't get good by only sitting on easy horses. I knew that if in the future I wanted to be able to work through tricky horses it would have to start with Chloe. I know she has it in her and I am so lucky to be sitting on her. Yes her dressage is a challenge and it is also wonderful experience for me to better myself. Chloe and I have come up through the levels together teaching each other, trusting each other and most of all progressing together.
After The Fork Allison and I continued on to Virginia where Beverly Equestrian awaited our arrival. This is the new facility that Team Springer runs out of. When I say facility I mean breath taking, unreal state of the arc facility. It really is unreal and to have had the opportunity to ride there was so special. Allisons groom grace had gone ahead and started the transition phase. Moving an operation into a new facility is not an easy task and it took a lot of time and hard work to make sure it went smoothly. It was around this time that Allison took off to Rolex, Kentucky and was the highest placed American coming in second place. This put her right on the Olympic selectors radar and this is when I stared to weigh all my options. Originally I had only planned to be on the east coast for a year to gain experience which I did and then some! Having been there for a year and a half I had to start thinking about where is best for me to be, where I have the most opportunity and where I want to be. Allison has been nothing short of amazing to me. She has been my mentor, my coach, my friend, my fan and my inspiration. With her being gone for two months with the olympics I realized I am still at a spot in my life where I need to be in consistent training. With another young horse at home, a sister pregnant with twins and an amazing support crew out west I decided now might be a good time to come home.
So within a few weeks my dad had flown out and a truck and trailer packed to the brim with Chloes stuff, my stuff (a lot more then what I came out with) and Buckleigh we headed back home. It was hard to leave behind the beautiful state, all my wonderful friends who had become my family and the life I had started there. But I knew it was the right thing to do. After dropping my best friend Grace off in Chicago (one of the hardest parts!) My dad and I headed back to California. It was a long, long, long, long, long drive. It is the third time I have made that time and for some reason I always seem to forget just how looonnngggg that drive is. Chloe traveled great and I was greeted with open arms. It was weird being the new kid at the barn but it was home and it felt great to be back. Chloe had a few days off to recover from the trip but before long she was back in work and getting ready for Woodside Horse Trials. I had three horses going there and they all exceeded my expectations! Chloe came in second in the Open Advanced division and this was a great way to start off being back! My mom has a young OTTB named Tito and he ran the novice division and showed he has a ton of potential. The other horse I rode was Spot who after being in the top three after dressage I realized I was in love! He competed in the preliminary challenge and was near perfect. It felt great/feels great to be back and showing on the west coast!
Since woodside I have had some bad luck regarding my health. I got wacked in the head by a young horse and got a pretty severe concussion that left me on bed rest and a good amount of time out of the saddle. This was weird for me, probably the most time I have been away from the barn in years. I can't thank Zach Brandt and Theresa Hartcourt and the rest of FTF for keeping my ponies going for me. It turned out to be a good time to be on bed rest because my sister decided to have her twins during this time! I am an auntie!!! a huge congrats to my sister and her husband!! I can't wait to get those boys of some ponies :)
I recovered and was able to take a horse and student to an event only to come home and get trampled. Saying trampled sounds pretty awful but luckily I am only walking away with some pretty good bruising. I think I need to wear my helmet at all times. NO joke. YAY for horses!!
Now the count down to Rebecca Farms starts! This show is in Montana and it is no doubt my favorite show out there! I have not been able to attend for a few years so I am beyond excited. To add to the excitement I have received the Rebecca Farms travel grant which will help to cover the traveling costs! This is very exciting!! Chloe will run the CIC three star there and Tito ( named after my moms favorite vodka) will run the training there.
As most of you know Shannon Lilley, assistant trainer at Flying Tail Farms had emergency back surgery which has left her out of the saddle for a good chunk of time. Her attitude is so inspirational and everyday I am am trying to mirror it. I know that soon enough she will be back in the saddle again and we will be once more rotting her on while she is winning more gold medals!
I also want to welcome some new sponsors to my team. Buckeye Grain and Voltaire Saddles. Buckeye Grain is unreal and I promise if you put your horse on it you will notice the difference in no time. Chloe has never looked better, never traveled better and never been happier. If your interested in more details or getting your horse on Buckeye grain please contact me! Voltaire Saddles is the next sponsor and I can't be more thrilled about this. The quality of saddles and the costumer service is unreal. Again, if you have any questions feel free to ask! And onto of them I want to give a shout out to the rest of my wonderful sponors. Smartpak, RevitaVet and APF.
Lastly, I want to thank my wonderful support team. My family, everyone at Flying Tail Farms and all my friends who I still talk to in Virginia and my wonderful boyfriend! You are all my rock and I feel so lucky to have you all.
My last and final note! The long list for Team USA competes in Barbury Castle this weekend across the pond in Europe. Good luck to everyone and especially Allison and Arthur! We are all cheering for you!!
Sorry this is so long! Can you imagine if I included all the little details! It feels great to be back blogging and I promise next time you hear from me it will be in a couple days when we start our journey to Montana!
Kelly
Here I leave you with some pictures in no particular order!
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My going away dinner!
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My best friend and I! Our matching was not planned!!
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My sister and I on bed rest together
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Spot and I decked out in smartpak
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My mom who who flew out for The Fork. this was before Sunday Jog.
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Woodside Advanced
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Woodside Advanced
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The Fork CIC 3 star
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The Fork
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The Fork
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The one and only Buckleigh. Hard day at the office.
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My arrival back home
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Im an aunt!!
TheKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-58117676086947799062012-02-22T15:35:00.005-08:002012-02-22T16:27:38.972-08:00AikenI cant even began to explain how fast time has gone by. I swear just yesterday we were pulling in to our Farm here in Aiken but in reality we have been here for two months now and and the season is well underway!<br />Settling in was an exhausting feat and for three girls the amount of lifting and unloading we did was enough to put a body builder to shame! Okay maybe thats a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much! We were greeted with the lovely weather that we venture down to Aiken for and all the horses seemed to settle in quite nicely! Once in Aiken it has been all business. We currently have sixteen horses and only two of us to do all the barn chores. Allison is very hands on though and that helps us out along with the help of Jessica Rich. Without her Grace or I would not see a day off, so thank you! With all the horses this has left me to do a lot of the riding and I am averaging about five or six a day and that has been an absolute privilege. <br />Chloe has been doing great and has really matured since last year which I am incredibly excited about! We have been working a lot on our dressage and I believe it shows. She has done several dressage shows since being here and was quite good at our first show of the season. Speaking of our first show that was two weeks ago at Pine Top in Thomson, Ga. Chloe was very rideable in the dressage, show jumped a clean round and rocked around the course feeling good and confident! I really have a good feeling about 2012!<br />I leave tomorrow for her first advanced run of the season also at Pine Top. On top of working on her dressage the selectors have all said I need to work on her making time on cross country. Last year she was quite green at the level and I never really pushed her to make the time. This season I have been working to have her be a bit more fit and I am excited to see what I have!<br />On top of competing Chloe I have had the great opportunity to sit on Allison's horse Burger. Since Virginia I have been sitting on him quite regularly and really enjoying it! He has really helped me ride Chloe better and just getting the chance to sit on such a talented horse on a regular basis has been really great. I competed him at a local show here, Full Gallop and he was really quit super! He is currently for sale and would really excel in the hands of a young rider. <br />All in all Aiken has been really good to us! We have a great group of horses, the weather has been fantastic and of course we are all excited that show season has started! It is fun to be in a town that is literally filled with equestrians. Our local gas station has a sign saying "welcome eventers" Our local yoga studio has an equestrian class and of course its nice having all my friends so close. Jennie Brannigan and I go back to California days and now to be in Aiken together? The eventing community really is small! We have a new working student coming soon and I know Grace and I are equally excited for some extra help around here! SmartPak is also coming soon, in time for my birthday actually! What better way to celebrate then with that crew?<br />Now off to pack for Pine Top!<br />I will be sure to keep you all updated! <br />Xoxo<br />Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iUImACOGztaaAPEQwfMH3U926c98AcgzOqO5MyYMmVxoCPlEzL6hwolHXKjEcEsjdip5TI2pYKZ2zAwr4uZhNGfip1DNDz50y3gHlKqsKZEraH5E-zc0vTeg2nvZv6Zpavjt5h1NMYG7/s1600/buckleigh+smartpak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iUImACOGztaaAPEQwfMH3U926c98AcgzOqO5MyYMmVxoCPlEzL6hwolHXKjEcEsjdip5TI2pYKZ2zAwr4uZhNGfip1DNDz50y3gHlKqsKZEraH5E-zc0vTeg2nvZv6Zpavjt5h1NMYG7/s320/buckleigh+smartpak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712120027060823058" /></a>u<br />Smartpak swag<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_mwk2HExVdENDuuNuW7D5fn50Bkf41pm-roj5cWPyzf_rfwWS8N0yEG2Oy05-6YIVTrNHDB9DAuuX-ppc76hKJz9ALKxALCzEoz1leK6inMI3Hym-K1Qw6spkHrx6OHxLfzT6gTQ0BaH/s1600/chloe+hug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_mwk2HExVdENDuuNuW7D5fn50Bkf41pm-roj5cWPyzf_rfwWS8N0yEG2Oy05-6YIVTrNHDB9DAuuX-ppc76hKJz9ALKxALCzEoz1leK6inMI3Hym-K1Qw6spkHrx6OHxLfzT6gTQ0BaH/s320/chloe+hug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712119388737611442" /></a><br />It would not be a blog post without buckleigh! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPKfEBj0Vgt0yg0g_SDlUo2NeOimVEdwK0JPqnGnuR1nWxBNbcBNzwr3s7j3k7KuiZMNkLD3qzI9mW2NR2ym9LDlM6lTh1rj8qxgVHiwkc4_UKLuvLnXQ3FO6tiHKS5t9hsqPJjbvx0u8/s1600/baby+chloe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPKfEBj0Vgt0yg0g_SDlUo2NeOimVEdwK0JPqnGnuR1nWxBNbcBNzwr3s7j3k7KuiZMNkLD3qzI9mW2NR2ym9LDlM6lTh1rj8qxgVHiwkc4_UKLuvLnXQ3FO6tiHKS5t9hsqPJjbvx0u8/s320/baby+chloe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712119380234621522" /></a><br />And last but not least I leave you with a baby picture of Chloe and her best friend Radar. Does not get much cuter than this!Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-24082886435503654002012-01-05T15:17:00.000-08:002012-01-05T15:43:56.846-08:00Aiken Bound!I get asked a lot about the biggest differences between eventing on the west coast and the east coast. Up until now I have always come up with random answers like the footing, travel time, one days vs three days and so on. Now the answer is very clear to me though, east coasters have to move during the winter seasons! Now you see I always knew this but I have not experienced it. The past three days have been dedicated to packing up all of our belongings, horse and people stuff and packing, packing, packing! Usually Allison packs up the barn heads to Wellington, Fl for a month then packs up all over again and heads to Aiken, SC for three months. Luckily this time we are only packing for Aiken! We are pretty much packed and ready to head out Saturday morning with three trucks and trailers and two cars filled to the brim! Now everyone back here finds this to be completely normal, Allison even asked if my moms barn in California was packing up and moving for the winter. They don't know any different, but to me..its insane! I guess on the bright side it gives us a chance to really clean everything and I even donated a few boxes of clothes to goodwill! The weather has been equally insane, the other night was a low of 11 and I got stuck in snow for the first time. This month has brought on a whole new side of this crazy sport we call eventing!<br />Christmas was wonderful for me, I got to go home and spend it with my family and since Chloe is back in work now I trusted her to Helen to ride while I was away. I cant tell you how I excited I am to have her be back in work! I think both of us were going a little crazy! She looks like a true pasture pony, long hair, furry coat, and mud stains all over her. I decided I would let her enjoy it until Aiken. She has been doing light flat work and feels AMAZING! I have a really good feeling about this season! <br />On the news front I have acquired a new sponsorship with SmartPak. They are a fantastic company who specializes in supplements and on top of that carries any product you could wish for from clothing to tack to gifts to dog products. I am so thrilled to be in partnership with this company! <br />We leave for Aiken in a few short days and I cant wait to get down to business. Chloe will be attending a lot of dressage shows and Allison will be getting in at least 6 new client horses which means a lot of riding! Chloe will be shooting for Jersey Fresh CCI three star in the spring and then we will go from there! I will be sure to keep you all posted as our season starts.<br />Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season and once again thank you for reading!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItTwaa6vb35N66FTVntB0e3Iu-mIeBrHpNjHg_ujbP8Tomi1DX8E4Pn5nqm6dWeDjMY1KrHhYgN2UfYvxQp6smnvchlfHn86IFl_LaoTPuzxyLxQP3RI9cDTHxy_C_LN-StMEb6MfAMGt/s1600/Kelly+and+Chloe+Fair+Hill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItTwaa6vb35N66FTVntB0e3Iu-mIeBrHpNjHg_ujbP8Tomi1DX8E4Pn5nqm6dWeDjMY1KrHhYgN2UfYvxQp6smnvchlfHn86IFl_LaoTPuzxyLxQP3RI9cDTHxy_C_LN-StMEb6MfAMGt/s320/Kelly+and+Chloe+Fair+Hill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694297228900990210" /></a><br />Fair Hill CCI 3*** <br />xoxo<br />Kelly,Chloe and BuckleighKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-10067402241923180852011-11-08T09:21:00.000-08:002011-11-08T10:50:45.279-08:00Fair Hill InternationalA 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! <br />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.<br />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. <br />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!<br />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!! <br />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! <br />On a side note Buckleigh was featured in the Chronicle of the horse. I will try and find a picture to post! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2sfLd3xguPec6ONxcr7MdVvGA6oRTjDBVcEvRxLpyulykoBoo_nnX7dU4DsqhrNVibORyEvWahinfI7sqjgBsiwpSdtIfGv2bX35UHa0wR1PvHJBAhCiniWi-28ehZZ5JweN4CcHuuO9/s1600/chloe+fair+hill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2sfLd3xguPec6ONxcr7MdVvGA6oRTjDBVcEvRxLpyulykoBoo_nnX7dU4DsqhrNVibORyEvWahinfI7sqjgBsiwpSdtIfGv2bX35UHa0wR1PvHJBAhCiniWi-28ehZZ5JweN4CcHuuO9/s320/chloe+fair+hill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672693749230870738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDJ268-XxdKpn7bq-qiiN6D3ZqiP0XxVrG9ZnyxBVbeAfgntpuzjMl9nrgjxQc_80rnD7B7tiMRnzOHhinjJXgUKy1ikIsLq1nxWjy8ymhO7We8sGXq3RK7mRNe8nD6FeRh-wvJzdeU2Y/s1600/chloe+fair+hill5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDJ268-XxdKpn7bq-qiiN6D3ZqiP0XxVrG9ZnyxBVbeAfgntpuzjMl9nrgjxQc_80rnD7B7tiMRnzOHhinjJXgUKy1ikIsLq1nxWjy8ymhO7We8sGXq3RK7mRNe8nD6FeRh-wvJzdeU2Y/s320/chloe+fair+hill5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672693743262259218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzZki4Cqfky0Kc1XRJAM8fCefpJEKI1f2AI9b-SE4b6VXw8-rxL8_72ngIBM7LYk9fPxCYVNwVTsYJdNGfzOR5kypaW0rPjfOTS1dZsT1drysUgYdi-Sj9gIhqyKbMiVb2y8qd08S8YLi/s1600/chloe+fair+hill+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzZki4Cqfky0Kc1XRJAM8fCefpJEKI1f2AI9b-SE4b6VXw8-rxL8_72ngIBM7LYk9fPxCYVNwVTsYJdNGfzOR5kypaW0rPjfOTS1dZsT1drysUgYdi-Sj9gIhqyKbMiVb2y8qd08S8YLi/s320/chloe+fair+hill+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672693740067490946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZURsSBSSSVM5f8rRSHWk0Pil4U8Ggljp-iFeekIuYRUFrLAHFHU3fdAEW6IHuEF1XwGhu4bnKlleKzQ-YuvuLILmvnxt8w-N6rB-KH6OSXP8UX8cnJRpFIsQZr7jVm82rV6eeeDh8MJD/s1600/chloe+fair+hill+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZURsSBSSSVM5f8rRSHWk0Pil4U8Ggljp-iFeekIuYRUFrLAHFHU3fdAEW6IHuEF1XwGhu4bnKlleKzQ-YuvuLILmvnxt8w-N6rB-KH6OSXP8UX8cnJRpFIsQZr7jVm82rV6eeeDh8MJD/s320/chloe+fair+hill+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672693731109805554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aA7MTKZuZVyiZXpDZ4bI2WoGEmCHdLw6ZqDp6GRoRkhdr6dFLK2DcfrYiefDiVEvH6l6Ijkd8ugVPB0zGxEsWDyxaddWhon-lvIMD4tjXDnZMWRJbfiAQzfjls_ZfAY4Vlru9dbjo4Nw/s1600/Chloe+fair+hill+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aA7MTKZuZVyiZXpDZ4bI2WoGEmCHdLw6ZqDp6GRoRkhdr6dFLK2DcfrYiefDiVEvH6l6Ijkd8ugVPB0zGxEsWDyxaddWhon-lvIMD4tjXDnZMWRJbfiAQzfjls_ZfAY4Vlru9dbjo4Nw/s320/Chloe+fair+hill+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672693726885421186" /></a><br /><br />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<br /><br /> http://www.fairhillinternational.com/3coursemap.html ---A link to view the course map. You can view each jump.<br /><br />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. <br />xoxo<br />Kelly, Chloe and BuckleighKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-88115480525056514912011-09-21T14:32:00.000-07:002011-09-21T16:14:47.865-07:00Fall 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! <br />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.<br />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! <br />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. <br />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!<br />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. <br />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! <br />Overall it has been a successful few months and Chloe has improved by leaps and bounds! <br />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.<br /> 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. <br /><br />Also, Save the best for last....(drum roll...)<br />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!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64w5gzilyeeMR0v9KK5ua9PBDKFKYe9eDCCVEqqKPayUvAWW46-ua7EBkgXbF4GIuFQ_zSsbolfEN6-WQ9DJR7y1TKipOBF3vbMKJi04NiXvYnqyoXNOQu1ILVV-4HsTtpCqFD5Kli4TH/s1600/Kelly+and+Chloe+mini+grand+prix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64w5gzilyeeMR0v9KK5ua9PBDKFKYe9eDCCVEqqKPayUvAWW46-ua7EBkgXbF4GIuFQ_zSsbolfEN6-WQ9DJR7y1TKipOBF3vbMKJi04NiXvYnqyoXNOQu1ILVV-4HsTtpCqFD5Kli4TH/s320/Kelly+and+Chloe+mini+grand+prix.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654949958276534354" /></a><br />Mini Grand Prix (4'6)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xBjTH4-oaRkVoT6BE740REEHGN5v037KCpRWPh9VPTwKxCxc6iptYgMD-nSa_ouEnk_IQ-Zmhd5pitDTPMDa391JkLVWxdY3QmikVQm_Dby865lGUip4vzImprMopL12Mjl3HmuFs6wP/s1600/richland+chloe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xBjTH4-oaRkVoT6BE740REEHGN5v037KCpRWPh9VPTwKxCxc6iptYgMD-nSa_ouEnk_IQ-Zmhd5pitDTPMDa391JkLVWxdY3QmikVQm_Dby865lGUip4vzImprMopL12Mjl3HmuFs6wP/s320/richland+chloe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654949952548520578" /></a><br />Richland Park. Clearly, I thought there was another stride...oops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDKA_FidgSHovhUkSYNvh39INqcFGjnZc4tXPGoGNpIVIebokgkhmQLZsRexnGcJTIrdY-heSFFYh_vj9eAwMEOOf-dh6TaFwsdll4304hju7B7crIU9MWGoJp02BVq_rbThmph6M-Rs0/s1600/richland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDKA_FidgSHovhUkSYNvh39INqcFGjnZc4tXPGoGNpIVIebokgkhmQLZsRexnGcJTIrdY-heSFFYh_vj9eAwMEOOf-dh6TaFwsdll4304hju7B7crIU9MWGoJp02BVq_rbThmph6M-Rs0/s320/richland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654949953846858306" /></a><br />Richland Park<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFK2PbXw_F9HjP9yGhBPRJKHhQOvOloJl7amJcjXlZMFgUh0JMpV4CSu-rOIToS4U-4KBJaHC6_cJ8WLp9g8YLyl1Aw8_i2bJ5oAeaOA_zjDn4ywsmExwuATadv20iUG-rQZWguavweuye/s1600/buckleigh%2521%2521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFK2PbXw_F9HjP9yGhBPRJKHhQOvOloJl7amJcjXlZMFgUh0JMpV4CSu-rOIToS4U-4KBJaHC6_cJ8WLp9g8YLyl1Aw8_i2bJ5oAeaOA_zjDn4ywsmExwuATadv20iUG-rQZWguavweuye/s320/buckleigh%2521%2521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654954027778553730" /></a><br />Buckleigh hating his rain coat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZjNXSKAt7FNN3bexG-qFEDfZtDMtqOpsfH2Jrll2DYVTfTrXluaUBrDc8MZdZlyG34a9gwqbzzrduEpKcsTJYIpOuxyLD2ykhCed7lgiYPfmDLihVqk3-DclC0Q881rQbQxV3k3tBsPh/s1600/millbrook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZjNXSKAt7FNN3bexG-qFEDfZtDMtqOpsfH2Jrll2DYVTfTrXluaUBrDc8MZdZlyG34a9gwqbzzrduEpKcsTJYIpOuxyLD2ykhCed7lgiYPfmDLihVqk3-DclC0Q881rQbQxV3k3tBsPh/s320/millbrook.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654954027335020546" /></a><br />millbrook<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAdqL8RybMcaXPAFawTIfDU1ntGSiXxRhfNJKr2kXP9RQG_F96eYDjjFxdLeL3te2wyYOtwC7VUXS5_PF2n0IrC3gqmYJIrBhRPY3KalM7r7a3Ef6w6yGk8in7kQUk9s_hRFHZhCisAcl/s1600/millbrook%2521%2521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAdqL8RybMcaXPAFawTIfDU1ntGSiXxRhfNJKr2kXP9RQG_F96eYDjjFxdLeL3te2wyYOtwC7VUXS5_PF2n0IrC3gqmYJIrBhRPY3KalM7r7a3Ef6w6yGk8in7kQUk9s_hRFHZhCisAcl/s320/millbrook%2521%2521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654954024865753282" /></a><br />Millbrook<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhCPmZQ_4zI0-dYXqc_g6ibMXLjBnSj8FEnBF35VGoDkRT0zQ8tRC1Sv8HcgP-TcRXjQ3WIDWh3wfkJpcqlqR-GKoP5SP0BWirovKtCodu5Wszb-BmBTMV78QhZAc6xxSoLnONA1whSl/s1600/buckleigh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhCPmZQ_4zI0-dYXqc_g6ibMXLjBnSj8FEnBF35VGoDkRT0zQ8tRC1Sv8HcgP-TcRXjQ3WIDWh3wfkJpcqlqR-GKoP5SP0BWirovKtCodu5Wszb-BmBTMV78QhZAc6xxSoLnONA1whSl/s320/buckleigh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654954659043556770" /></a><br />And of course more buckleigh!<br /><br />xoxo Kelly, Chloe and BuckleighKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-31398056232252619412011-07-06T18:20:00.000-07:002011-07-06T19:24:15.776-07:00Summer SeasonOnce 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. <br />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. <br />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!!<br />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!<br />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!! <br />I hope everyone had an awesome and safe Fourth of July and all of you going to Montana, good luck!! <br /><br />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 <br />Surefire :) <br /><br />http://www.redhorseimages.com/2011HorseShows/2011-Surefire-Horse-Trials/pugh-kelly/17786695_twnV8g#1358971115_L4Xgsz7<br /><br />Once again, thanks for reading guys! <br /><br />Xoxo<br />Kelly, Chloe and BuckleighKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-11105443025371578762011-05-31T08:24:00.000-07:002011-05-31T12:56:34.464-07:00EventingFirst 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. <br />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.<br />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. <br />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<br />xoxo Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh<br /><br />Go to www.eventingnation.com for more on this morning tragedy.Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-90557693760800572172011-04-28T17:42:00.001-07:002011-04-28T19:21:34.676-07:00Killer llamas, Fair Hill, and oh yes Rolex tooWe 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!<br />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. <br />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. <br />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!<br />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. <br />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!! <br />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!!<br /><br />xoxo <br />Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh<br /><br /><br />It was nice for Nick to have a friend this weekend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB7MIMKDhr8B1STkvXdbwxPWOwU4qiWC4patm4QIH4ZhP7NAPdk_27JLYkRblQiy3VyPTkvzz7DfdyLF1HEcDjrclELuA5yVrwRjxgf6pmb_ATOoqcQbnMh0sjkVrUA2b98bO8Ag7xz0f/s1600/IMAG0290.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB7MIMKDhr8B1STkvXdbwxPWOwU4qiWC4patm4QIH4ZhP7NAPdk_27JLYkRblQiy3VyPTkvzz7DfdyLF1HEcDjrclELuA5yVrwRjxgf6pmb_ATOoqcQbnMh0sjkVrUA2b98bO8Ag7xz0f/s320/IMAG0290.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600819946813684914" /></a><br />I fail as a mom and definitely got creative with Buckleighs makeshift blanket. A rag and tail wrap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk96AAnYDqgySUeHLwncoxSacwr7MlAMPopZ_x7RDRO3sZeO_MCp645ZKpAABJ1JVBXhySQKAmXeD5bdQzSPhkXS9gvx09nE-WV2r6KaXpX1noV_KySn47CkF3wEdwm3psT1mElQNpLYjq/s1600/IMAG0291.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk96AAnYDqgySUeHLwncoxSacwr7MlAMPopZ_x7RDRO3sZeO_MCp645ZKpAABJ1JVBXhySQKAmXeD5bdQzSPhkXS9gvx09nE-WV2r6KaXpX1noV_KySn47CkF3wEdwm3psT1mElQNpLYjq/s320/IMAG0291.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600819948307323762" /></a><br />Who knew that huge turtles were common here or anywhere for that matter?? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT7zSgkQTgaeK48DrpNxoBVIK0s5-5QfrrWTqR_f_YiAWhMWopZN4Yah9h6l_sgO7L-_iBR4gyEe8olbMI6CxtUeAMNshz-GXi6X1vkew3nIe04cWdc1xft95HAaD5HRMGhUCs6BK69uO/s1600/IMAG0303.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT7zSgkQTgaeK48DrpNxoBVIK0s5-5QfrrWTqR_f_YiAWhMWopZN4Yah9h6l_sgO7L-_iBR4gyEe8olbMI6CxtUeAMNshz-GXi6X1vkew3nIe04cWdc1xft95HAaD5HRMGhUCs6BK69uO/s320/IMAG0303.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600819937817009106" /></a><br />This is Chloe and her pasture buddy (babysitter) poppy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ynOkrZM0rSJEQPl4BX7pS9FIUaepnhyphenhyphenxBD3ie5tP0dxDDKdXleP2RswuPs8ryNXV60Gj3aU1m_WxfdiAp81kUEZPxNJHenh0uoHc9KEt_iEjtG-lHHQH8pUsh61DYcqTttmGKc6E5Vn9/s1600/IMAG0307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ynOkrZM0rSJEQPl4BX7pS9FIUaepnhyphenhyphenxBD3ie5tP0dxDDKdXleP2RswuPs8ryNXV60Gj3aU1m_WxfdiAp81kUEZPxNJHenh0uoHc9KEt_iEjtG-lHHQH8pUsh61DYcqTttmGKc6E5Vn9/s320/IMAG0307.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600819937041380754" /></a> <br />Can you spot Buckleigh? He loves going on our walk hacks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ1r15oE7szU8oupXszi0-LSjIl7Crrw_BBQAymE3dB53IvD7dAK2WSN6_5P74JmEniBsi2gv65xNv2wGzvpWNxzYoTg7KzF3F2_orDiImSm6jSI81q4mm5sH_0hhYMXFYZ4K9MyTXAzS/s1600/IMAG0243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ1r15oE7szU8oupXszi0-LSjIl7Crrw_BBQAymE3dB53IvD7dAK2WSN6_5P74JmEniBsi2gv65xNv2wGzvpWNxzYoTg7KzF3F2_orDiImSm6jSI81q4mm5sH_0hhYMXFYZ4K9MyTXAzS/s320/IMAG0243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600822829265102322" /></a><br />Walk hack with Chloe<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPtE8JuJyPvh45gJAdDo5Dvd-dMVwVks3mb7tlkhEJ-fF5M7tdhJs966rrfUAw8SLT-cK5NtbaC_hTf4EvsNg_fLSwGw9QEVEI-JFqFr3gQmGfZP7Wl25aUBh8_PgI-cVm5uKquI8ggv7/s1600/IMAG0248.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPtE8JuJyPvh45gJAdDo5Dvd-dMVwVks3mb7tlkhEJ-fF5M7tdhJs966rrfUAw8SLT-cK5NtbaC_hTf4EvsNg_fLSwGw9QEVEI-JFqFr3gQmGfZP7Wl25aUBh8_PgI-cVm5uKquI8ggv7/s320/IMAG0248.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600822821113076322" /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-19943947038334307512011-04-13T09:44:00.000-07:002011-04-13T15:18:31.352-07:00Where 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.<br />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!<br />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! <br />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. <br />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.<br />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! <br />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! <br />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!<br /><br />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!<br />I would also like to congratulate Jennie and Ping for another outstanding weekend!<br />Until next time!<br /><br />xoxo Kelly, Chloe and Buckleigh<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV2qPK68Vb-d3wl4R6rI3090Rx055K9U_wlk0ig1mLViuCsn8kUS87LRmdXNk7DtrCNVIUx_3Ou1URrOO2Q5_EqxHcVryAhe6b6dvWrw1KVSJYT9bqo1Fvlj3GOKGBX71tdZydG5beo12/s1600/IMAG0212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV2qPK68Vb-d3wl4R6rI3090Rx055K9U_wlk0ig1mLViuCsn8kUS87LRmdXNk7DtrCNVIUx_3Ou1URrOO2Q5_EqxHcVryAhe6b6dvWrw1KVSJYT9bqo1Fvlj3GOKGBX71tdZydG5beo12/s320/IMAG0212.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595188839495222386" /></a><br /><br />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.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrNB7QkZpiXEKdLkobOgsQmL2WBtNNLtFbCvI7Cp5VzMTC6xtTYZZJH2Cx51jdqLV5NLg0nZv-wjxHphKa1gjjiZxbK8tZu7d7k8E2rf_v1dW66QDaSYO6HI3k-COoF4857E-u2Ppc09R/s1600/IMAG0213.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrNB7QkZpiXEKdLkobOgsQmL2WBtNNLtFbCvI7Cp5VzMTC6xtTYZZJH2Cx51jdqLV5NLg0nZv-wjxHphKa1gjjiZxbK8tZu7d7k8E2rf_v1dW66QDaSYO6HI3k-COoF4857E-u2Ppc09R/s320/IMAG0213.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595189720818417858" /></a><br /><br />Reppin' the Flying Tail Farms!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGV6tUoXB1D2bUAvRyOiVrd8YbDXIn9eFaGgwk8xhXH8QxVbIqTofNpS-AhcguOwE14EXUncNSrCUSmUEENLzWDJfDONF-Pxxnm349Qi5yBIBkQ7AnLCMiVSxE-kJZoSTut2Ft_luXtvl/s1600/IMAG0222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGV6tUoXB1D2bUAvRyOiVrd8YbDXIn9eFaGgwk8xhXH8QxVbIqTofNpS-AhcguOwE14EXUncNSrCUSmUEENLzWDJfDONF-Pxxnm349Qi5yBIBkQ7AnLCMiVSxE-kJZoSTut2Ft_luXtvl/s320/IMAG0222.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595190433006541858" /></a><br /><br />We dont really know what the definition of "brushing" is <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JC7mZd_5eOxcF-yxjFotdNl645Xiv636HYTUKeTPQKSPGN8SVosWTKC1Vecf0fAmd14lFXY6H1aD8B3NRwiCR1-_pweIV-MKtYvWJGPtfQBY2c1_W-5B-BVAJHFkjd9rnZVGBwrEz1kG/s1600/IMAG0229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JC7mZd_5eOxcF-yxjFotdNl645Xiv636HYTUKeTPQKSPGN8SVosWTKC1Vecf0fAmd14lFXY6H1aD8B3NRwiCR1-_pweIV-MKtYvWJGPtfQBY2c1_W-5B-BVAJHFkjd9rnZVGBwrEz1kG/s320/IMAG0229.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595192421043656562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4rqNxiSvyZxZ9e2Py5OE0gbQJmLbxBgGtT2eHBfWs0Mqbdfebffz_1olGWEXX-imiOJplT9FMm1p4CbKQYwa3F3kknNRvsKfy9aGD_v7b3815UvHVnLtQ_no7O-uf1re3RMOf-3h-VYY/s1600/IMAG0227.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIHGzODY9kNcBMp0YnhR8lasn-KhFLlqjJ5vnolgiazED1nDewb4UwxGmLXAglc9b_VK2-P66By3OdeOP015RHSo3K3c4bDl9qMIdVYgIQ_5IHck9eQMTIenpgoll3rkOrXlNdktYOfOg/s320/IMAG0240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595194115670133970" /></a><br />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....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrdIRudDOvFxddC3YFBI6uYt8v9w_Sqq_KR9akOCfwBLi8__P6LrheRj_19MYMAzSp8MjdfOJK_uk37fbu59qXYxWhPApcUhmgOcLZylhMV3ImuoyrWuNCs8wV6EM_PdnfOuUY5rNNy1H/s1600/IMAG0236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrdIRudDOvFxddC3YFBI6uYt8v9w_Sqq_KR9akOCfwBLi8__P6LrheRj_19MYMAzSp8MjdfOJK_uk37fbu59qXYxWhPApcUhmgOcLZylhMV3ImuoyrWuNCs8wV6EM_PdnfOuUY5rNNy1H/s320/IMAG0236.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595194112655000450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbdgqktFtXKLy4pWwR_yRIEVHoCygcckNAy_7cnX2N4uUYaBFTCInEvo_npUaeNox5_8a04hmFHcon-RekLvQJqgwdDyLIyD7-JmiUU_fjeoFFQv8mc63IvRQe_6RsPcfpkbzg6zA4ATp/s1600/IMAG0230.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbdgqktFtXKLy4pWwR_yRIEVHoCygcckNAy_7cnX2N4uUYaBFTCInEvo_npUaeNox5_8a04hmFHcon-RekLvQJqgwdDyLIyD7-JmiUU_fjeoFFQv8mc63IvRQe_6RsPcfpkbzg6zA4ATp/s320/IMAG0230.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595194109569825394" /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-36686340549354207192011-03-28T08:25:00.000-07:002011-03-28T10:13:38.702-07:00Southern Pines IIBefore 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.<br /><br />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.<br />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. <br />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.<br />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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />Lastly, Donnie Steele from SmartPak has been so kind to put together a video from the training sessions so here it is!<br /> <br />http://vimeo.com/21299452 - Just copy and paste it into your internet search bar. It has some cross country footage and dressage footage. <br /> <br />I will post pictures from the weekend as soon as they are online! <br /><br />Xoxo <br /><br />Kelly, Chloe and BuckleighKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-65614282736424714092011-03-20T17:31:00.000-07:002011-03-20T19:41:20.527-07:00March 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!) <br />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 <br />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.<br />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! <br />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! <br />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! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLpwf05rmOK-x20LJU336o5QZlTllAyu1DWBIezWAYZ32dCLWDJ1H_5ruluc9CHdJi-onms9mvmDFoUJWR5HmkIrbWkMzpa0CGbFAw2ubZOyBtS9zNFxCk8O66bELDDfFmtbfcm_YmcaW/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLpwf05rmOK-x20LJU336o5QZlTllAyu1DWBIezWAYZ32dCLWDJ1H_5ruluc9CHdJi-onms9mvmDFoUJWR5HmkIrbWkMzpa0CGbFAw2ubZOyBtS9zNFxCk8O66bELDDfFmtbfcm_YmcaW/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586356483019058178" /></a><br />Buckeliegh! He is named after the farm where I currently am.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVqr0hS2pMSP0fXPzQixWN7AzzoDXbsvVX5nrIWPvxpyPGsygNmPId0hnzK5SbanWRc8QRfwf9fCcq0NmZZDRzX6CmSePvNKFFGzrX72ZMQulcMF5ooUsa3mZhyphenhyphenmZxNmirI0hwOyDDeXe/s1600/IMAG0171.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVqr0hS2pMSP0fXPzQixWN7AzzoDXbsvVX5nrIWPvxpyPGsygNmPId0hnzK5SbanWRc8QRfwf9fCcq0NmZZDRzX6CmSePvNKFFGzrX72ZMQulcMF5ooUsa3mZhyphenhyphenmZxNmirI0hwOyDDeXe/s320/IMAG0171.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586356476202171026" /></a><br /><br />Xoxo Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-90228653020334837192011-03-07T04:57:00.000-08:002011-03-07T06:35:05.795-08:00Training 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! <br />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!<br />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. <br />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! <br />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! <br /><br /><br />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. :)<br /><br /><br />xoxo Kelly and Chloe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnU6slYoS_X-WgO35ZUPvoWjHWHpP-FbsgqyrLojIGjhNODeGc5jysvR01CpM08JOK1W-sSMn3dllo7QO_gzZ2TiBRN9rbBMgtp8jusKkRGjPSN1eLya2zqqd9BJaRvTZ2wkDp3I2HVpc8/s1600/Kelly+and+Chloe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnU6slYoS_X-WgO35ZUPvoWjHWHpP-FbsgqyrLojIGjhNODeGc5jysvR01CpM08JOK1W-sSMn3dllo7QO_gzZ2TiBRN9rbBMgtp8jusKkRGjPSN1eLya2zqqd9BJaRvTZ2wkDp3I2HVpc8/s320/Kelly+and+Chloe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581345812796677778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvt4yTFyAN9HuGBVS_KBiNq1i5BJ67P_ReS1zngAGRXXOwBIU69fxYlWmV480OYeIrcorPoNbcZDzMs647mbBJn7RFvu6Si1zBjSwdCn6EOwzEaBlzeTIQMnqTgtOa5NtxqzgQ-fUyfS-/s1600/Kelly+and+chloe+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jIRe6mFCU1SpwIp03y5t19ljEhtqNzjmkEml4H1rwReiXEFZ5OWhHpvrFEalby3eMNzayF6hRjaM2QJ0JpcOuGhNik3ivjmxe_mvjqVB9zKt6MIc3MAf5qtyT-3pWhp32MBVEDcO6zPD/s320/Kelly+on+chloe+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581345083667900674" /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-63812015275876602512011-02-27T15:06:00.000-08:002011-02-27T16:37:22.923-08:00When 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.<br /><br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />I will keep you all posted on Chloe and please send good thoughts this way.<br />Xoxo Kelly and Chloe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ZQQreUxv9nMUH7CpsuWyb6gpP1Mohm8E6xkqMxIHJ7UGZ0zjjC8RLsjU0w2_wm0ImJpf_uBgUWsdgTRKf8yWVQx6q7qbn6zcjuMNtaClXABwWRtjEyaon9pi-GfrGaYUmloP1dr9xNg/s1600/kelly.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ZQQreUxv9nMUH7CpsuWyb6gpP1Mohm8E6xkqMxIHJ7UGZ0zjjC8RLsjU0w2_wm0ImJpf_uBgUWsdgTRKf8yWVQx6q7qbn6zcjuMNtaClXABwWRtjEyaon9pi-GfrGaYUmloP1dr9xNg/s320/kelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578532860445928930" border="0" /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-84773681901808457972011-02-16T17:36:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:28:31.706-08:00Pine TopCompetition season is here!! FINALLY.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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!<br />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!<br /><br /><a href="http://http//www.hoofclix.com/Pine-Top-Farm/2011-02-13-USEA-Horse-Trial/KellyPughCopycat-Chloe68/15818411_v2gAW#1187561470_R45EG"><br /></a>This is the link to Chloes pictures from Pine Top. If you copy and paste it to your browser you can see them!!<br /><a href="http://http://www.hoofclix.com/Pine-Top-Farm/2011-02-13-USEA-Horse-Trial/KellyPughCopycat-Chloe68/15818411_v2gAW#1187561470_R45EG"><br /></a><br />http://www.hoofclix.com/Pine-Top-Farm/2011-02-13-USEA-Horse-Trial/KellyPughCopycat-Chloe68/15818411_v2gAW#1187561470_R45EG<br /><br /><br />xoxo<br />Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-49758690738539513032011-02-03T17:44:00.000-08:002011-02-03T19:09:36.398-08:00ChloeI 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.<br />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!!<br />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.<br />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.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoOQspzZm_crE73JIDho-kUvxc4RrdOHcpaiemDrS3dXztTms_FP2w4zCR3yCm5nXONjGZ8QbXbZ2X2btqNg20Ve0WoFC8Zueb0NtpNMQ9rGoAtjt-GfLhUkaiU-kNg0gwIJTGYhpsB46/s1600/IMAG0071.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoOQspzZm_crE73JIDho-kUvxc4RrdOHcpaiemDrS3dXztTms_FP2w4zCR3yCm5nXONjGZ8QbXbZ2X2btqNg20Ve0WoFC8Zueb0NtpNMQ9rGoAtjt-GfLhUkaiU-kNg0gwIJTGYhpsB46/s320/IMAG0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569664524582587458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />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!<br />All of you competing at Galway this weekend good luck and have fun at the annual meeting!!<br />I will keep you all posted on the move to Allison's, the training sessions, Pine Top, and Chloe of course!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW6xLO4hSQVDlXVbw_cPd1EFH21918e7_M58NZEDyLG_nHrWi0jBQwgcS3RW9Ud22cX1xZ8OUA0kEhWqT63dfQ6chEelWlqspJPi5LwWbR_1tdzy42vk9pvTtYgyow6hEzn-41xhFwKQa/s1600/180393_1794896268084_1110013067_32109064_780808_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW6xLO4hSQVDlXVbw_cPd1EFH21918e7_M58NZEDyLG_nHrWi0jBQwgcS3RW9Ud22cX1xZ8OUA0kEhWqT63dfQ6chEelWlqspJPi5LwWbR_1tdzy42vk9pvTtYgyow6hEzn-41xhFwKQa/s320/180393_1794896268084_1110013067_32109064_780808_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569663957254948546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After Our lesson with Bonnie. Chloes ears refused to go forward and I look like I am ten<br />years old.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTrvvFvg0QUi-tg8JshcGWALknwAI6DBmwU9gvDbM2JS-sqB18ft9tN04rP88sZI8KEqBKCzl9tnUpFZ6_XGsdunNMZPu0q72ZotWU5Q-Svmfv33mLjGbHhBb4dGp1KjLUBscitHMYNWB/s1600/IMAG0086.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTrvvFvg0QUi-tg8JshcGWALknwAI6DBmwU9gvDbM2JS-sqB18ft9tN04rP88sZI8KEqBKCzl9tnUpFZ6_XGsdunNMZPu0q72ZotWU5Q-Svmfv33mLjGbHhBb4dGp1KjLUBscitHMYNWB/s320/IMAG0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569665697080680274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chloe meeting Biscuit the barn cat...They are friends!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Xoxo<br />Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-61491686222574785072011-01-31T18:44:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:26:30.014-08:00ChangeWinston Churchill once said "There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction." I decided to make a change by moving with Chloe to the east coast. It was a big change but I do feel I am headed in the right direction. When I came out here I had intentions on focusing on Chloe and only Chloe. She is my priority and I don't intend on that changing. The Fork has been amazing. It is a beautiful barn and Rebecca is a fantastic teacher. I also have formed relationships that I know will endure the changes that are about to happen. Now what all this is leading up too...I have been offered to go ride with Allison Springer. My main priority there will be Chloe and on top of that I get to ride horses all day. We will be traveling to all the same training sessions and events and I trust her superb dressage skills will help Chloe and I a lot. I will be right in the middle of the "eventing scene" which is exciting as well. For the next two months we will be located in Aiken, North Carolina. This is where all the training sessions will be held and my next two competitions. At the end of the second month we will be located in Middleburg, Virginia. This is prime horse country folks!!<br />I really want to make it clear that The Fork is an amazing facility and offers so much! It was not an easy decision to leave and I put a lot of thought into it. I just feel I cannot pass up an opportunity to ride ALL day long. I mean my main goal in coming out here is to better myself and my horse and what better way to do that then to keep practicing? I am really excited for this change and look forward to the doors this may open for Chloe and I! Now onto the packing...again.<br />On a side note...a very important side note...Chloe is doing well. She looks good and feels great! We have jumped twice since being here and by jump I mean I needed glue and a neck strap. To say she was excited about it is an understatement. Tomorrow, I have a jump lesson with Bonnie Mosser and I am so excited!! I have heard nothing but good things and any opportunity to branch out and get more critique is awesome! Hopefully Chloe will be a little less enthusiastic. As in I wont have to hang on for dear life...<br />Currently I am getting ready for my first event at Pine Top in two weeks. I am really looking forward to competing and being back in that environment. It will be strange not being with Flying Tail Farms and having my parents there...but I will save all those emotions for another post. Right now I am just going to focus on the immediate future...and that's making sure Chloe is clean for my lesson tomorrow! I will be sure to write tomorrow night, let you know how the lesson went and share a little with you about my insightful talk with Denny Emerson. Until then its bed time.<br />Xoxo<br />Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-62049123260007074612011-01-20T18:45:00.000-08:002011-01-20T19:33:35.570-08:00North CarolinaIn the future I will try not to go more then a few days with out posting. I guess people have contacted my mom wondering if my dad ever made it back to California. After begging him to consider moving here he left...mumbling something about warmer weather and flip flops. I suppose I don't blame him...I mean it is currently below freezing.<br /><br />To follow up on my last post my dad had left Tuesday to go and get Chloe in not so good weather. He luckily made it there safely and got to see Chloe first thing Wednesday morning. FINALLY! He made the drive back to The Fork and luckily Wednesday brought sunny skies. He had an uneventful trip and that night Chloe was happily resting in her stall. I nearly cried when I saw her..no wait I definately did. Have you all picked up on the fact that I'm a crier?? She came off the trailer bright and alert and immediately drank and ate. I liked this. At this point is was close to ten and more poor dad had been driving for what seemed like weeks. He was ready for bed. After taking her temp and seeing a normal number I was content in going home to finally sleep soundly. The next morning my dad flew home and that was no easy task saying goodbye. I hate goodbyes :(<br /><br />I would go into all the details of my day but that would bore you all to pieces. Lets just say it is hard work that usually leads to a long day. It involves good people and horses and mine in particular seems very happy. Any change takes an adjustment period and I think that is what I am going through right now. Evaluating the pros and cons of this new life and ultimately deciding what is best for my horse and I. Its all new and scary and it is definitely forcing me to grow up. Although having all of you a phone call away definitely helps.<br /><br />I have really become fond of the food here. Cracker Barrel offers mac and cheese as a vegetable on their menu. A common breakfast food is biscuits covered in caramel and cinnamon and right next to my house is a delicious Italian restaurant. Not complaining about any of that!<br /><br />In a few weeks Chloe and I will run our first event at Pine Top and the week before that we have our first training session with Captain Mark Phillips in Aiken. I will keep you all posted on that and of coarse this adjustment period I am going through. In the mean time any of you running around Galway in a couple weeks good luck!!<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-70764738842008701622011-01-11T16:36:00.000-08:002011-01-11T17:59:10.261-08:00Chloes and My Journey to our new homeLet me first start off by saying how im sorry it took me so long to write! I know I told some of you this post would be up days ago but as it turns out moving to the east coast is a little more then a hop and a skip. At least this trip was. My Father, Chloe, Pickles and I headed for the east coast early Tuesday morning. I had spent the previous week packing my life into boxes and that was no easy task. Who knew I had so many shoes or saddle pads??? The Sunday before I left my parents threw me a nice going away party where all the barn people stopped by and had some mexican food and margaritas, my favorite!! It was great to see everyone before I left seeing how most of them I have grown up with. The day before I left our young rider vet Dr. Laura Werner dropped her horses off at my home. She is moving to the east coast as well, yay for me!! We offered to take her horses to Lexington for her on our way to North Carolina. Back to what I was saying, we left early Tuesday morning and of coarse Chloe would not load. She wanted nothing to do with it. I tried to bribe her with every treat possible...she almost seemed offended by that. Eventually we got her in and after saying by to my mom which was incredibly hard we were off. Another adventure across the country eating junk food and listening to lousy books on tape. I guess its called books on cd now. I think tape rolls off the tongue a bit better. Okay sorry back on track. The drive was long my dad and I took turns sleeping and driving. Pickles slept about 23 hours out of the day. He almost became relish when my dad accidently let go of his leash and he went running through the Flying J truck stop, in between all the trucks to try and find me...whoops! Now onto what I am avoiding. We arrived at Kentucky late Thursday night. We dropped Laura's horses off for her and headed to where Chloe was going to stay over night. As soon as I put her in her stall she started shaking. I had never seen anything like it. At first I assumed she was cold. I mean it was snowing and 11 degrees out and we are California girls. So I layered blankets on her and after letting her drink some I had my dad walk her around the barn (indoor) to try and get her warm. I searched for a thermometer and when I took it it came up 105.3. Well thats not good. I decided the thermometer must not be right. So I grabbed another one and her temp came up 106.4. I decided I like the first one better. I was so scared I could have cried. Wait, no I definately did cry. I was scared. The only good part out of this whole situation was that we were located right around the corner from Hagyards Horse Clinic. One of the worlds best clinics. A vet arrived within minutes and determined it was shipping fever. At that point we had already guessed that was what it was. I had talked to my mom prior the vet getting there and she had guessed thats what it was. Why does this have to happen on my first journey away from her and my regular vet. Don't you worry I was deifnately calling him too. Poor Bart. I'm all the way across the country and he cant get rid of Chloe and I. Anyways, we caught the fever soon enough that she responded well to all the meds and antibiotics. We pulled blood and ultrasounded the lungs and all of that was normal. That night I checked on her thoughout the night about every three hours. In the mean time I lay awake and googled shipping fever. 50% of the web pages informed me you must keep windows up to keep the air flow. the other 50% informed me you must keep windows closed to reduce the air flow. Helpful. Chloe was up to date on all her shots and was not tied so she was able to put her head down. Two of the most important things. Im not sure what else I could have done to avoid it. Throughout the night her temp dropped and by morning she was at 101.9 which is amazing considering she was at 106.4 earlier. Slowly she got back to her normal self. Eating, drinking and headbutting anyone who got near her. I liked that. We stayed the next day to let her rest and my dad and I went shopping for snow clothes since I was silly enough to think my jeans would hold up just fine. Thank goodness for tractor supply!! Later that night the vet had suggested that Chloe needed to stay in Lexington for at least three days to rest before she got back on the trailer to go to her new home. Well this seemed like a long time to me, but I also have never dealt with shipping fever before. So I called Laura who had said at least three days...at least. So I called Bart who said five days of rest minimum. Well this posed a problem because obviously Chloes health comes first but I had a job to start and my dad had a plain to catch. So we decided to leave Chloe there in the hands of the vet and Wendy who ran the barn. Both very trustworthy horse people. Not that it makes it any easier to leave your horse behind. We drove on to North Carolina. I started my job, we moved my dads flight back and the plan was for him to go back Sunday and get her. Well Sunday North Carolina was hit by a huge storm. Snow everywhere! So we decided Monday then, he would go get her Monday. Well, Monday still snow everywhere. Tuesday morning rolls around and he decided he was going to go. The conditions were getting better but still not the best driving conditions. Have I mentioned I have a great dad? So Tuesday, which is today, he left. Just called him and he is about two hours away from Chloe. Chloe has been off of banamine for over three days now and her temp has stayed normal and she is still pushing people around. I like it. It has been so hard for me to be here and not there with her. Putting that kind of trust into people to watch your horse, your horse who is the main reason I moved out here, the horse who has changed my life. Yes, that is some serious trust. They have been very good about answering my phone calls every hour though. So fingers crossed the weather stays good and Chloe will be here tomorrow!! I think she is excited too. Where she is located in Lexington is an in door barn and apparently when they walk her around inside she will stop in front of the door to go out and paw obnoxiously and then will refuse to go back in her stall. She is feeling good I think. I have a stall all set up for her and bags and bags of carrots here waiting. Also, If you are ever stranded in Kentucky go to Shylah Farms, they are truly a life savor.<br /><br />I started my job on Sunday and besides all the snow I have really been enjoying it! I mean it is a lot of work but the girls are great, the house where I am living is fantastic and I am around horses all day. I cant complain!....yet. We definitely took trash can lids and went sledding on the cross country gallop track here. Or should I say we attempted too? Now the count down to Chloes arrival begins!! FINALLY! Thank you everyone who has been texting nice messages :) It does help! I know its hard for me being a days drive away from her but I cant imagine how my mom feels being a three days drive away. Chloe loves to keep us all on our toes and really seems to enjoy having us lose sleep over her. Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that her trailer ride here tomorrow goes smoothly. I will definitely keep you all updated on her and the new job!<br /><br /><br />The Fork on a nice sunny day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztmHYIZYoPcMbFd4hSwcuBvDYXaN_ENgEtPW0SEOgaJEpp_mCNfWC_J2dtDgyR5xA4ZHUJhLQ6EDowP6TjNfZ28XrX6Fv0n14etaUI80J9VrJJumwiSOSQktY0qV8Z-AKa8PF3AiJfZh8/s1600/fork1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztmHYIZYoPcMbFd4hSwcuBvDYXaN_ENgEtPW0SEOgaJEpp_mCNfWC_J2dtDgyR5xA4ZHUJhLQ6EDowP6TjNfZ28XrX6Fv0n14etaUI80J9VrJJumwiSOSQktY0qV8Z-AKa8PF3AiJfZh8/s320/fork1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561112367125434450" border="0" /></a><br />Close up<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ82z05w9bJT-gk5zAwWkGH4LjlLLqR5N-RnICzagFm6cGsqK-wP3cl_PIsggeo8n7uah9mKV2LjnsVcn5LEf_qju0wGWhCzspsEGUa_-ce9ocOo9Dz_vzrwZh8TAckoz47aP8zS3FFpY/s1600/fork.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ82z05w9bJT-gk5zAwWkGH4LjlLLqR5N-RnICzagFm6cGsqK-wP3cl_PIsggeo8n7uah9mKV2LjnsVcn5LEf_qju0wGWhCzspsEGUa_-ce9ocOo9Dz_vzrwZh8TAckoz47aP8zS3FFpY/s320/fork.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561112365436701826" border="0" /></a><br />Picture I took yesterday with all the snow!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjEMwx5Mo3Rj249KWaMzk_DFGv0xvqUoNmgylfcQLonlvOIWdh_FQNH-ZCSVovfFeq2SODn11Ia99i8paYg8yNl2PTaEMEMwbQ8ZslTo5cJxk4DUZEegfJTo_dFYZR-ieqkynvLgvdSB/s1600/36255_497009290826_545075826_5980638_317341_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjEMwx5Mo3Rj249KWaMzk_DFGv0xvqUoNmgylfcQLonlvOIWdh_FQNH-ZCSVovfFeq2SODn11Ia99i8paYg8yNl2PTaEMEMwbQ8ZslTo5cJxk4DUZEegfJTo_dFYZR-ieqkynvLgvdSB/s320/36255_497009290826_545075826_5980638_317341_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561112359160863474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Xoxo Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-30979966051446946142010-08-02T17:24:00.001-07:002010-08-02T18:14:11.466-07:00Last night in KentuckyA week before NAJYRC I was told that my horse did not have what it takes to be an upper level horse and I should consider getting a new one. After hearing this it was hard not to cry and then of course doubt her. After this weekend She did more then prove herself she established a name for herself. My mother told me that no one makes it to the top without being told "they can't do it" I think when I was told that, it gave me that much more motivation to come back here and let everyone know what my horse is made of and let everyone know we are in this for the long haul. Today it finally started to sink in. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much!! Chloe must know she is a champ because every time anyone goes near her stall she gets a carrot. She is becoming a bit demanding :) All the text messages, emails and phone calls I have been getting are amazing! I cant tell you all how much I appreciate it! I also was not aware how many people started to follow this blog. I am so glad I got to share this journey with everyone and I am not ready for it to end! Tomorrow we head out first thing in the morning to start our long drive home to California. We are planning on doing it in four days stopping every night to let Chloe and the other two horses get some rest. I have some good reading material and plenty of e mails to answer! When we get home Chloe will get turned out in my backyard for a month or so to eat all the grass she wants and get as dirty as she wants! I will have that time to pay more attention to my other mare Annie Oakley. Hopefully now it is her time to shine!! My sister Ashley is getting married soon and I will have more time to help with the preparation for that too!<br />I am leaving here tomorrow feeling so high on life! I can of course credit part of it to winning the gold, another part to my amazing horse and the rest to all the fantastic people I got to meet and share this experience with. My teammate Natalia Gurmankin is one of the best team mates I could have asked for. Her horsemanship skills are unbelievable and her support was never ending. Madison Reeb, although it didn't go as she planned this weekend she kept a great attitude and was an example for all of us. Kelly Loria was a superstar this weekend and I can't tell you how happy I was to have her there, she was always offering a helping hand. Amanda Sanchez worked her butt off coming out early hours to get things done and staying late until they were done. You rock! Scott Kuhlman never waited for anyone to ask for help he just jumped in and did it. You cant ask for better help than that. Shannon Lilley, holy cow there is too much to thank you for. I think you deserve a whole blog dedicated to you! Your help was never ending but most of all I am so glad you were there for me to share this experience with. I wouldn't want it any other way. To the parents not only was your cooking great, you were our support system. You cheered us all on and that is so appreciated! Laura Werner you are awesome! Even though you dont like my messy hair, bad sense of direction and spelling errors...I still love you! To Dayna I cant say anything without it being completely biased but im pretty sure everyone agrees you were a fantastic coach. You kept everything fun while getting things done and that's what Young Riders is about. To my dad Steve, not only are you one of my biggest fans you are probably one of the only people who will put up with me on cross country morning :) Besides our area VI group I met some other fantastic people. Thank you for making it so memorable! Thank you to our sponsors who donated to our team and my personal sponsor APF!! And I know I have said it a million times but everyone who has reached out to congratulate Chloe and I...It is amazing. When I turned my phone on sunday night after show jumping it was hard not to cry. Your support reminds me of why this sport is so special. We all root for each other and we all want the best for each other. I cant thank you all enough. Again I am so glad to share this journey with all of you and although I am sad it is coming to an end I know this wont be the last one!!<br />Xoxo Kelly and Chloe<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZOfwNyEdBrU29vw_hWf0VhRBC9jp26yAhRdmZCCYffc4VbkFPzlfu3svKtGU2jEsJP9wObORe4vMPHme0hhApRxmNC3E9lkf_rU8wSaXmFRxh54DIzIy92oqDapbEM7YJSE4ub-cIH6m/s1600/DSC02935.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZOfwNyEdBrU29vw_hWf0VhRBC9jp26yAhRdmZCCYffc4VbkFPzlfu3svKtGU2jEsJP9wObORe4vMPHme0hhApRxmNC3E9lkf_rU8wSaXmFRxh54DIzIy92oqDapbEM7YJSE4ub-cIH6m/s320/DSC02935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500985559181835122" border="0" /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-42360227830782274072010-08-01T19:27:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:31:35.553-07:00Three Golds and a silver...not to shabby!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXWZ2lU9tFsrcIlUi3CjNaQHbhX2DT_AD7Hy5Wei0YiKBEs9bdsFkLKV1s0L7qqZhjaFk7rU1S9APbKm3xnOjzNd0FsuIgyY3d3FGA3x_UB3rUFJD7Zdi4CaJS6x4PU9e-89KIMsq4hyW/s1600/2010najyrceventingyrsjcopycatchloe_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXWZ2lU9tFsrcIlUi3CjNaQHbhX2DT_AD7Hy5Wei0YiKBEs9bdsFkLKV1s0L7qqZhjaFk7rU1S9APbKm3xnOjzNd0FsuIgyY3d3FGA3x_UB3rUFJD7Zdi4CaJS6x4PU9e-89KIMsq4hyW/s320/2010najyrceventingyrsjcopycatchloe_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500645787038708850" border="0" /></a><br />I will be quick in telling you all that the area VI horses all looked great in the trot up this morning! Now on to the fun stuff!! Kelly Loria for the area VI team went into the show jumping ring standing in first place and did an amazing job under pressure to put in a beautiful, clean go! She won the gold and on top of it the team won the gold as well! By that point I was out and ready to walk my course and was intent on making sure I knew exactly where I was going. It was a huge ring (the same grand stands they use for Rolex and the WEGS) and there were a lot of jumps in there. I walked it twice and was feeling pretty confident. Its times like these that I am so thankful to be sitting on a clean jumper! Warm up went well, she was over jumping everything! I went in and knew I did not have a rail in hand. If I wanted to win I had to go clean. I gave her the best ride I could and in return she jumped like a superstar!! We were one of only two clean goes in the two star. After I left the ring I did not get a chance to watch the girl in first place but someone near me congratulated me on winning the gold and I couldn't help but start hugging everyone around me!! The feeling is still so unreal!! Our team got the silver and I could not be more stoked for that. It is even better when sharing it with amazing people. My teammate Natalia had the greatest attitude and her horse management skills were unreal. Her horse was always her top priority and for that she earns all my respect. Not to mention she is rather funny too! After that I went to the press conference and it was all a blur really, they asked about my horse, the competition and this and that. Cameras were everywhere and the majority of my answers to the questions was "my horse is really cool!!" I need some practice maybe....<br />After that we had the closing ceremonies and that is where the individual medals were handed out. We got to go on the podium, more pictures were taken, and they played our anthem for us. I think it really hit me when I was up there and I looked over during the anthem and saw my dad wiping away some tears. I did this! I really did this!! I have had many ups and downs with this horse but some things you just have to be patient with, even when you are down. She was worth being patient with. I came here and I was hoping to be competitive but shooting for the top five. Chloe had different plans. She exceeded me expectations in every way possible and for the first time all three phases came together wonderfully. I was nervous after I realized how many people started reading my blog, what if things went bad...would I just stop writing??? I am so happy it went well and I got to share it with all of you!<br />As I mentioned in my last post none of this would have been possible with out the amazing team. That team includes our grooms Amanda who will take credit for finding my four leaf clover that I wore in my arm band. Scott who jumped in always with out being asked, he was a great help to everyone. My dad who literally never left my side, just in case I needed anything :) Our Chef Shannon who made this whole thing run so smoothly and did an outstanding job. Our Vet Laura Werner who donated her time to be here for us and put up with me getting lost...a lot. All the parents who cooked all those great meals, offered hugs when needed, and was sure to give out encouraging words. All of the riders...we got along so well! To Dayna who is not only an amazing mother but one awesome coach!! Congrats on bringing home three medals!!! And again to all of you who have texted, emailed, called, facebooked etc. Your words go a very long long way!! Lastly to my horse...I would be sleeping in her stall right now if they would let me!!<br />Congrats to all the other riders as well! I got to meet some of the girls form area III and they were all so nice! It just made this experience that much better.<br />Chloe will have the day off tomorrow grazing and resting before we head home on Tuesday. Shannon promised her today after show jumping that for the next few months she can have unlimited carrots and limited baths. I think that seems fair. When she came to me as a green six year old I wondered if I would ever be able to ride her, and now I cant think of a better horse to sit on. Sorry, I could go on for days talking about her...I will spare you all for now and get to posting some pictures!!!<br />p.s www.eventingnation.com has her show jumping round on there!<br />Xoxo Kelly and Chloe<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrmuuxizXEzBwjuSGz4AwUzl1anqCxfiHZdIa34H6XpjfJOgsb1yv1URhgTwX_XFKT6ta_5Whfym-hpNrrZq9-MFAfVjdMaB1ajVx9z2q3dGfZr1PuqxJBBIhUodD5u-eXMfCm0MrVciP/s1600/DSC03004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrmuuxizXEzBwjuSGz4AwUzl1anqCxfiHZdIa34H6XpjfJOgsb1yv1URhgTwX_XFKT6ta_5Whfym-hpNrrZq9-MFAfVjdMaB1ajVx9z2q3dGfZr1PuqxJBBIhUodD5u-eXMfCm0MrVciP/s320/DSC03004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500647021535547362" border="0" /></a>Chloe is a bit annoyed...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzfdfQMXjtpJN116_jaImqQln3QBHm9vJRN1K4y-JfyXZRnwqaGWqe8oldxwIwtRWoG22ZipoauTHmljUlaJXxf-Fh23M58V9dYruIxMzIcrrjSkcnxB_Y7zzM_IbWXAs0VM7-vQkll7t/s1600/DSC02955.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzfdfQMXjtpJN116_jaImqQln3QBHm9vJRN1K4y-JfyXZRnwqaGWqe8oldxwIwtRWoG22ZipoauTHmljUlaJXxf-Fh23M58V9dYruIxMzIcrrjSkcnxB_Y7zzM_IbWXAs0VM7-vQkll7t/s320/DSC02955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500647017345560418" border="0" /></a>The Silver medal team!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHc-SZExqZ2bfGTvWtDk0JtERwqOYTQcHMtirPLLnFY4oYDP971-m4xPKbLnxGiqw2Rhv9VCa22KuTMySQgLYzzYsPdcBMjJ9nYTGxl_VN-3YsJpwqIEYhNG-qWI46QHerN87xjrdYMMO/s1600/DSC02928.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHc-SZExqZ2bfGTvWtDk0JtERwqOYTQcHMtirPLLnFY4oYDP971-m4xPKbLnxGiqw2Rhv9VCa22KuTMySQgLYzzYsPdcBMjJ9nYTGxl_VN-3YsJpwqIEYhNG-qWI46QHerN87xjrdYMMO/s320/DSC02928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500647006774871922" border="0" /></a>After my round! So happy with her!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX_9nfLSUhJ0o0KSYFsLqMnDmhjk-Sgelsk58yl04ORXD9ooIQfi_3INnGnhWEgtka28emSp2k_jU0_H6O_8meAWi_v2bm6FEeNCgcOwt653u6KxNcxJSX_2UfD681m3gyc-FUCpEWq4m/s1600/DSC02938.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX_9nfLSUhJ0o0KSYFsLqMnDmhjk-Sgelsk58yl04ORXD9ooIQfi_3INnGnhWEgtka28emSp2k_jU0_H6O_8meAWi_v2bm6FEeNCgcOwt653u6KxNcxJSX_2UfD681m3gyc-FUCpEWq4m/s320/DSC02938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500647005703874658" border="0" /></a>My dad :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LK6RwarMM8L49JKUeBNcsBIl0tmqyzbUfQUfi4HMhZZtrS0F_Y05bejjkrCM-fA4dRW9bbTyX-UgnwQvzUMRFBhpQKZAV07loCs6ud5Lxl8hMo1XBta57MaK5GXYx_8MLGfVkJnJrABT/s1600/DSC02854.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LK6RwarMM8L49JKUeBNcsBIl0tmqyzbUfQUfi4HMhZZtrS0F_Y05bejjkrCM-fA4dRW9bbTyX-UgnwQvzUMRFBhpQKZAV07loCs6ud5Lxl8hMo1XBta57MaK5GXYx_8MLGfVkJnJrABT/s320/DSC02854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646998761530850" border="0" /></a>The jog<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXLS2GbbNsS1nbFyCfj7lpSh_BIy5PbtqVhv7PWal7kLftiRn4dZ_zoMPrBrTgS0_BmteFKuuB21vPEwUSjf-kXl3K6nsiuD6JzD3PjIWKZjLlP7C3L9Ysgs4YNFXD-YnyP6nxFZcQi8o/s1600/kellypugh.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXLS2GbbNsS1nbFyCfj7lpSh_BIy5PbtqVhv7PWal7kLftiRn4dZ_zoMPrBrTgS0_BmteFKuuB21vPEwUSjf-kXl3K6nsiuD6JzD3PjIWKZjLlP7C3L9Ysgs4YNFXD-YnyP6nxFZcQi8o/s320/kellypugh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500645820869145346" border="0" /></a>Victory Gallop!<br />s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYaFGs1_QDgJm_GyYu2ZoD3us5203Vg1ddVzxyQ5Fu4gJ6eLJS_lINc8PSiOpVd2JpnQ0478lJGL9mrKnOwf2tGH-yEXNB25iWbotD9CItLW6nrppWN7ejbDe-vUGut_kz-atPsMC7NTX/s1600/2010najyrceventingyrsjchloe2_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYaFGs1_QDgJm_GyYu2ZoD3us5203Vg1ddVzxyQ5Fu4gJ6eLJS_lINc8PSiOpVd2JpnQ0478lJGL9mrKnOwf2tGH-yEXNB25iWbotD9CItLW6nrppWN7ejbDe-vUGut_kz-atPsMC7NTX/s320/2010najyrceventingyrsjchloe2_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500645815456666658" border="0" /></a>going through the finish!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12MbvbxL5Ou4HJ9KQXiKYMdEY5cOqdnU1xILiloB4hzSfgBGRpabqVgIogNlze42HZc7HiMWm9UO81hDbaMPMrXh2AvgxHE6xMU2FqXp2ndqGyhP528s2M13XjtBGj_mVQXw1GLghezmG/s1600/2010najyrceventingyrsjchloe3_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12MbvbxL5Ou4HJ9KQXiKYMdEY5cOqdnU1xILiloB4hzSfgBGRpabqVgIogNlze42HZc7HiMWm9UO81hDbaMPMrXh2AvgxHE6xMU2FqXp2ndqGyhP528s2M13XjtBGj_mVQXw1GLghezmG/s320/2010najyrceventingyrsjchloe3_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500645812183245650" border="0" /></a>Chloe during show jumping<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezS730O7B92tF2yzRjb_4GY8KtUp6R-uEnYHqC35r2HrcVrABRmATfRZWcO8QeDo1htu3wAeWe06abyHtKEo7QFvcWdWuDI24H7I3sEvGCfxNDBQ84uG0OGV1GLEhH5tD_vwrTvzavVnH/s1600/2010najyrceventingyrsjsilver_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezS730O7B92tF2yzRjb_4GY8KtUp6R-uEnYHqC35r2HrcVrABRmATfRZWcO8QeDo1htu3wAeWe06abyHtKEo7QFvcWdWuDI24H7I3sEvGCfxNDBQ84uG0OGV1GLEhH5tD_vwrTvzavVnH/s320/2010najyrceventingyrsjsilver_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500645801477372994" border="0" /></a>Silver team medals!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj682kyczCISBUFjLanDTyLcK-e0Z5sOUL77sddOzxidhDGNOojrgpQw47Ca7O0ofieno0aLojDddosdJgst9C3pNfXZUh83FJ4hPYc_YqGj6f5ukMgyuE8oiM9C0yLcGa1-ObP9pxif3KU/s1600/DSC03022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj682kyczCISBUFjLanDTyLcK-e0Z5sOUL77sddOzxidhDGNOojrgpQw47Ca7O0ofieno0aLojDddosdJgst9C3pNfXZUh83FJ4hPYc_YqGj6f5ukMgyuE8oiM9C0yLcGa1-ObP9pxif3KU/s320/DSC03022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500648580765150770" border="0" /></a>The "kellys"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dR9soEUYjGkSRLx24Cx-ZW85v0LxAuVQq4hDD7AZsFoTss64DMTVxvSPqRCJlKKnMIJT7lqZOVDSnbOM7HXJwhHGY5V07mMoqG-9UC9r7DNPmhazOgGCnbEdBokM6dxjAROK3dRKiJqC/s1600/DSC03017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dR9soEUYjGkSRLx24Cx-ZW85v0LxAuVQq4hDD7AZsFoTss64DMTVxvSPqRCJlKKnMIJT7lqZOVDSnbOM7HXJwhHGY5V07mMoqG-9UC9r7DNPmhazOgGCnbEdBokM6dxjAROK3dRKiJqC/s320/DSC03017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500648576590040098" border="0" /></a>The whole team!!<br />u<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ouk35A_0LXzEedJeWM2iBIIW2nH_5CiiG_UhUHEYtGt1y7eMpZStiuoYGW8vwDibLxk7tpx5KXIhyphenhyphenoWs9XYODnZ1YNlmZ32ttU2b4A51aLad4kySR-Y95OMGX3OwM9fmYkWVH-wS1195/s1600/DSC03009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ouk35A_0LXzEedJeWM2iBIIW2nH_5CiiG_UhUHEYtGt1y7eMpZStiuoYGW8vwDibLxk7tpx5KXIhyphenhyphenoWs9XYODnZ1YNlmZ32ttU2b4A51aLad4kySR-Y95OMGX3OwM9fmYkWVH-wS1195/s320/DSC03009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500648566918790450" border="0" /></a>My amazing parents!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7850Vq3qd8GgeegF2X7pG4T-GNq1F7Yx0YDaEPw3ruMOwJa0CaGZd0DgY3v14v0oi_twmH4aca7BuGYOMuYh-qdEiMwTKiTIPu7PSPMiLzbSmFWtuNliQYajt461mwAYlEWPAWBQOafF/s1600/DSC03045.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7850Vq3qd8GgeegF2X7pG4T-GNq1F7Yx0YDaEPw3ruMOwJa0CaGZd0DgY3v14v0oi_twmH4aca7BuGYOMuYh-qdEiMwTKiTIPu7PSPMiLzbSmFWtuNliQYajt461mwAYlEWPAWBQOafF/s320/DSC03045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500648553236063586" border="0" /></a>Individual medals!Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-55009833217828738542010-07-31T19:39:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:58:24.213-07:00Cross Country Day! (Pictures in no particular order....)y<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8NgoxAPKEYIbdMGF5WhcSLlVVr66L6YIQD25fsKXA82GO2QxettR03StYlSpyWBXEcDtb74t3omqQ9ICRB2zcuR8dloSvd-IJ2BFmjT8Ky9Q1-0UgHBa7vjJVsViN2LF6lUHgia-Aze-/s1600/DSC02791.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8NgoxAPKEYIbdMGF5WhcSLlVVr66L6YIQD25fsKXA82GO2QxettR03StYlSpyWBXEcDtb74t3omqQ9ICRB2zcuR8dloSvd-IJ2BFmjT8Ky9Q1-0UgHBa7vjJVsViN2LF6lUHgia-Aze-/s320/DSC02791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500284897537086066" border="0" /></a>I also made shannon feed her carrots every time she went to that side of the barn. haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMkhG539pKQaSh4g72L21TQZI-POEzJ2Ium1PNUKl-7_7JlFD25PVl3XvYFcm5PTYRlXkqE7hbGrAQllaHZXd2ao0a4AgRwgHTeDsh_EE0JvWsAQWzlnA6On3sQlUzFIKxVQQMiCKLBUj/s1600/DSC02756.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMkhG539pKQaSh4g72L21TQZI-POEzJ2Ium1PNUKl-7_7JlFD25PVl3XvYFcm5PTYRlXkqE7hbGrAQllaHZXd2ao0a4AgRwgHTeDsh_EE0JvWsAQWzlnA6On3sQlUzFIKxVQQMiCKLBUj/s320/DSC02756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500284891807458338" border="0" /></a>Kelly Loria in Warm up<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBImGmy5_ELErzc8jReIP380YiYmRErnVzjOe1fmMr3znqgjaj6v4eMaiuVvipNs4ifoaJcoJZWFdXrFYZYG7Bi-keXQYDAOr0ukaeT3Z5DXYRnMRIi_1A2mYO9mVI3Sk6F9Il0iHff9H/s1600/DSC02812.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBImGmy5_ELErzc8jReIP380YiYmRErnVzjOe1fmMr3znqgjaj6v4eMaiuVvipNs4ifoaJcoJZWFdXrFYZYG7Bi-keXQYDAOr0ukaeT3Z5DXYRnMRIi_1A2mYO9mVI3Sk6F9Il0iHff9H/s320/DSC02812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500284881968117170" border="0" /></a>The out of the coffin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSpbxO7fbdtl6Vh3S0KzyoampceXkvL8pvqylTR13WNTb5WKaqjf3pv4UwYB7r1eC5zW2DKDzwVc54nQVQYnS2r9UGmwTRAmaY4wTlxbr8UqO3UnVQWWcIJSWLwQiO4HkpaH4SyUJJd-3/s1600/DSC02811.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSpbxO7fbdtl6Vh3S0KzyoampceXkvL8pvqylTR13WNTb5WKaqjf3pv4UwYB7r1eC5zW2DKDzwVc54nQVQYnS2r9UGmwTRAmaY4wTlxbr8UqO3UnVQWWcIJSWLwQiO4HkpaH4SyUJJd-3/s320/DSC02811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500283691900026370" border="0" /></a>Maybe this is what cost us four seconds...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP2PljJzxk4u5Pql6fiVwUbvVRjE90Pqamu2kVinuoftFXyqN2LdfnciRDf2NoPaqRFUjnFmY-2Sf1Ypcct7Zn9gR09ycQd2L8q5j7tWiBRXkx0nbieGEH5E2EZsOP_1MHHNTUmktmPfe/s1600/DSC02808.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP2PljJzxk4u5Pql6fiVwUbvVRjE90Pqamu2kVinuoftFXyqN2LdfnciRDf2NoPaqRFUjnFmY-2Sf1Ypcct7Zn9gR09ycQd2L8q5j7tWiBRXkx0nbieGEH5E2EZsOP_1MHHNTUmktmPfe/s320/DSC02808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500283688134113362" border="0" /></a>jumping into the coffin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlFW_ucyy20kZpD6z-mcIDOt_9D5ORzvzOG7m7Gi7jIRfnuVmnekX0sdQaRaB1XSQ_Bm0RSKx0phZchaJNz7FerxnfS9uNpev_HIOtOYS9k81PbvPyoK3Fezm_jx3KoDp1lPJFY7WUmxc/s1600/DSC02805.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlFW_ucyy20kZpD6z-mcIDOt_9D5ORzvzOG7m7Gi7jIRfnuVmnekX0sdQaRaB1XSQ_Bm0RSKx0phZchaJNz7FerxnfS9uNpev_HIOtOYS9k81PbvPyoK3Fezm_jx3KoDp1lPJFY7WUmxc/s320/DSC02805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500283680737101074" border="0" /></a>I do plan on buying all these photos!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkvFlS_igv3TItsqMYYR9jwAOfmMKv071PxKHjbE1ybQCSNKGpUDqjMl0STsrR27Vc7b8laCInNnj36lmTrEoIGqq4DRzk-3YLjKdkfKJnXdOnlFSOcEkIZ3z2kYQeUNje7b6UGjdwB3G/s1600/DSC02796.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkvFlS_igv3TItsqMYYR9jwAOfmMKv071PxKHjbE1ybQCSNKGpUDqjMl0STsrR27Vc7b8laCInNnj36lmTrEoIGqq4DRzk-3YLjKdkfKJnXdOnlFSOcEkIZ3z2kYQeUNje7b6UGjdwB3G/s320/DSC02796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500283670338589506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroTlfGFpQdNlmQSBm4qXjEAvyt0Fwnqy8GBazu5OqlRPZDX13nb-mDqUA0BfDWYNN1oRemvGLS_5RRVmo-Oyo1Y4Gxf8voQOgPUQ38phrcwlTL4SfrciY3dsjlv1_peYYkYotQH027Zz_/s1600/DSC02745.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroTlfGFpQdNlmQSBm4qXjEAvyt0Fwnqy8GBazu5OqlRPZDX13nb-mDqUA0BfDWYNN1oRemvGLS_5RRVmo-Oyo1Y4Gxf8voQOgPUQ38phrcwlTL4SfrciY3dsjlv1_peYYkYotQH027Zz_/s320/DSC02745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500283667498767090" border="0" /></a>I made me dad post up there with carrots for a very long time... :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijod1GiOdbxzlr6mOMMgubZtw5Mbh51dJmRQ7GklrtYkXYKsipxVa4nCfKL1JknK960r1P5WwpKCvhZFT0CwlAuuq-zH6SRM63AGUi9ZiBSGR1HKpfNNzDcLoMeS9ErSUNI1zgon1-pIcK/s1600/DSC02795.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijod1GiOdbxzlr6mOMMgubZtw5Mbh51dJmRQ7GklrtYkXYKsipxVa4nCfKL1JknK960r1P5WwpKCvhZFT0CwlAuuq-zH6SRM63AGUi9ZiBSGR1HKpfNNzDcLoMeS9ErSUNI1zgon1-pIcK/s320/DSC02795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281393899242114" border="0" /></a>Bounce into water<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtbr_VVXaukhF0L1Fx3g0irRY7Dq-sjZg7bTfb5V-WkPnhKaFu5aUpiC4xRTlczNHsLhvtBt7aRmp7Yfyrws14YnA-XFF1In_luVMYtqsukwyIqESQWY8YxJdi0Kt8OpYLWSJShqy76rT/s1600/DSC02731.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtbr_VVXaukhF0L1Fx3g0irRY7Dq-sjZg7bTfb5V-WkPnhKaFu5aUpiC4xRTlczNHsLhvtBt7aRmp7Yfyrws14YnA-XFF1In_luVMYtqsukwyIqESQWY8YxJdi0Kt8OpYLWSJShqy76rT/s320/DSC02731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281386283018482" border="0" /></a>Chloe at the last jump, still going like a champ<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMtbWepKWs3L81ZL2FN1bHD140LDOo1woSyTcIEdHZN46Zf5xcitLNM1CU-hhKxavANQqwH5DA1rxiw42wtceKY_53YGlvEyiVuEDE1PXCjmNuvYxwxVSpuTh55KWy0yYQqACOTMGZKmF/s1600/DSC02737.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMtbWepKWs3L81ZL2FN1bHD140LDOo1woSyTcIEdHZN46Zf5xcitLNM1CU-hhKxavANQqwH5DA1rxiw42wtceKY_53YGlvEyiVuEDE1PXCjmNuvYxwxVSpuTh55KWy0yYQqACOTMGZKmF/s320/DSC02737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281386754021202" border="0" /></a>after I finished, so stoked!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9n5j4OvzDHTRgQ7ii9r-7NAXBUK8I7yrGZFXdi_gKyxtd0XX_hmBHWSYoa0pMgKaOzsrxEWcXlCLMHDSvwrCqUAwxcP8mTa3o9rC-p_hQIivKRljsdA6CbFXbN7Xhdjdt7nyIPpmkIkK/s1600/DSC02712.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9n5j4OvzDHTRgQ7ii9r-7NAXBUK8I7yrGZFXdi_gKyxtd0XX_hmBHWSYoa0pMgKaOzsrxEWcXlCLMHDSvwrCqUAwxcP8mTa3o9rC-p_hQIivKRljsdA6CbFXbN7Xhdjdt7nyIPpmkIkK/s320/DSC02712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281378160693618" border="0" /></a>Me and my mom in warm up<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK-KRZlx3nfS_CgmyMMUCCIjC01YzkNBuNiLRv3YkjaE_6kZSP6JNiL9XhrgDPi8CsKAL3NdCEJA0ycLu12rpaV3cfYACT6MfMybsGAdp01sxptd0yQTtT_Bam4FceOBfWgJJTMDUqnLC/s1600/DSC02709.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK-KRZlx3nfS_CgmyMMUCCIjC01YzkNBuNiLRv3YkjaE_6kZSP6JNiL9XhrgDPi8CsKAL3NdCEJA0ycLu12rpaV3cfYACT6MfMybsGAdp01sxptd0yQTtT_Bam4FceOBfWgJJTMDUqnLC/s320/DSC02709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281372756098546" border="0" /></a>Natalia and Hawley in the box<br /><br /><br />Natalia was the first Area VI rider out this morning for the two star team, she is not called the trail blazer for no reason! She rocked that coarse. I was able to see some of her while I was in warm up and she looked great! I was next out for area VI and Chloe was awesome in warm up. I did not do too much because I knew we had a long coarse ahead of us. I went out of the box and I just had a good feeling. She was taking me to everything and I knew what I had to do to give her the best ride possible. Only one person made time and I was on every minute marker until I had a funny jump off a bank and decided to take the option. Unfortunately that added four time penalties to my score, but that is better then 20! I came through the finish with a fit horse who was still pulling me to the last fence and on top of that I came through the finish knowing that I had one special horse. I feel every show I am learning more about her, this show I learned that I am a pretty lucky girl. She cooled out great and I left her tonight with every food option possible including carrots! She deserves it all :)<br />The one star went after and Kelly Loria was the first out for Area VI. She was standing in first place going out and after a double clear remained in that spot! Madison Reeb went next and had the best ride of her life until an unfortunate fall. She deserves to be winning, but the best riders did not get to the top with out falling off. She will bounce back and everyone better be prepared for it!<br />Today was one of the most fun courses I have ever ridden. David O' Conner designed and amazing two star course and the footing was unbelievable. My horse was so game and jumping her heart out and that's all I can really ask of her. I cant tell you how lucky I feel to be sitting on her.<br />Lastly today would not have run so smoothly with out all the amazing help we received! For starters our coach Dayna Lynd Pugh did an amazing job preparing us. Im not just saying that because she is my mom, but because it is true. Every horse and rider that went out there was completely prepared for what was coming. Our Chef Shannon Lilley did an outstanding job in the vet box and making sure that each rider was taken care of. Without her I have a feeling things would have been a bit unorganized. Steve Pugh was amazing with the horses in the vet box and made sure each one got taken care of in record time, he was taught well :) Amanda Sanchez was awesome helping Natalia get on and then helping out more in the vet box. Hawley Bennett was also a huge help in the box and it was great having her there! Scott Kuhlman, although is here for a mentorship program makes sure on his free time he helps us out as much as possible. And all the other parents who are there with moral support, you have know idea how much that means to all of us! Everyone who has emailed and texted me, your all awesome! That extra support goes a long way! Also, we have a phenomenal team and the help and support we receive from each other is amazing.<br />Tomorrow we have the jog in the morning and then show jumping in the afternoon! I Cant believe tomorrow will conclude this whole experience. For now though I hope you enjoy the pictures form today and hopefully I have good news to report to everyone tomorrow!!<br />Xoxo Kelly and ChloeKelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336159594318494639.post-81596268675666401442010-07-30T16:35:00.000-07:002010-07-30T17:11:24.304-07:00One Star Dressage! GO AREA VI!As much as I would like to talk about Chloe and how awesome her jump school was today im going to skip all that stuff and go straight into telling everyone about the one star dressage!!! Our area is currently sitting in first place with Kelly Loria also individually in first on a score of a 40!! She had a very relaxed, accurate, beautiful test and deserved every good mark!! Madison Reeb put in a good test and rode very well. She is on the fast track to being one very good rider. I am so proud of area VI! Kelly Loria also had her press conference which was so exciting for her! She did an awesome job representing us :)<br />Natalia and I both had a jump school today and I feel great about tomorrow! It is different for me to jump on grass and have terrain so it was nice to get a feel of how she would be. After walking my coarse for the fifth time I am feeling great about it! The weather was great today, lets hope it stays the same tomorrow! Chloe has enjoyed the weather and it is great the horse park lets us rent paddocks, all the horses have enjoyed it!<br />I'm going to keep this short tonight and go get ready for tomorrow! Any good luck vibes are greatly appreciated!<br />Xoxo Kelly and Chloe<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmi0f41vEqPVXyZYjYvuGVS0bN54DVi_IYjoXGYEKf-5C96kCYcDR1-qx5oxks6yjj1x0f59CEbinSrMVOpxZiDefTMIaJ2A0mfLhqIIZP9VRr3kXBIEoUfDyjtGGjfqNBhhFUH8DpdFj/s1600/DSC02611.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmi0f41vEqPVXyZYjYvuGVS0bN54DVi_IYjoXGYEKf-5C96kCYcDR1-qx5oxks6yjj1x0f59CEbinSrMVOpxZiDefTMIaJ2A0mfLhqIIZP9VRr3kXBIEoUfDyjtGGjfqNBhhFUH8DpdFj/s320/DSC02611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499853855812958082" border="0" /></a>Dayna Lynd Pugh warming up Kelly Loria<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzjoYVT1b40ErWppTj1uDwu0GyXqghgBkEOBZw0P4C4v3U7YlKwkbYWYY8XqmT10x02dsBHbKjamoXACNOj-6uYvV9VFpTfC0F4pOWYVK9C0RJPe5JxU6aL82U7vqONblZ1RtnHGFm6v2/s1600/DSC02616.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzjoYVT1b40ErWppTj1uDwu0GyXqghgBkEOBZw0P4C4v3U7YlKwkbYWYY8XqmT10x02dsBHbKjamoXACNOj-6uYvV9VFpTfC0F4pOWYVK9C0RJPe5JxU6aL82U7vqONblZ1RtnHGFm6v2/s320/DSC02616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499853860008406514" border="0" /></a>Kelly Loria<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw-3hgKywdBy8mIXaF-EaI6JtjwGNZBirKpu3_7pA1nT774VTWBfEOXs0SWEBCLR_y014SivnGf6G2iC3fJAy1VWy47lwE-R-95fbuXncfsMwnOZBeGOkPquBqeFIOhXrx0ghyphenhyphenvoFDzlw/s1600/DSC02702.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw-3hgKywdBy8mIXaF-EaI6JtjwGNZBirKpu3_7pA1nT774VTWBfEOXs0SWEBCLR_y014SivnGf6G2iC3fJAy1VWy47lwE-R-95fbuXncfsMwnOZBeGOkPquBqeFIOhXrx0ghyphenhyphenvoFDzlw/s320/DSC02702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499854740555272386" border="0" /></a>Press Conference<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw9x7L4gBf7mzMJskts604CkWcXQClWvPfQoxPrdjuVcnSSH8XgH1TAqL4eggHUrfbnRng77sOGKbU1a8NsSd8QIOgzEllHzo44AmTUGnbF1Z9tqjrUNFKqdr_pbM-YiFY5eqLNpLCMZS/s1600/DSC02698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw9x7L4gBf7mzMJskts604CkWcXQClWvPfQoxPrdjuVcnSSH8XgH1TAqL4eggHUrfbnRng77sOGKbU1a8NsSd8QIOgzEllHzo44AmTUGnbF1Z9tqjrUNFKqdr_pbM-YiFY5eqLNpLCMZS/s320/DSC02698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499854731470408514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqIIm5EoXXBqDSyaafIP4iiKOKcS0Lw60wiVDF_6p7cSfojLczL8mhvt-M2-zPnPkz4FIjXF-2lRQXG9ZRNNR0TBNdRsgqKagp4HQ9_rPH2wK0Vr4LqXDXhCx2zs3zD17kYP6QzsBlT4H/s1600/DSC02662.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqIIm5EoXXBqDSyaafIP4iiKOKcS0Lw60wiVDF_6p7cSfojLczL8mhvt-M2-zPnPkz4FIjXF-2lRQXG9ZRNNR0TBNdRsgqKagp4HQ9_rPH2wK0Vr4LqXDXhCx2zs3zD17kYP6QzsBlT4H/s320/DSC02662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499854723888219954" border="0" /></a>Madison Reeb. That horse has a killer lengthening!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5_NcdK2K9Qr5tcohusm-fFfWDzce43X5AhPiQEovO7OCIRByqp5W2lrU_xP92D3HzrMU9-87854XCDK5fDbTpS6PanoMDSQ6hZRYu5zcTkNVv3MZqaCYpOfUv1uvl2ED2mTrkat_Vd_/s1600/DSC02677.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5_NcdK2K9Qr5tcohusm-fFfWDzce43X5AhPiQEovO7OCIRByqp5W2lrU_xP92D3HzrMU9-87854XCDK5fDbTpS6PanoMDSQ6hZRYu5zcTkNVv3MZqaCYpOfUv1uvl2ED2mTrkat_Vd_/s320/DSC02677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499854730898867250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4RREr1elYheA-Kr1C_XF0TfLh0iPVy1DBHNCQ9fvim5Yz4no3qj6Krd-pR7Jmy-8nK7fUY-wbpAXZbTpzqRK3F7q1zak4FOUjcUqV0XHandi1b6VyDIQsKEmu3F6G1TOZNdHelllXt3G/s1600/DSC02683.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4RREr1elYheA-Kr1C_XF0TfLh0iPVy1DBHNCQ9fvim5Yz4no3qj6Krd-pR7Jmy-8nK7fUY-wbpAXZbTpzqRK3F7q1zak4FOUjcUqV0XHandi1b6VyDIQsKEmu3F6G1TOZNdHelllXt3G/s320/DSC02683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499855680242940834" border="0" /></a>Dayna and Madison. Hugs all around!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-NRzz3uM8YGpscvbiFXVp_Q5dXzzIg__NPtlSvw7ePd7rcBelCXf1OtNHHBl75SMK8w6L_iZeZ7MWYxZJmBbkwfw8D60TkDw5CFs7CDFcqaeTNzcyK_C5JnzmirkhfWvw5HHhkwbBJWi/s1600/DSC02686.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-NRzz3uM8YGpscvbiFXVp_Q5dXzzIg__NPtlSvw7ePd7rcBelCXf1OtNHHBl75SMK8w6L_iZeZ7MWYxZJmBbkwfw8D60TkDw5CFs7CDFcqaeTNzcyK_C5JnzmirkhfWvw5HHhkwbBJWi/s320/DSC02686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499853876860388434" border="0" /></a>Chloe in her turn out!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmi0f41vEqPVXyZYjYvuGVS0bN54DVi_IYjoXGYEKf-5C96kCYcDR1-qx5oxks6yjj1x0f59CEbinSrMVOpxZiDefTMIaJ2A0mfLhqIIZP9VRr3kXBIEoUfDyjtGGjfqNBhhFUH8DpdFj/s1600/DSC02611.JPG"><br /></a>Kelly Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703796290730185179noreply@blogger.com1