Tugboat

** This post was the last I wrote before my son became critically ill. Since March 11th I have been in Austin, while he has fought for his life in the hospital. We are nearing the end of his journey to wellness and I am so happy to report, he pulled through, is doing well, and I will return to Maryland soon. My apologies for the big gap in posting. You can read about Parker's Journey at: www.leapoffaith111483.blogspot.com

~ I went to watch Ceara ride Tugboat in a dressage show yesterday. I have never seen him look so happy, more fit, more relaxed or so loved in his life. He is one lucky pony!

One of the things I wanted to point out is that Ceara and her trainer, Carolyn, have worked very hard on getting Tugboat to be able to let his neck go long and low in a free walk across the diagonal. Tugs has such a muscled neck, the "free-walk" part of his dressage tests are always tricky. But Ceara is a dedicated equestrian and has done a fabulous job with him.

Like I said, what a lucky pony!