I can hardly believe we are already back into May! Time flies and is always getting away from me. We just had our last of the six foals we were expecting this year and thankfully all are healthy, and hilarious to watch.

The World Cup Finals in Vegas were really fun to watch as well. The best part was getting the behind-the-scenes pictures from all my friends that went. However, for us there was the incredible fringe benefit that Rudolf Zeilinger was in the United States for the World Cup, and decided to make a pit stop in Kansas after Vegas.

The Dressage Foundation granted me the excellent opportunity to train and compete in Germany for two months through the Anne Ramsay scholarship for U.S.-bred horses. It was an incredible experience and one I have always dreamed of; to be able to ride and compete in Germany is a privilege.

Oh how I love paperwork…

I am trying to put together a trip for WakeUp, Willie and me to go to Germany in January and February to train with Elmar Schmiehusen. I think we are ready for this intense training and winter is a great time to do it because things slow down a bit at home. I also want to do a couple shows over there as well. 

It is not Thanksgiving yet, but I have just so much to be thankful for! It is never a wrong time to reflect on the positive things in life, right!?

Since the last blog I wrote, we went to the Region 4 Championships. My boys were awesome. Wakey won the Intermediaire B and Grand Prix, and Willie was second in the Grand Prix and won the Grand Prix Freestyle. I was stoked.