lots going on right now

Some sad news: we had to let Milagro go earlier this week. He continued to be bright and very attached to life, but unfortunately foundered in his supporting left hind leg while remaining non weight-bearing on his right hind.

We wanted desperately for him to recover for the retirement he deserved. But he's free from pain now. And we get the cold comfort of learning postmortem that his injuries were far more serious than realized, and recovery was never realistic.

we miss ya buddy :(

So it's been a tough few days at the barn - with some lesson students taking it particularly hard. He was such a favorite! But there ARE things going on all the same - some very fun things, actually (it's a very busy weekend). And I will write about them shortly.

No details at present, but if everything has gone according to plan (and I haven't killed myself via overbooking) we should have details on:

• the current state of our saddle saga - fitter comes out this afternoon!
• lesson recaps for Isabel - jumping AND dressage lessons (yes we are FINALLY getting back to see trainer C!!!!)
• and mayyyyyyyybe a little CT tossed in for good measure

Hope you're having a good weekend!