With autumn around the corner, we managed to grab a few days away from the yard and head up to North Norfolk for a long weekend, which was lovely. One of our favourite places to go and despite the time of year, not very many people about on the sands, with sea for as far as you can see! I couldn’t help but think what a great natural all-weather the sands would be…a great place to bring the horses! Maybe we could join in with The Household Cavalry next year when they stable near Holkham Beach!
The time was perfect to go as we have had a few runners recently and these were having an easy week and the winter jumpers are only steady cantering. I am really happy with the winter jumps horses although they have a bit of weight to lose still. Not something I worry about too much as a healthy gut is most important and I have never restricted a horse’s intake, whether it is in or turned out (although they are mostly turned out at the moment). The horses gut is meant to be working most of the day and night and when it eats it produces the saliva which is good to keep acidity levels down in the gut and help keep ulcers at bay.
Stiffkey Beach
We are very much looking forward to the jumps horses having their first gallop which may be a couple of weeks away. This time of year there is plenty of dreaming going on as to what races they will be winning over the coming months! We certainly have some exciting additions to the yard to look forward to.
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