Condolences

Our hearts go out to the Bells - Cassie and Gamble and family - as Piper, their Papillion dog was snatched up and killed by a coyote yesterday. Everyone at the barn who knew this cutie morns with them.

Rain Friday AM

Much rain during the wee hours of Friday morning means the arenas are wet. Don't plan on riding today, give the arenas a day to dry. As of 10 o'clock AM there is still water sitting on the surface.
Most horses did get turned out, only Santiago's field and Polo's field stay in.

Dressage show

The ADA show at the Rose Palace was littered with volunteers from Kinswood. How wonderful that so many people from this barn put in some time to help out the dressage association. Hope everyone had a good time! Sure was nice to see all those yellow and blue shirts all over the place!
Karen and Dominic competed... not so great day on Saturday, but Sunday! Watch out, they were spectacular. Anna and Kissy also had a hard time on Saturday, but rallied to come away Sunday with blue ribbons in everything. Heidi and Cajun too had a hard time on Saturday, but Sunday proved to be much more successful.
So - kudos go to both the riders, horses and volunteers!

Webster

Webster is buried off the beaten track inbetween the barn and the dressage arena. Many people have visited and left reminders of the good times. There have been several plants planted, his toys and sticks and rocks are collecting there, and flowers left. Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and appreciation of our great dog.

Young Rider Clinic

This weekend, the Alamo Dressage Association held a clinic for young riders at Crestone Farm. The clinic was set up as a ride-a-test with Richard Howard. Kinswood had 3 riders attend, and they really enjoyed the lesson. Brittany went with Dominic, Hanna took her mare, Sandy. They both rode in the morning and had excellent rides. In the afternoon, Diana took Juliet to her first public outing and we couldn't be more pleased with Juliet's performance. She was a bit nervous, but once the work started, she was all business. Diana did a good job of relaxing her and the lesson went great.