Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Summer is slow

Summer is a quiet time at the Equestrian Center. The maintenance crew are cleaning the barns, fixing machinery, and building new paddocks at the lesson barn. A lot of the staff who are on 10 month contracts are travelling, resting and spending time with family. I’m riding every day which is great. Lexus, one of our fairly recent donations, is coming along really well. Schooling first level dressage with moments of brilliance! Its fun to have a project horse for a few weeks.

Peggy is working hard to hire new staff to fill the positions that opened up at the end of last year. She has one more person to hire to complete the team.

I have almost finished preparing The History & Theory of Modern Riding for online delivery. One more lecture to finish and a mid term to write. The class starts Aug. 25th. I am also working on our second Riding Instructor’s Retreat & Spa which is scheduled for Labor Day weekend.

A little beach and mountain time and I should be ready for school to start!