Hello everyone!
Its been a while since the blog was last updated. Its been a busy summer!
A few months home from Badminton and I've taken some valuable time to reflect on my spring trip to England with Merloch...I never thought in my life that I would have a horse that could go to Badminton. This year I decided it might be now or never so I packed Merloch up on a plane and away we went.
He ran around Rolex 2008 with a silly run out 4 fences from home. I have beaten myself up for a year over this run out. I gave him a whack to cover the distance in the last water jump, lost a rein and ended up on the short list for the Olympics, and an alternate yet again! I came home and regrouped with with my new dressage instructor Gerd Reuter (http://www.europerformancehorses.com/). He has helped me tremendously, not only with my dressage but also with my confidence. That is a hard coach to find. He really helped me believe in myself and my horse and encouraged me to take the plunge and move forward to Badminton.
Our trip was a dream come true (almost :) ). The atmosphere is like nothing I can describe. Eventers are rock stars in England. The crowds were beyond belief. Murry had a fan club at 6am on x-c morning! I think that I really surprised the world with my dressage test. I will never forget my minutes in that world famous arena! Cross country was incredible. It was a daunting but doable course and Merloch and I were truly having the ride of a lifetime when I was forced to unexpectedly pull up. Merloch jammed his stifle out of place and was temporarily very very lame. I say temporarily because by the time we returned to the stabling he was a little touchy sore to the area but completely sound. This is one of those disappointing lessons of horses... He continues to display no ill effect from those few seconds that went wrong and he recently flew me around the CIC** course at Stuart with no apparent problem. We will move forward to the CCI*** at Fair Hill in the fall and then on to Rolex in the spring. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to my annual trip to Millbrook. We leave on Wednesday...
Keep cheering and I'll see you all at the start box!
Bonnie
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Raffle Winners!
CONGRATULATIONS!! to our raffle winners Carla Mcleod and Bobby Costello!
Carla's daughter Alex will be reaping the rewards of her mother's raffle purchase later this fall.
Many of you may be surprised to read that we had two winners. Our first winner was international eventing competitor Bobby Costello. While he was thrilled to win he encouraged us to draw a second winner, someone who might have a little more free time!
To honor Bobby's generosity we have decided to offer 4 free lessons to a non-pro preparing for their first full "classic" format Three Day Event this fall (either 1/2* or 1*). The catch? To win this please submit a 500-1,000 word essay describing why you have decided to pursue the "ultimate" pinnacle of our sport: the full format 3-Day. Essays must be submitted to Rebecca (rebecca@bonniemosser.com) by August 15, 12pm. The winner will be notified by August 22. Please also include a summary of your qualifications (either already achieved or planned). Bonnie and Bobby will choose the winner. Please e-mail us with your questions. The winning essay will be posted on our website.
Carla's daughter Alex will be reaping the rewards of her mother's raffle purchase later this fall.
Many of you may be surprised to read that we had two winners. Our first winner was international eventing competitor Bobby Costello. While he was thrilled to win he encouraged us to draw a second winner, someone who might have a little more free time!
To honor Bobby's generosity we have decided to offer 4 free lessons to a non-pro preparing for their first full "classic" format Three Day Event this fall (either 1/2* or 1*). The catch? To win this please submit a 500-1,000 word essay describing why you have decided to pursue the "ultimate" pinnacle of our sport: the full format 3-Day. Essays must be submitted to Rebecca (rebecca@bonniemosser.com) by August 15, 12pm. The winner will be notified by August 22. Please also include a summary of your qualifications (either already achieved or planned). Bonnie and Bobby will choose the winner. Please e-mail us with your questions. The winning essay will be posted on our website.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Off to a good start!
Badminton 2009 is off to a great start with Bonnie and Merloch passing the jog today with flying colors!
They are number 88 and will be cantering down the centerline on Friday afternoon. You can watch the event live and for FREE here:
http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/live_video.html
Stay tuned...
They are number 88 and will be cantering down the centerline on Friday afternoon. You can watch the event live and for FREE here:
http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/live_video.html
Stay tuned...
Friday, May 1, 2009
Facebook!
Bonnie is on Facebook! If you are too and I haven't already "friended" you please look her up! I'll be forwarding all of your messages to her this coming week. Your support really keeps her going!
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Also, I was just coerced into "twittering" look me up and I'll give lots of ringside updates. (rpolan)
Have a great weekend!
Rebecca
Bonnie Mosser's Profile
Create Your Badge
Also, I was just coerced into "twittering" look me up and I'll give lots of ringside updates. (rpolan)
Have a great weekend!
Rebecca
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ashley and Vaughn at Rolex!
Ashley and her self made horse Vaunted made us all proud every step of the way through her first CCI****. It was an amazing week and Congratulations don't even seem like enough. But Congratulation!
And some links to check out!
What an inspiration!
Hi Everyone,
I just had the most amazing week. I was the Rolex 4 star with Ashley Adams and her horse Vaunted coaching them through their first 4 star. Ashley is the first student that I have coached through a CCI****. Yes, she is now a 4 star rider! Ashley rode every phase as we planned which meant so much to me. We had a plan and she executed it perfectly. Ashley has an amazing fan base that she probably has no idea about. The roar of the crowd when she came off cross country was deafening. It brought tears to my eyes. Do you all know that Ashley made that little horse named Vaughn from scratch? She taught him how to do half pass and all that dressage stuff. I believe he came with his character to be brave when asked and that is why this partnership has developed into the 4 star level.
I have a funny story to tell, I have been 21st two times at Rolex and so having Ashley finish in my same placing at 21st is slightly ironic. That is a song! Ashley's week has given me inspiration for my trip own upcoming trip to Badminton. Murry and I had a great opportunity to do the test ride at Rolex. It gave me insight to a few things about my test and I know what I need to work on these last few days. We leave for JFK on Thursday. I only have about 5 days to improve my dressage, but I also need a few more jumps under my belt!
I have an amazing group of people coming over to help at Badminton. In my past I was thankful I was not a downhill racer because the grand daddy of downhill racing was the Hannikahm race. Crazy!! But as this trip comes closer I realize that I am about to ride at the grand daddy of three day eventing. Crazy? Hell no. I have an amazzing horse and as I always say when I walk into a venue-- this party is for my horse. The people are here to see my horse jump these incredible fences. Next time you will hear from me, I will be in Amsterdam with my Murry. If you own a cow bell ring it for me on Saturday. I am # 88 so I believe this means I will do my dressage on Friday afternoon. What a great number. I love double numbers.
Ok everyone this is your last week to buy a raffle ticket. The ticket purchase helps Merloch and I to get to Badminton, but you win a week of lessons with me including one lesson on my buddy Merloch. Stabling and housing are included. Stay here on my website and purchase tickets.
Touch back with me for updates,
Cross every thing you got and believe,
Bonnie and Murry
I just had the most amazing week. I was the Rolex 4 star with Ashley Adams and her horse Vaunted coaching them through their first 4 star. Ashley is the first student that I have coached through a CCI****. Yes, she is now a 4 star rider! Ashley rode every phase as we planned which meant so much to me. We had a plan and she executed it perfectly. Ashley has an amazing fan base that she probably has no idea about. The roar of the crowd when she came off cross country was deafening. It brought tears to my eyes. Do you all know that Ashley made that little horse named Vaughn from scratch? She taught him how to do half pass and all that dressage stuff. I believe he came with his character to be brave when asked and that is why this partnership has developed into the 4 star level.
I have a funny story to tell, I have been 21st two times at Rolex and so having Ashley finish in my same placing at 21st is slightly ironic. That is a song! Ashley's week has given me inspiration for my trip own upcoming trip to Badminton. Murry and I had a great opportunity to do the test ride at Rolex. It gave me insight to a few things about my test and I know what I need to work on these last few days. We leave for JFK on Thursday. I only have about 5 days to improve my dressage, but I also need a few more jumps under my belt!
I have an amazing group of people coming over to help at Badminton. In my past I was thankful I was not a downhill racer because the grand daddy of downhill racing was the Hannikahm race. Crazy!! But as this trip comes closer I realize that I am about to ride at the grand daddy of three day eventing. Crazy? Hell no. I have an amazzing horse and as I always say when I walk into a venue-- this party is for my horse. The people are here to see my horse jump these incredible fences. Next time you will hear from me, I will be in Amsterdam with my Murry. If you own a cow bell ring it for me on Saturday. I am # 88 so I believe this means I will do my dressage on Friday afternoon. What a great number. I love double numbers.
Ok everyone this is your last week to buy a raffle ticket. The ticket purchase helps Merloch and I to get to Badminton, but you win a week of lessons with me including one lesson on my buddy Merloch. Stabling and housing are included. Stay here on my website and purchase tickets.
Touch back with me for updates,
Cross every thing you got and believe,
Bonnie and Murry
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