Saturday, March 19, 2011

Our first dressage show

Last weekend Elmo and I had our first dressage show and what a success!!!! We were first in 2nd level test 2 and second in 2nd level test 3. I am so proud of my boy!! He did a really good job!
Next show is within 3 weeks. We are already training to improve our weak points. We will keep you updated about the results!









And you can see a video of our tests here




Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Abraham Lake getaway

One of the advantages of working in Canada is that almost every month has a statutory holiday. And in February that was Family Day. So we decided to go on a trip to Abraham Lake for the long weekend.
Abraham Lake is situated on the David Thompson Highway. (starts at the Saskatchewan River Crossing on the Icefields Parkway) We stayed at the Aurum Lodge, an eco-tourism country inn.
We really enjoyed our stay! The weather was fantastic. Days before temperatures had dropped below -30 but on our trip we could enjoy a -5. Sun was out all day. We went hiking in the snow. We had tons of fun!