DRESSAGE AT TOMISATO
Today was a Chiba county Dressage competition for Jaguar and the boy. I didn't go across as it happens, as the timing could have been a lot better, but at least we have some pictures we can share, and some good news to go with them: Louis and 'The Difficult Horse' managed to score an impressive 55.8% in the 2課目 class and claim second place, finishing within striking distance of Tokoro's Kuri Nakajima - the lady we mentioned a bit back with the dog named after Jungle Pocket!

The interesting thing is there are still several small areas of improvement available to polish by all accounts, so the potential for greater things exists, even with good ol' Jaguar (above).

The other horse we have an interest in at Tokoro RC - Tempai (aka Tenn-chan, or Armalite as he's registered in competitions nowadays), apparently had a stormer with Yoshimi Bamba on-board, scoring an amazing 63.3% to win the inter-city challenge (right). Yoshimi's skill in the saddle is never in question, but one has to remember Tenn-chan very nearly died in the summer. What a wonderful way to show a full recovery...