We're just a few weeks away from the first event of the season and so we've started ramping up our lessons and our jump schools. Our arena dried out and the fences were brought back in so we took advantage of the time between storms to get some training in. I work with a fellow eventer who lives nearby when we don't trailer out for lessons we trade off moving, raising, and replacing poles for each other.  She rides intermediate and it helps to have someone who is used to seeing the poles a few holes up from Novice helping you on the ground. Phinn is quite tidy with his front end but we want him to learn to be comfortable from a deep spot and use his back and our gymnastic work is really paying off. It also helps me remenber to leave him alone and ride him into a soft contact, but not baby sit too much, which I am prone to do. 
We are looking forward to some serious training opportunities in January.  Buck Davidson is coming to Kingsway Farm, followed by the Ian Stark Fundraiser Clinic at Galway Downs, and a one day at 3 Day Ranch, all leading up to Galway's Horse Trial the first weekend of February. I'm excited to get the season started!