As you can see all the photo's that I am adding are fairly recent. One reason is that I now have and can use a digital camera, the other is my son is now old enough, strong and experienced enough to ride Persa. I am now in the perfect position of being both a proud mum and proud trainer. I have seen my crazy ex-racer come on so that she would do quite well in a dressage competition, and my son from a beginner to the makings of a talented rider.

I have the feeling that things are going to start happening for both horse and rider and they will become great friends. I am keepng this log to remind myself not so much of how the horse has progressed since buying her and with me, but how Aris and Persa will do together.

So far Aris has been riding Persa for two weeks. He has a new coach, a fantastic man from Germany called Yorg and a great opportunity to learn. I believe that great things will come from this team work. I am really looking forward to watching both horse and rider grow.