Here on the Hill: March 2007

Saturday, March 31, 2007

In our attempt to get our heads on straight after Ralph was hurt we spent Sun. morning walking through the gardens at Callaway Gardens. This is a photo of the butterfly conservatory. My favorite place was Mr. Cason's Vegetable Garden.

It was a nice distraction even though as Ashley put it "It feels like I have swallowed a rock."

Ralph remains unconscious at this time. His doctors say they expect he will wake up soon. Ashley and I are waiting for the report that says he is needing to be restrained. That will be a happy day.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Our weekend at Poplar Place Farm:

Dressage went smoothly with a score of 39.5.

Stadium was double clear but perhaps a little too enthusiastic on the part of Retto. He seems to be looking for bigger fences.

It was during Ashley's stadium round that her much loved trainer was injured when his horse hit a jump on the advanced cross country course. He was airlifted to the Columbus trauma unit and placed in ICU. He suffered multiple fractures but no brain, spinal or internal injury. His horse was fine. The mother in me said "load the kid up and get out of Dodge" but the daughter convinced me that she needed to ride. Sunday she rode her cross country and had another double clear round.

Ralph is still in intensive care at this time and remains heavily sedated. His two surgeries have reportedly gone well. We check his progress daily along with his thousands of adoring fans on his care page. We hope to have him back in Florida soon.

Ralph Hill on Independence Day at Poplar Place 2007.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Off to Poplar!

Good Luck to these two! They head to the mountains of Georgia for a competition tomorrow. Anyone wishing to follow their progress can go to http://www.poplarplacefarm.com/ and check results for horse trials.