Chewie’s Diary Week 60: Happy Birthday! (And another agility video)

Happy birthday, Chewie!

Chewie got lots of extra treats and scratches today for her birthday.

I don’t know Chewie’s exact birthday. However, the rescue organization and their vet used April 1 for her health records, which means that today is Chewie’s more-or-less official birthday.

So, Chewie is now three.

She is starting to look like an adult horse, but she still has more growing to do. Most horses don’t fully finish growing until they are around six years old.

Chewie’s March agility video

We also recently submitted our entry for the Horse Agility Club’s March Young Horses course.

I was really proud of Chewie. The March test was the first time we attempted all five obstacles in the test, and I think we did quite well!

As you’ll see in the video, Chewie had to back up over a pole, pass through two flags, weave between five cones (without me weaving with her!), walk through a scary corridor, and then halt on a tarp.

It was a bit windy on the day we filmed the course, and I love how well Chewie did with the blowing flags.

The one challenge for this course was that the first two obstacles and the last two obstacles had to be set up in a line. This arrangement made filming a bit difficult.

But, we managed to get the whole course on camera!

Watch on YouTube: Horse Agility Club – March 2026 – Mary & Chewie

What’s next in Chewie’s horse agility journey

Our March submission is our third and last submission for the Young Horses course. Now that Chewie is three, it’s time for us to start entering in the regular competition classes.

However, we plan to still approach these horse agility courses slowly and thoughtfully! My goal for Chewie and for me is for us to have fun together, rather than to be competitive.

The regular competition classes usually have a series of ten obstacles.

I’m not sure if Chewie and I are quite ready for ten obstacles all at once! So, on the upcoming tests, we’ll probably skip obstacles or modify obstacles, as needed, to create a course that will be challenging, but also fun for both of us.