And we continue with Tracy‘s 5 day challenge! 16. One thing you’d like to change about your horse I really wish he worried less. Most of the time, you would think Simon is the most chill horse on the planet. We’re talking reins on the buckle do anything kind of horse. He’s his own worst enemy though. The more complex the work is or certain situations (ie flat classes) get him totally worked up into a tizzy. It’s not spooking. It’s not…
More Tracy 5 day challenge fun! 11. Critique your horse’s conformation This one is hard, because I am not a conformation expert. I think he’s pretty well put together? He definitely has a high/long wither and a long, flat back. Hind end is on the weak side. His shoulder angle could probably be a little bit better? Honestly I don’t know. I’d love for any of you conformation buffs to offer your feedback in the comments! 12. Horse’s favorite riding exercise…
Another fun day of Tracy‘s 5 day challenge! 6. Favorite equestrian book and movie Oooo, that’s a difficult one. I kind of have the same answer for both… Black Beauty! For those of you who haven’t read the book, you really must. There’s a fantastic section in there about humans pursuing fashion in terms of horses, and the horses hate fashion and don’t understand it. The book was written in 1877, and the exact same sentiment holds true today. It’s a…
Tracy from Fly on Over came up with this cool challenge and I wanted to play! 1. Most influential person on your riding This answer has three parts for me, mostly because I can never give a one absolute answer to anything. In the way of support, the most influential person is my husband. Without him, my horse life would be drastically different. He also believes in me and gives me the little push I need sometimes to press on….
Sunday was the second and final day of the horse show… also, the best day! I woke up with an agenda that terrified me – show a 2’6″ division for the first time in my life. I know for a lot of seasoned horse showers, this isn’t a big deal. People at my barn tell me that it’s not a big deal. My horse still practically canters over the 2’6″… but for me, it’s a really big deal. It’s the…
Horse show hangover is happening for real. I’m both super elated about how this weekend went and completely over it all and ready to decorate my house for Christmas and do non-horsey things for a little bit. Good news is that Simon has definitely earned a few days off and the weather is too yucky to ride anyway. By the middle of the week I’ll be re-charged and ready to go tackle the mess of dirty tack and wraps that…
For now. Full show write ups this week but for now I want to go through photos and take a nap 🙂
Doing some quick micro blogging during the show 🙂 Friday I got in first, got our stalls unlocked and put out shavings while trying to calm my spaniel down from his worried mania. I guess my springer (my buddy for the weekend) forgot what shows are like since it’s been so long. He kept wanting to go back to the car… Sorry buddy, were here all weekend – but I digress! Lunged Simon for a bit but could only trot…