We are now 9 days out from my next show, and I am doing a stellar job preparing… NOT (You have to read that ‘not’ in a Borat voice or it loses all effect). Let me share with you some of my plan, so you can duplicate before your next big shindig. Stress eat because work is so… stressful. Added bonus for trying on your show clothes and having the buttons on your show shirt laugh at your attempts to…
It’s been about a month since I formally declared 2013 goals, so you’re probably wondering why I’m writing a progress post so soon. Well summer is winding down, and my last three horse shows of the year will be here and over before I know it. Recently I had a revelation that if I didn’t actually work at attaining these goals, then they would never happen. Well duh, right? So I have been working. Here’s the progress so far. Get a…
Even though you can’t be a great rider without lots of practice and being in decent shape, I still claim that over 50% of the sport is mental. That being said, I had a good ‘reset’ lesson on Tuesday night to address some of the communication issues with my horse. I won’t bore you with the tiny details of the lesson, because it wasn’t that exciting, but I will share some of my take aways. I do group lessons weekly,…
When my trainer texted me Saturday afternoon asking me if I was lessening on Sunday or waiting until Tuesday, I wasn’t sure the best answer. Simon had over a week off for his stitches to heal, and I while I was planning to ride that evening I wasn’t sure how he would be. I’m really eager to train for our next show (about a month away!), and figured worst case scenario I’d have a fresh horse. No big deal. I…
This past Saturday I spent another day at the horse show cheering on friends and taking pictures. Each summer circuit show has a special Saturday night class, and this weekend was the jumper classic. It’s a big deal to us with a satin obsession, because they award giant beautiful neck ribbons. And who doesn’t want to win giant beautiful neck ribbons? As always, it was nice to observe the horse show from a spectator’s point of view. Some horses just…
A lot has changed since the first time I evaluated our SWOTs and I snagged the original idea from this post from Viva Carlos. Let’s be honest – I snag most motivational tools that remind me what I need to work on from her blog, because it’s the bestest. I looked back on the first post the other day, and realized that a ton has changed since March and July… so even though spring and summer are pretty close time…
I won’t lie, things have been a little dull around here lately. Don’t get me wrong, dull can be a great thing. It means your horse isn’t trying to kill himself (again), and you’re happy with your barn, etc. Dull though is not a good thing for blogging fodder. So instead of bore you with intense descriptions of trot circles and canter transitions (our theme for this week), I’ve created a little “this or that” – equestrian style. If you’re…
Today is really frustrating me for a wide variety of reasons. The post I had for today is going to happen later this week, and instead you’re going to endure my True Blood obsession for a little bit. Horse shows have a lot of feelings, often in a manic kind of way. Laughter? Tons. Crying? Oh yes. If you’ve never been to a horse show, it’s hard to explain the drama involved. I’m going to do so with True Blood…