See my “2014 Show Schedule” in the right hand side bar of my blog? Get a good look at it, because I’ll be taking it down in a few days. Why? Because at this point it’s kind of a joke and extremely inaccurate. I’ve officially shifted my mindset from “We will show all the shows!” to “We will show when it seems fun and financially feasible.” I bring this up, because I made the decision this week to skip all…
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…
I’ve been told by an eventing friend that hunter/jumper shows are a foreign world and leave her feeling very confused. It’s hard for me to see that since I’ve only been to hunter/jumper and open shows, but after reading some blogs lately about people feeling frustrated to some degree after attending a hunter/jumper show I thought I’d give my two cents. It may or may not be helpful, and I’m sure I’ve missed something so if my fellow hunter/jumper enthusiasts…
The show this past Saturday was one of those that I will record as another good learning experience and miles for my green horse. It wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t stellar. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit disappointing, but that’s horse showing! This was the 3rd time we’ve shown at this facility (2nd time this year) and as one day shows usually go, the schedule is a little stressing for Simon. You may remember how…
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…