.. I’m done! Done showing, that is, for the year – Sky and I finished our 2008 show season, our first in NH and our first full year of showing this Sunday. We did ok –not as great as we have in the past, but good enough – we placed 1st of 4 in Adult W/T Equitation, 1st of 4 in Adult W/T Pleasure, 1st of 3 in W/T Adult Trail, 3 of 3 in W/T Western Pleasure and 2nd of 3 in Adult W/T Discipline Rail. Basically we did great in the morning and worse as the day went on...hence the “done” reference. Now, I just hope to get something for year end awards!
So, now that that is all over, I’m getting even more excited for East Corinth and more trail riding coming up! We’re leaving Sunday to go to Beth’s (thanks to Lisa) where we’ll stay overnight and head to EC on Monday (Thanks to Beth) –we’ll stay the week and go home with Betsy who is coming on Friday (thanks to Betsy!) – Like I told Lisa, we are nomads in other people’s trailers… for now, anyway! So, all pray and pray and do “no rain” dances b/c the weather indicates I’ll see some shows on my va-ca – grrr… I’m sure good times will still be had! Good thing I got that new saddle bag so I can bring my ‘foul weather gear’ as Frank calls it.
Not much else is new on the Marston front. Karl is still waiting around to be released from the limbo he is in – hopefully that will be soon – soon enough that he can get home and find a great new job and long enough that he can earn one more Army paycheck! I’ve been working on a quilt to sell at my step-mother-in-law’s (not as bad as it sounds, she’s super great!) booth at the Deerfield Fair and other craft fairs… It’s cute, in my humble opinion, so far.
Anyway, so this week is all about getting stuff together and packing and heading out! Can’t wait to tell you all about it!
C
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
what next?
Well, I think Sky and I are both ready for East Corinth! The last two times I’ve gotten on her, she has headed right out the driveway and down the trail! Far be it for me to begrudge having a horse that will go out alone, so down the trail we go – no deer lately, which is good, although I can tell she is looking out for one… I’ve taking to singing along the trail as to warn any wildlife that we are coming… it’s probably a good thing we are alone, then!
I haven’t been riding a lot – it’s a phase I go through – but I can tell Sky wants to get out (she actually came when I called her yesterday!) – I think there are Blackwater rides this coming weekend but there is also the final show of the season on Sunday. (Where we will clinch our title as Walk/Trot Adult Champion! – HA) Anyway, what I’m getting at is there is lots of opportunity for riding ahead…
Although there has been little horse drama, there’s been lots of life drama – for those of you who haven’t heard, Karl is being sent home from his deployment due to arthritis in his shoulder. So, after all of the stress and depression and crisis management … and the setting of mindsets and the preparing for the year ahead .. after all of that he’ll be home at the end of the month! I have to admit, I might have taken it badly… I had worked so hard to come to terms with the fact that he would be gone and how I was going to make it through I felt a bit betrayed that I had been forced to go through the immense amount of stress over the last two months for nothing. But, after some straightening of my mindsets (again) I am looking forward to him coming home and us starting over (again).
Other than that, things have been quiet. I served as the ring steward for a NHQHA show this weekend, and it was fun – tiring but fun. Lisa did well with Onyx and even tried her hand at pole bending and barrels – Onyx had a blast, which is hilarious since she’s such a… character, most of the time!
So, I’m back to work for another week and will be getting ready for Oak Rise, although both of us are pretty much on autopilot for that.
Till next time – happy trails.
C
I haven’t been riding a lot – it’s a phase I go through – but I can tell Sky wants to get out (she actually came when I called her yesterday!) – I think there are Blackwater rides this coming weekend but there is also the final show of the season on Sunday. (Where we will clinch our title as Walk/Trot Adult Champion! – HA) Anyway, what I’m getting at is there is lots of opportunity for riding ahead…
Although there has been little horse drama, there’s been lots of life drama – for those of you who haven’t heard, Karl is being sent home from his deployment due to arthritis in his shoulder. So, after all of the stress and depression and crisis management … and the setting of mindsets and the preparing for the year ahead .. after all of that he’ll be home at the end of the month! I have to admit, I might have taken it badly… I had worked so hard to come to terms with the fact that he would be gone and how I was going to make it through I felt a bit betrayed that I had been forced to go through the immense amount of stress over the last two months for nothing. But, after some straightening of my mindsets (again) I am looking forward to him coming home and us starting over (again).
Other than that, things have been quiet. I served as the ring steward for a NHQHA show this weekend, and it was fun – tiring but fun. Lisa did well with Onyx and even tried her hand at pole bending and barrels – Onyx had a blast, which is hilarious since she’s such a… character, most of the time!
So, I’m back to work for another week and will be getting ready for Oak Rise, although both of us are pretty much on autopilot for that.
Till next time – happy trails.
C
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
the countdown begins... 398 days to go
Well, the preparation is over, the parties are completed and Karl has gotten himself down to South Carolina and back into the folds of the Army… it just sucks.
He’s with people who are in the same situation as him, if that could possibly make anything better. I cannot pretend to know how hard it must have been for him to leave his family and force himself to go. I wish I could know more of what he is going through, because then I could empathize more.
I took half of the day Friday and the whole day Monday off to be with him and re-group. I am trying to focus on all the things I am looking forward to and not on the fact
that he’ll be gone for so long. The house seems empty, though, as does everything. I think Sadie misses him a lot right now, which is sad.
Lisa is trying to keep me busy, I think. She offered me the ring steward job at the NHQHA show on Saturday and I think that will be fun, although I have a suspicion I’ll be missing a Blackwater ride to do it. She also suggested I join the board, which she is on. I like that organizational and involved stuff so I’ll do that too.
I’m super excited for East Corinth, so much so I’m sure others are tired of me talking about it. But on top of being a great trip and a time to see old friends, it’s a vacation and I don’t think I’ve needed one so badly in a long time…. Then there’s the Deerfield Fair to enjoy and the Equine Affaire, and lots of Blackwater rides – one show left, too, although I’m more interested in just riding right now.
Sky was abandoned while Karl was getting ready to go and she wasn’t thrilled about being brought out yesterday, although she was a trooper about having to go under the hay conveyor and by the HUGE truck that delivered 800 bales for Lisa yesterday afternoon. Once we were in the yard she was a royal snot, though. The bugs were bad enough without her stinky attitude…. She’s continually awkward and gawky and overall bad after she hasn’t been ridden in over three days – the next time I ride she’ll be great, that’s how it goes… she’s a horse that likes to be used or left alone and there isn’t much in between there – for how good she is, she is still a mare!
Anyway, life will even out into a new sense of normalcy this week, I imagine, although it will be a while before I’m settled again. I’ll start packing soon for the move to Lisa and Josh’s and then go on vacation and then maybe the waters will be calmer. In the meantime, I will take each day and emotion as it comes because that’s all you can do – one step at a time and when I’m comfortable with that, I’ll look up again.
C
He’s with people who are in the same situation as him, if that could possibly make anything better. I cannot pretend to know how hard it must have been for him to leave his family and force himself to go. I wish I could know more of what he is going through, because then I could empathize more.
I took half of the day Friday and the whole day Monday off to be with him and re-group. I am trying to focus on all the things I am looking forward to and not on the fact
that he’ll be gone for so long. The house seems empty, though, as does everything. I think Sadie misses him a lot right now, which is sad.Lisa is trying to keep me busy, I think. She offered me the ring steward job at the NHQHA show on Saturday and I think that will be fun, although I have a suspicion I’ll be missing a Blackwater ride to do it. She also suggested I join the board, which she is on. I like that organizational and involved stuff so I’ll do that too.
I’m super excited for East Corinth, so much so I’m sure others are tired of me talking about it. But on top of being a great trip and a time to see old friends, it’s a vacation and I don’t think I’ve needed one so badly in a long time…. Then there’s the Deerfield Fair to enjoy and the Equine Affaire, and lots of Blackwater rides – one show left, too, although I’m more interested in just riding right now.
Sky was abandoned while Karl was getting ready to go and she wasn’t thrilled about being brought out yesterday, although she was a trooper about having to go under the hay conveyor and by the HUGE truck that delivered 800 bales for Lisa yesterday afternoon. Once we were in the yard she was a royal snot, though. The bugs were bad enough without her stinky attitude…. She’s continually awkward and gawky and overall bad after she hasn’t been ridden in over three days – the next time I ride she’ll be great, that’s how it goes… she’s a horse that likes to be used or left alone and there isn’t much in between there – for how good she is, she is still a mare!
Anyway, life will even out into a new sense of normalcy this week, I imagine, although it will be a while before I’m settled again. I’ll start packing soon for the move to Lisa and Josh’s and then go on vacation and then maybe the waters will be calmer. In the meantime, I will take each day and emotion as it comes because that’s all you can do – one step at a time and when I’m comfortable with that, I’ll look up again.
C
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
What’s going on…
So, I know I haven’t written much here in a while (hey, that’s how I start all my journal entries nowadays too!) but things have been busy.
Sky is doing well. We went on our nearly weekly ride with the Blackwater group the Sunday before last, but it was a little different b/c I just rode to Betsy’s house! That was the first time in a long time that I had taken Sky out on her own and I thought she did really well. I didn’t have to push her too hard to go down the road and she only spooked at the first car that passed us. Once we got to Betsy’s our accomplishment was shown up by Melissa, who rode her Mustang from Northfield to get there! Oh, well, I was still proud of us.
We rode some amazing places – to a pond that was part of some conservation land and then to a pond owned by a rich guy – that one was super secluded and lovely. The snowmobile trails were good and I thought Sky did well overall – she was pretty pokey and I am sure not out of tiredness. She did come to life when everyone trotted, though. This is when Sky has decided she’d like to canter… I figure as long as she can lope slow enough so we are not on the butt of the horse in front of us, that’s fine with me. It’s pretty funny – she tries her best!
Anyway, other than that, we haven’t had much going on. My schooling riding time is pretty limited, mainly because I am trying to spend more time with Karl before he leaves, and other “life” things getting in the way. She doesn’t seem much worse for the wear over it – if I ride after a few days off she seems to have retained whatever it was that we worked on the time before. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. For instance, I invited Christina over to hang out and have margaritas while I made Chili for last Wednesday night’s Blackwater meeting – which means there was no riding then or Thursday when the actual meeting happened… the chili was a hit, though. I’m looking forward to Fall cooking.
This past weekend was Labor Day weekend, and Karl and I did some stuff together – went mini golfing (I’m a much-improved putter!), visited my parents in Rumney (his request, not mine!), and went to the Hopkinton Fair, (where both of us agreed Sky would have cleaned up at that show!)… it was a good weekend – I fed a bit for Lisa while she was away at a show with her trainer and I rode a little. Yesterday, I rode and thought the bugs would eat us both alive, so I wasn’t out for very long. I should take her out more often. I’m looking forward so much to the Fall trail riding, which is the hands-down best time of the year – period. Blackwater has a lot of cool rides planned and East Corinth is heavy on my mind since it’s my big vacation and I am totally in desperate need of a big vacation… I have been dreaming of the rolling hills, the steep trails leading to the BEST views, the wet grass of the field and the low fog of each morning when you are certain to see at least one deer and the inevitable gut-busting laughter from hearing another of Frank’s outrageous stories.
We do have one more show left – the 21st… I’m skipping the one on the 7th, despite wanting to do it even though it’s the day Karl leaves – it’s just too much in one day and John says we can kick everyone’s walk/trot ass anyway (that’s validation enough, screw the ribbons!)
This week should prove to feel pretty short, hopefully, and then there is a party for Karl before he leaves, and then his actual departure. He’ll spend about 14 days at Ft Jackson and then go to FL to join a guard unit. He seems to be in better spirits regarding the whole thing, although he clearly does not want to go. Like I tell everyone, it just sucks and there isn’t much more anyone can say about it. I’m doing my best to think of the good things I have coming up and that way I have to think less about being alone for another year.
Anyway, slacker me has to get back to work – until next time, happy trails.
C
Sky is doing well. We went on our nearly weekly ride with the Blackwater group the Sunday before last, but it was a little different b/c I just rode to Betsy’s house! That was the first time in a long time that I had taken Sky out on her own and I thought she did really well. I didn’t have to push her too hard to go down the road and she only spooked at the first car that passed us. Once we got to Betsy’s our accomplishment was shown up by Melissa, who rode her Mustang from Northfield to get there! Oh, well, I was still proud of us.
We rode some amazing places – to a pond that was part of some conservation land and then to a pond owned by a rich guy – that one was super secluded and lovely. The snowmobile trails were good and I thought Sky did well overall – she was pretty pokey and I am sure not out of tiredness. She did come to life when everyone trotted, though. This is when Sky has decided she’d like to canter… I figure as long as she can lope slow enough so we are not on the butt of the horse in front of us, that’s fine with me. It’s pretty funny – she tries her best!
Anyway, other than that, we haven’t had much going on. My schooling riding time is pretty limited, mainly because I am trying to spend more time with Karl before he leaves, and other “life” things getting in the way. She doesn’t seem much worse for the wear over it – if I ride after a few days off she seems to have retained whatever it was that we worked on the time before. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. For instance, I invited Christina over to hang out and have margaritas while I made Chili for last Wednesday night’s Blackwater meeting – which means there was no riding then or Thursday when the actual meeting happened… the chili was a hit, though. I’m looking forward to Fall cooking.
This past weekend was Labor Day weekend, and Karl and I did some stuff together – went mini golfing (I’m a much-improved putter!), visited my parents in Rumney (his request, not mine!), and went to the Hopkinton Fair, (where both of us agreed Sky would have cleaned up at that show!)… it was a good weekend – I fed a bit for Lisa while she was away at a show with her trainer and I rode a little. Yesterday, I rode and thought the bugs would eat us both alive, so I wasn’t out for very long. I should take her out more often. I’m looking forward so much to the Fall trail riding, which is the hands-down best time of the year – period. Blackwater has a lot of cool rides planned and East Corinth is heavy on my mind since it’s my big vacation and I am totally in desperate need of a big vacation… I have been dreaming of the rolling hills, the steep trails leading to the BEST views, the wet grass of the field and the low fog of each morning when you are certain to see at least one deer and the inevitable gut-busting laughter from hearing another of Frank’s outrageous stories.
We do have one more show left – the 21st… I’m skipping the one on the 7th, despite wanting to do it even though it’s the day Karl leaves – it’s just too much in one day and John says we can kick everyone’s walk/trot ass anyway (that’s validation enough, screw the ribbons!)
This week should prove to feel pretty short, hopefully, and then there is a party for Karl before he leaves, and then his actual departure. He’ll spend about 14 days at Ft Jackson and then go to FL to join a guard unit. He seems to be in better spirits regarding the whole thing, although he clearly does not want to go. Like I tell everyone, it just sucks and there isn’t much more anyone can say about it. I’m doing my best to think of the good things I have coming up and that way I have to think less about being alone for another year.
Anyway, slacker me has to get back to work – until next time, happy trails.
C
Friday, August 15, 2008
El-Stop-O
So, I have to tell this story – it’s not the usual Monday update, I know, but it’s funny.
John had me working on slowing down and stopping the horse by using my seat and using my reins last when I had to… this is to teach the horse to slow down and stop without showing it – it took a while for me to get it while trying to learn on one of their lesson horses, but by the end I kind of sort of got the idea.
So, when I got home I tried it on Sky a little and she easily slows from a trot to a walk on seat alone. I figured that they had taught her a little of this in New Mexico at Josh’s.
Yesterday, I went out on the trail with Lisa for a short bit and I made Sky lead on the way out and on the way back, be behind. She did good and seemed to have a lot of confidence going out. I need to work on this more, because I want to surprise my friend Beth in East Corinth (Sky wouldn’t lead on the way out last year).
So, we got back and Lisa had to go but Sky and I stayed in the yard to work a little more. I loped her off and she’s taking off beautifully. So, as we lope around I use my seat to slow her down and try not to tuck her in so much and she does a beautiful job (in my opinion anyway). As I get ready to ask her to slow down, I decide to try to use just my seat and get her to go down to an easy trot or even a walk. Lope, Lope, Lope … ok, “I want to walk…..now.” and I so I put my hand down, squeeze my butt and push my hips forward (or whatever version of that I’ve got going on now, it’s not perfected) and boy did the breaks go on! Sky stopped DEAD in her tracks – I’m glad I picked the dirt spot to stop! She didn’t necessarily slide, but she did screech to a halt! It made me laugh out loud, she’s so cool! I guess Josh taught her something I hadn’t used in a while!
FYI – she did it going the other way too! (Check out Sky's new mane in this photo! I look terrible, but whatever!)
John had me working on slowing down and stopping the horse by using my seat and using my reins last when I had to… this is to teach the horse to slow down and stop without showing it – it took a while for me to get it while trying to learn on one of their lesson horses, but by the end I kind of sort of got the idea.
So, when I got home I tried it on Sky a little and she easily slows from a trot to a walk on seat alone. I figured that they had taught her a little of this in New Mexico at Josh’s.
Yesterday, I went out on the trail with Lisa for a short bit and I made Sky lead on the way out and on the way back, be behind. She did good and seemed to have a lot of confidence going out. I need to work on this more, because I want to surprise my friend Beth in East Corinth (Sky wouldn’t lead on the way out last year).
So, we got back and Lisa had to go but Sky and I stayed in the yard to work a little more. I loped her off and she’s taking off beautifully. So, as we lope around I use my seat to slow her down and try not to tuck her in so much and she does a beautiful job (in my opinion anyway). As I get ready to ask her to slow down, I decide to try to use just my seat and get her to go down to an easy trot or even a walk. Lope, Lope, Lope … ok, “I want to walk…..now.” and I so I put my hand down, squeeze my butt and push my hips forward (or whatever version of that I’ve got going on now, it’s not perfected) and boy did the breaks go on! Sky stopped DEAD in her tracks – I’m glad I picked the dirt spot to stop! She didn’t necessarily slide, but she did screech to a halt! It made me laugh out loud, she’s so cool! I guess Josh taught her something I hadn’t used in a while!
FYI – she did it going the other way too! (Check out Sky's new mane in this photo! I look terrible, but whatever!)
Monday, August 11, 2008
A Clean Sweep
Hi all! We were lucky enough to have a mainly rain-free weekend, which is really lucky because it pretty much hasn’t stopped raining all summer!
Saturday, Lisa and I made plans to go trail riding, which turned into me and her and Betsy and a lady named Kathy. Kathy might be coming to board with Lisa, which would be lucky b/c she is really cool and has a very sweet and cute horse. She competitive trail rides and rides all over the place. So, we’re hoping that she will leave where she is and board with Lisa.
So we met Betsy at her house and wound up going for three hours, which was beautiful – we rode trails and power lines and dirt roads. Sky did pretty good – she had a couple of funny moments, the first of which when we had to maneuver around a broken bridge and over a little creek. Lisa stayed on Shiloh and went hell or high water, leaping back onto the trail. The rest of us feared broken legs and concussions and got off. Kathy and I (picture this) both hopped the creek, holding reins and tried to get out of the way while our horses contemplated how best to get over the two foot ditch with water below. I swear Sky and her horse looked at each other and counted, “ready…. One… two.. three!” They each took a flying leap over the creek and watching it made me think Sky could be one hell of a jumper!
The second feat we accomplished was letting Betsy and Lisa take off on their horses while Sky and Kathy’s horse stayed behind. At first Sky tried to run off and when I held her back she fought me a little (and by little I mean I was sitting on 975 pounds of pent up energy!). But she calmed right down and took it pretty well. I loved it!
We spent the rest of Saturday hanging out and getting Sky ready for the show Sunday. Lisa helped (and by helped I mean pretty much did it – thank you Lisa) pull Sky’s mane, which I’ve been contemplating for a while. I felt like I was chopping off my own hair but it looks really good – photos to follow.
Sunday was Oak Rise 4. Lisa went to LRSS but I was able to catch a ride with Betsy so I decided to try to increase my year-end point run at Oak Rise. So, Betsy was late coming to pick me up, and her truck continued to have trouble, losing power on the highway. I spent most of the ride down there praying we would make it and visioning being broken down on the side of I-93! But we did make it there without much incident.
We had a lot of time to hang around before our classes started, so I made time to chit chat and see some people. I talked to Carolyn, who competes with me in W/T and neither of us spotted my nemesis, Rose. She didn’t come so I was kind of bummed b/c I figured that meant that it would just be me and Carolyn in my classes, and I wouldn’t have an opportunity for PAC points or, really, any meaningful ribbons.
I was proved wrong when W/T Adult Equitation was called and there were a total of 5! I was so excited and as we were riding, tried very hard to think of what John had told me, about knowing that I was good enough to win and being confident. I pushed Sky deep into every corner and she was a marvel – she had a great slow trot and a beautiful headset and we went along perfectly. As they called the ribbons, I expected second or even third b/c I’ve never been super at equitation. Carolyn got second, which I was so excited about b/c she tries really hard and nearly always places last. That meant Sky and I were first and I was so excited!
Along went pleasure adult, (1st of 5) and western pleasure (1st of 6!). By the time that the afternoon came, it started to cloud in and thunder so they stopped the show for a while. It never really rained but we did see lightening. People bailed left and right so when they resumed I was the only one in Discipline Rail and Trail – she did good in both of them – stopping from a trot and picking up the trot from the stop in DR really well. The judge even told me so.
So, we won 5 of 5 and got the day end high point. It was a good day.
I feel a little guilty b/c Karl stayed home all weekend while I was on my adventures. I think he feels a little abandoned right now. I’m going to try and throw him a surprise party soon, so maybe that will cheer him up.
Till next time,
C
Saturday, Lisa and I made plans to go trail riding, which turned into me and her and Betsy and a lady named Kathy. Kathy might be coming to board with Lisa, which would be lucky b/c she is really cool and has a very sweet and cute horse. She competitive trail rides and rides all over the place. So, we’re hoping that she will leave where she is and board with Lisa.
So we met Betsy at her house and wound up going for three hours, which was beautiful – we rode trails and power lines and dirt roads. Sky did pretty good – she had a couple of funny moments, the first of which when we had to maneuver around a broken bridge and over a little creek. Lisa stayed on Shiloh and went hell or high water, leaping back onto the trail. The rest of us feared broken legs and concussions and got off. Kathy and I (picture this) both hopped the creek, holding reins and tried to get out of the way while our horses contemplated how best to get over the two foot ditch with water below. I swear Sky and her horse looked at each other and counted, “ready…. One… two.. three!” They each took a flying leap over the creek and watching it made me think Sky could be one hell of a jumper!
The second feat we accomplished was letting Betsy and Lisa take off on their horses while Sky and Kathy’s horse stayed behind. At first Sky tried to run off and when I held her back she fought me a little (and by little I mean I was sitting on 975 pounds of pent up energy!). But she calmed right down and took it pretty well. I loved it!
We spent the rest of Saturday hanging out and getting Sky ready for the show Sunday. Lisa helped (and by helped I mean pretty much did it – thank you Lisa) pull Sky’s mane, which I’ve been contemplating for a while. I felt like I was chopping off my own hair but it looks really good – photos to follow.
Sunday was Oak Rise 4. Lisa went to LRSS but I was able to catch a ride with Betsy so I decided to try to increase my year-end point run at Oak Rise. So, Betsy was late coming to pick me up, and her truck continued to have trouble, losing power on the highway. I spent most of the ride down there praying we would make it and visioning being broken down on the side of I-93! But we did make it there without much incident.
We had a lot of time to hang around before our classes started, so I made time to chit chat and see some people. I talked to Carolyn, who competes with me in W/T and neither of us spotted my nemesis, Rose. She didn’t come so I was kind of bummed b/c I figured that meant that it would just be me and Carolyn in my classes, and I wouldn’t have an opportunity for PAC points or, really, any meaningful ribbons.
I was proved wrong when W/T Adult Equitation was called and there were a total of 5! I was so excited and as we were riding, tried very hard to think of what John had told me, about knowing that I was good enough to win and being confident. I pushed Sky deep into every corner and she was a marvel – she had a great slow trot and a beautiful headset and we went along perfectly. As they called the ribbons, I expected second or even third b/c I’ve never been super at equitation. Carolyn got second, which I was so excited about b/c she tries really hard and nearly always places last. That meant Sky and I were first and I was so excited!
Along went pleasure adult, (1st of 5) and western pleasure (1st of 6!). By the time that the afternoon came, it started to cloud in and thunder so they stopped the show for a while. It never really rained but we did see lightening. People bailed left and right so when they resumed I was the only one in Discipline Rail and Trail – she did good in both of them – stopping from a trot and picking up the trot from the stop in DR really well. The judge even told me so.
So, we won 5 of 5 and got the day end high point. It was a good day.
I feel a little guilty b/c Karl stayed home all weekend while I was on my adventures. I think he feels a little abandoned right now. I’m going to try and throw him a surprise party soon, so maybe that will cheer him up.
Till next time,
C
Monday, August 4, 2008
The Latest
Not much is new. Sky is doing really well and her back is mostly healed up! I hope she doesn’t get beat up anymore – I might have to go and defend her on the playground!
We rode a few days this past week – nothing special. She’s doing much better at her lope and that is good. On Thursday I went with Betsy to a Blackwater Trail Riders meeting and that was good. It’s just a bunch of local (I think it’s all women, big surprise) riders who get together for rides pretty much every weekend – it’s purely social and fun and everyone is very nice so that’s good. The meeting conversation surrounded the idea of doing a beach ride this fall and possibly going to VT for an inn-to-inn or overnight trip as well as talk about T-shirts and vests with the ultra cool logo on them. Good times.
Saturday we went on one of these rides (thank goodness for Betsy who picks me up). This one was in Belmont at the home of a mother and daughter who are part of the club. The trails were great and out of the nine horses that went, Sky was the most beautiful (I’m a little biased!). She did really well in the pack and I moved her from the front to the back (not leading, though) and she was good. We had to maneuver some big hills, both up and down and she barely breathed hard at all – it’s nice to see her get in such good shape ‘cause we’ll need it for E.Corrinth!
One part of the ride we took a trip around a big field and let the horses trot and canter. Sky led this part, which I was proud of, and loped beautifully! She was slow and collected and such a pleasure to ride! It’s a great lope, not too fast but still covering ground… I was so proud of her and nobody got it but me… but that’s ok.
Sunday Lisa and I hung out and went around to nearly every feed store in the area getting stuff for Miss Willow who’s leg is still infected… poor girl. It was good to just hang out, though, and it was a good day. I needed to get out of the house as things aren’t the greatest at home. Karl’s getting more and more depressed as the weeks go on and I’m not sure how to deal with it. I’m sad about him leaving too, but we can’t live sad all the time, either. For my part, I’m starting to see a counselor this week and I’m hoping that helps. Wish me luck as I’ve never been shrunk before.
I’m not sure if I’ll get a lesson in this week or not. Oak Rise is Sunday and I need to prepare for that.
Hope all is well with everyone. Take care,
C
We rode a few days this past week – nothing special. She’s doing much better at her lope and that is good. On Thursday I went with Betsy to a Blackwater Trail Riders meeting and that was good. It’s just a bunch of local (I think it’s all women, big surprise) riders who get together for rides pretty much every weekend – it’s purely social and fun and everyone is very nice so that’s good. The meeting conversation surrounded the idea of doing a beach ride this fall and possibly going to VT for an inn-to-inn or overnight trip as well as talk about T-shirts and vests with the ultra cool logo on them. Good times.
Saturday we went on one of these rides (thank goodness for Betsy who picks me up). This one was in Belmont at the home of a mother and daughter who are part of the club. The trails were great and out of the nine horses that went, Sky was the most beautiful (I’m a little biased!). She did really well in the pack and I moved her from the front to the back (not leading, though) and she was good. We had to maneuver some big hills, both up and down and she barely breathed hard at all – it’s nice to see her get in such good shape ‘cause we’ll need it for E.Corrinth!
One part of the ride we took a trip around a big field and let the horses trot and canter. Sky led this part, which I was proud of, and loped beautifully! She was slow and collected and such a pleasure to ride! It’s a great lope, not too fast but still covering ground… I was so proud of her and nobody got it but me… but that’s ok.
Sunday Lisa and I hung out and went around to nearly every feed store in the area getting stuff for Miss Willow who’s leg is still infected… poor girl. It was good to just hang out, though, and it was a good day. I needed to get out of the house as things aren’t the greatest at home. Karl’s getting more and more depressed as the weeks go on and I’m not sure how to deal with it. I’m sad about him leaving too, but we can’t live sad all the time, either. For my part, I’m starting to see a counselor this week and I’m hoping that helps. Wish me luck as I’ve never been shrunk before.
I’m not sure if I’ll get a lesson in this week or not. Oak Rise is Sunday and I need to prepare for that.
Hope all is well with everyone. Take care,
C
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