I swear!!! Zena was whinnying at me EVERY stinking time that I walked out to get a horse from the row of stalls she is in. OMGsh!!! and her whiny is very identifiable...sigh. I felt loved, but it was still annoying. Did some jump crew stuff today for Katelyn and Riely, while Karen gave them a lesson. I WANT TO JUMP SO BAD!!! Zena needs at least a month of flat work before we can even begin to think about doing anything worth blinking over:/ We had a better ride today compared to yesterday...took her a while to start listening but she figured it out ok. She tried using the jumps as a reason to spook and counter bend. so we did LOTS of circles and serpentine's around the jumps and she quickly figured out that spooking was not aloud.
I rode Beau again today, we had a much better ride than yesterday:) I know that Karen is making me ride him so that I can work on me and I greatly appreciate it. Even though he is quite the pain in the butt to ride and anticipates EVERYTHING I would rather ride a horse that know what they are doing and is not easily swayed to just doing it, than to ride a horse that knows what they are doing and is a complete push button, and totally perfect all the time. While I was riding Beau though, Karen said something to me that meant a lot:) she said that I could be really good even a month from now as long as I apply myself, work really hard and keep strict discipline:) I think I can manage that;P
Also got to experience what true trot sets feels like, and omgsh...they wore me out more than horse!!! I am so out of shape. we did them out in the xc course through the creek:) I may get used to going down hill faster than I thought. lol the horse I rode is sooo cute:) His name is...Lucas (I could not remember so I cheated and asked Patience, Karen's daughter:P lol) hmmm what else did I do...rolled lots of polos and leg wraps, umm fed everyone, and made dinner:)
Oh! got to go get the ground beef that I needed for making taco salad, Tim (Karen's Husband) let me take the car on a little adventure across town to the grocery store:P that was fun:) The town is bigger than I thought it was, which is a good thing. ok just about bed time...I need a shower still and I need to get started on my chore...reorganizing the bathroom closet. It is atrocious. I so wish I had a pic to show you guys. because I do not quite understand how it got that way because Karen is SUPER organized!!!
It sounds like you have enough variety to keep you interested, enough room for growth to keep you challenged, and enough fun to make it all worth while!! Keep at it, you are an awesome granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteLove & hugs................Grandpa G