Wednesday June 10th 2009

Before going to the barn, I rode a horse down in Middleboro for Kellie. He was so cool. He did dressage and eventing, but hadn't jumped in a year or so. The horse was incredibly comfortable. Once we started jumping, he was even better. He didn't even think twice about going over the jump. He didn't change his pace or anything. We jumped a 3'9" oxer. 

Calypso: we actually worked. He was hesitant and didn't want to listen at first. By the end, he was very supple and listened well.

Jack: he was high energy today. We worked on serpentines and figure eights. By the end, he was calm. 

Handy: He is like a giant teddy bear. I like him a lot. He needs much leg to keep him going. He is very comfortable and responsive. 

Tuesday June 9th 2009

Jack: he started off funny, but became more sound as we went. Typically tuesday after days off. 

Calypso: he was absolutely perfect. We did a lot of cantering. He worked harder than he had since he got a cough. We ended by cantering on the buckle. 

Spyder: She was funny at first, but became better. Her canter has improved a lot. 

I got new tall boots today :) 

Saturday June 6th 2009

Jack: he was  perfect. We started out a little hyper and spooky, but then he calmed down and we had a great ride.

Calypso: as always, he was great. He coughed a little bit, but other than that he was good. 

Thursday June 4th 2009

I honestly don't remember riding today. I worked in the morning, then hacked calypso and Jack.

Wednesday June 3rd 2009

Jack: He was great! Definitely fresh at first, but after a while he was really great. 

Calypso: we went on a trail with 3 other people. He was annoyed because of the flys. He almost managed to kick me while I was on him.

Spyder: She was as sound as she can be for Spyder. She was very slow and nice to ride. She cantered really well :) 

Sunday May 28th 2009

Warm up: It went so well. I flatted Jack pretty rigorously. Then we jumped in the ring. He was a little spooky, but it all worked out. 

THIS: We scored a 71 and ended up 5th. We got knocked out of the test by the last rider :( That sucked. I could have been much smoother, but it was my warm up after all. 

MHJ: It was great. Smoother than my first class. I was a little deep in the last four. I should have bent out. 

NEEHJ: It's some new weird final thing. It was going so well until I ran up to nothing. 

NEHJ: The first five jumps were flawless, then I froze because I got nervous and focused on winning instead of riding. We refused an oxer. I set up the role back perfectly too :( Then we refused the in and out. It was both our faults. 

WIHS: Great! Our first 3'6" class of the day. He tried to refuse at stride 4 in a 5 line. I took my legs clean off him and kicked him. Needless to say, he launched over the jump. The last jump wasn't as good as it could have been. I cut in after our weird 5 line. We ended up 8th out of 16. 

USEF: I ended with the USEF because I didn't want to wear Jack out. He was a perfect boy! It was so good. I thought it would be good enough to test, but it wasn't :( I was pretty upset, not going to lie. The only problem was I got deep in a bending six because I went direct. We worked it out though. It was my best course of the day :) 7th out of 20. 

Overall, it was a good day. I need to focus on riding consistently instead of winning. Really I do! I can't win until I ride consistently. I also need to focus more and not get nervous. 

Saturday May 27th 2009

Today I had a very bad lesson. Most of it was good, but I was so mean. I talked back to my trainer cause  I let a little thing stress me out. I legit yelled at my trainer. It was interesting. Then Jack and I did a good course, but he refused the in and out. I hit him for the fist time ever. He got mad, but he didn't try and do it again. The rest of the ride was great.