So where to start? With the different riding opportunity of course! Recently I have been given the chance to work with an awesome little dressage horse- Boomer! Boomer is a 3/4 arabian 1/4 standardbred who is re-teaching me how to ride dressage! He is so much fun and I am learning a TON that is really helping me with Joe. I feel the difference with Joe already with how much I have learned! Here are some pictures of the read headed step child himself :)
Now! One of the shows I entered in was the Doubletake Equestrian Fall Show! Hunter day went less than wonderful, BUT! Jumper day was FABULOUS! <3 Joe was BEYOND perfect. I could not have asked for any more from him. We won two of three classes in our .85m jumpers, and received a 2nd and 4th place in the .80m jumpers. On top of that, I was reserve champion in the .80m jumpers and CHAMPION in the .85m jumpers! I was definitely not expecting that much of a success coming out of hunter day, but it was definitely a pleasant surprise! So many wonderful people came out to support DTE at their show, and every one of them was great! Here are some photos from that show :)
Last but not least, I competed two weeks ago in the Tucson Hunter Jumper Association Annual Finals. This show was definitely not our most successful, but I walked away learning a lot. I learned I need to STOP doubting myself and my pony. That gets me nothing but eliminations (a proven fact!). My montra for the weekend that I didn't follow but should have was "don't trust the pony, but believe that he can do it." I know Joe and I can do ANYTHING we want to do. The world is our oyster (lol corny humor). I have to learn to believe in him more, and above all, not let anything that has happened in the past affect me. HAKUNA MATATA. This was the first time either of us had showed at the fairgrounds since we had our accident there. I let that get to me too much. What happened last year, was a freak accident. It was at the fault of no man. It's time to move on and stop dwelling. Other than just learning from that weekend, I did have a GREAT experience in the medal finals. In the Mini Medal Final, I was placed 5th out of 9 even with a refusal at the first fence (and too bad because I was in LOVE with my round other than that!) and was 7th out of 13 in the Flat Medal Final. I was bummed to be just out of the ribbons, but my pony could not have performed any better. He was absolutely perfect!! Below are some pictures from this show :)
Well I definitely hope it wont be this big of a gap between blogs next time, but school is definitely kicking my sorry butt :( and occupying all of my time! But I am hoping to be out to ride Joe next weekend so look for an update after that :) until then, au revoir mes amis!!
