Halloween Party

The annual barn Halloween party is happening next Friday and I need to come up with a costume. I also need to pick up a pinata for the barn brats, last year I about had to duct tape them together to keep them from getting hit with the bat by the other kids. I've got an exam in the morning so I need to so more studying bye.

Back from the show

Seriously way to much drama at that show, way to intense with having school work and show stuff to worry about. As predicted Ann's horse freaked out at the show and almost dumped her in the ring so she gave up after two classes after thankfully cause it was just painful to watch her in the ring. Katie ruled the show getting two champion ribbons compared to my sixth place champion ribbon which was my only other ribbon. Apparently the area we were in was declared a disaster area because of all the damn rain. Pops isn't eating well since we got back so the vets
coming to look at him tomorrow.

Just like this picture

Weeeee I got a pretty ribbon

Hey I got a third place ribbon in my first class, this as I think I've said, the biggest show that I'll have done with Pops before. The class went well and the judge must have really liked us because he broke (which meant that he went from one pace to another when he should not have) right in front of her and she still gave me third. In my second class I didn't get any ribbons but I had though I'd done better, *shrug*. Its been raining non stop and it's just starting to piss me off. Got to get back to see Katie's class so bye bye.

Wish I could get enlightened this whole touching the ground is getting annoying, my feet hurt

Soooooo Tired yeah...zzz....wait I'm wake..zzzz

We got down here last night and got the horses settled and fed up apparently we are short one stall which means that unless we get the problem fixed we'll have to tack up in the stall. Well will type more tomorrow but I'm currently sitting in our hotel room and I've been up since 5:45 so I'm going to bed.

Getting ready

I learned that apparently the group of people who need no go down on Thursday night includes me, I did a lot of pack last night but I still needed to take today off from school to work at the barn. I'll get my packing list my in the links as soon as possible. Besides getting pack getting involves a lot of work. For a Morgan show the tail which we put up in braids because they are so long, needs to be taken down and be picked out which means they are washed and tangled by hand. Their hooves need to be polished and blacked, to polish them you sand them with a hand sander mouse using three different grades of sand paper. Then using black shoe polish you black them in and cover that all with a special hoof polish that makes them all black and shiny. Finally Pops needs a bath which in this weather means we both end of freezing because I cant seem to manage to wash him and keep myself dry. So tonight I'm going down with Dawn in the camper and will be setting up with Katie and Jen.

Lesson Day

I finally got Dawn to give me a lesson. It was an hour long lesson and at the end I about collapsed. My friend Ann who is planning on going to the show has been crashing and burning with her horse and yet she still says she's going even though she is in no way ready. My other friend Katie is once again kicking ass with her horse. Her horse has really gone through some tough times, he's pretty unlucky and really sweet and Katie works really hard so its not like I can be seriously jealous. But she always kicks my ass at show, *sigh*. Well I'll update late chao for now.

I NEED an ipod

Training inside

This will be the first show, which will be inside so training for this show has been different. Instead of constant work outside I've been doing all of work leading up to this show in the indoor which at this time of the year is pretty crowded. Pops has been to this show before with his previous owner, who was a really spoiled bitch. Before I started training with Pops he had sat rotting in his stall for about a year but the minute I started leasing him she was constantly there giving me grief about my training style. While she had already replaced Pops with a new horse and had forgotten about him for a year, she felt it necessary to mess with me every chance she got. Oh well I should let stuff go but, yeah not one of my virtues. Getting my trainer to give me a lesson is getting really hard lately. She gets depressed in the cold weather and hides in house. Getting her to come out in the fall and winter is like pulling teeth. One time this summer she was napping and didn't want to get off the coach so I grabbed and arm and manage to pull her off the couch and in to the mudroom before she promise she would come out then. *Sigh* The life of a rider can be tiring.

Sick

Today and yesterday I wasn't able to get any training in as Pops is sick from his shots :( Well, we went out and I grazed him for a bit till the bugs got to bad, then went in and made him a little bran mash. Pops eats bran mash like a kid eats chocolate cake aaaaaaaaallllll over, and when his sick of it alllllll over me. Needless to say my coat now need cleaning. His water intake is low so that's worrisome but today he seemed better. When I put him outside he promptly rolled in the dirt, which I take as a good sign. I need to get my tall boots repaired because in the first show of the season then got cut in the elastic part, damn you delicious smoothies you are my down fall! ie my calves got fat over the winter. I also have to pick up a new sheet for him as his winter coat is coming in and unless I want to go into the show ring riding what will pass for a giant wooly bear (the catapilar things) I need to slow down the rate of hair growth. If anyone knows of a good way to slow down the winter coat process please tell me in the comments. Well I have to get back to homework, yes this is a Saturday night, as I have an anthropology test on the 4th scary!!! Bye for now




Why cause sometime you need some extra protection from life