Day Fourteen: Your dream barn/farm

I don't know if I want to allow stallions at my boarding barn, if not then I'd want that barn turned into more pasture space.

Day Thirteen: A picture of your worst riding

Pretty much whenever I rode before I met my current trainer :P She helped me leaps and bounds when it comes to riding correctly and having the horse work correctly.

Sioux, a older TWH mare who was very very stiff, If I had her know I'd diffidently know what I would need to do to help her get more flexible.

Day Twelve: Favorite horse color

Red Dun

Grullas

buckskin

Day Eleven: Find a sale horse online that you want to bu

OH boy, don't get me started! haha I look at sales horses ALLL the time.

Western Pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy0fw2TnA4k&feature=related

Reining

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgdsDwJ5sY

English Pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb1KqBfQWuA

Day Ten: How does your family and friends feel about your riding?

My mom LOVESSSSSS spoiling my horse. And he's starting to release that when shes at the barn hes going to get some sort of treat. But shes TERRIFIED of horses haha. My Dad doesn't really care and never really asks about our rides and what not. But he likes to listen when I tell him stories about it. And my brother thinks horses smell. So pretty much I'm the only horse-y person in my family lol.

Day Nine: Any injuries you’ve gotten from riding

I've fallen off many many times, but never really got any major injuries. I've fallen off while ridding saddle seat and pinched a nerve in my back and couldn't move for a week. THAT hurt. ha ha I never broke anything or sprained anything.

My future business [:

When I'm ready to branch out on my own, (which wont be for a while of course) I wan't to train and show the Buckskin circuit. I love, love, love duns, grullas, buckskins. So Riley my first IBHA, ABHA, horse to start my own training name!

I think once I finish Riley I'm going to get another project horse. I don't ever see myself owning a stud. I just don't get along with studs, and I think there just to much for me.

This is the most random post lol but this all I can think of right now [:

Day 8 - All the tack and riding clothes you have (brand/color/other details)

I don't really have anything "fancy" so I'm not going to post about this one lol.

Riley got adjusted by my equine chiropractor yesterday and he loved loved loved it. She was stretching his front leg and seriously fell asleep and wouldn't take his leg back. lol I seriously love that goofy horse. He's getting today off but is back to regular work tomorrow!

Day Seven: Your best ribbon

My first serious show season was last year, so I don't have many ribbons in my collection. The ribbon I'm most proud of would have to be 3rd in western pleasure out of about 15 on clue. I almost cried, and my trainer was so shocked haha.

Hopefully I get better stories to my ribbons this year.

Day Six: Your most accomplished horse

I would have to say that It would be Riley. I pulled him out of his stall, where he sat for most of his life and the same day had him (almost) lunging. From that day we only excelled. Had him saddle broke within days and started ridding him within the week. He is the best baby for me to have started for my first time. He is so mellow and takes everything as is. He has his moments were he likes to protest but thats just the baby in him. I am so proud to call him mine, and to be able to stay that I started him on my own, walk, trot, canter. Makes me even prouder to see my friends hoping on him and being able to ride him w/t/c without to much of a fuss. I'm hoping I get to show him off this year at a couple of shows.

Day Five: The last time you rode your horse and what you did

The last time I rode Mr. Riley would be Friday, we rode western (haven't gotten the guts to put the English saddle on for the first time yet haha.) We are working a lot on hip control. He's starting to build more muscle, his top line is starting to fill out, and he's actually starting to look like a horse then a baby. lol Here's a really really crappy picture off my phone from a couple of weeks ago.

Day Four- A Horse that impacted your life the most

I would have to say that Clue AKA "Doesn't Have A Clue" 16hh 13 year old gelding impacted my life the most. He's taught me everything I know today that helped me start my first 3 year old. He's made me the rider I am today. I was the only one to ride and show him all last year and we were pretty successful. I am so proud of him. He is know teaching one of my best friends, I hop on him every once in a while and it makes me miss him so much more.

Day Three - A Picture of your best riding.

A little update- Finally finished clipping Riley, holy butt I will NEVER clip a horse ever again after him haha. He's starting to come together really well at the jog! Working A LOT on getting control over his shoulders/hips. He's very stiff going to the left, he's starting to soften a bit but I think I'm going to have to get him adjusted by my equine chiropractor.

I don't really have a lot of pictures of me riding, but heres one of my last show season, that winter I honestly didn't know a thing about English, could barely stay in the saddle. I worked my butt off to get myself able to stay in an English saddle without losing my seat. I still have A LONG ways to go but I've diffidently improved.

(minus my toe/heal I really LOVE this picture)

Day Two - A Picture of Your Horse

The moment I saw his face I fell in love.

He has the cutest expressions, and has the sweetest personality.

He gets bright red in the summer [:

Favorite, wish it wasn't so dark..

30 day horse challenge [: - Day One

Day One- A Picture of you and your horse.

The day I bought him [: Excuse how I look, it was hot and just got done working other horses. He looks very studly in this picture. lol

Taken yesterday, Rileys new bestie. They just don't know it yet haha

Turtle turtle [:

Rileys new show sheet [:

Back from the fair!

Oh boy oh boy, the fair was so fun! It was cold/windy/snowy then warm haha. I spent WAYYYYY WAY WWAY WAY WAYWAY to much money.

I got a new show halter, wp bridle, 2 O rings, turtle bridle bag, turtle show sheet, turtle polos (lolol) really nice clippers, a new wp show shirt, lunge whip, an english show shirt thing (just the color and front?), orange rope halter, protective wp pad, wp blanket(black) and some supplements.

Overall it was a veryyy good weekend. But I missed my baby wayy to much. So now I'm going to go and try everything out on him[:

I'll take lots of pictures!

Midwest horse fair

So I'm sitting here anxiously waiting for 7pm to get here so we can get going to Madison for Midwest Horse Fair!!! I'm going to be there all weekend, SHOPPING SHOPPING SHOPPING!!! [:

1 month

So Rileys had a month under saddle, with one or two days off a week. And hes actually coming along really nicely, we've been doing a lot of circles. He's actually starting to collect up and slow down, he's still a little fidgety with his head set, but its coming along slowly. He gives to pressure which is always a good thing, now just keeping him there. I'm starting to teach him how to back up with just leg, which he doesn't get at all, ha ha but hes back ups aren't sluggish anymore. I love his "Ho" button, he stops with just my voice.

Showmanship is actually starting to click for both of us. His starting to stop better, but still needs work (any ideas to get his stop better? He takes like one or two walk steps before he stops) his trot offs are nice, could be speeder. His back ups are nice and speedy if he's awake and paying attention, he's starting to get how to set up, and he's actually starting to pivot on his right hind, and reach across with his left. Which is good.

Amazing what you can accomplish in such a short time. Walk / trot classes aren't too far from our reach. And you know what I'm going to be DAMN PROUD of him if he makes it to a show or two this year, even if its just w/t. Screw all the haters that like to talk shit about him. We're actually coming along really well for him being my first horse ever to fully start/train myself, with limited help from my trainer. [:

Pictures of the love bug coming up later tonight!

Road trip!

I worked Riley in the arena, we worked a lot going counter clock wise cause hes so stiff, he gives and doesn't drop his shoulder going clock wise. So we did a lot of circles going to the left.

Took him on a trail ride down the road with my friend Charlotte and her 24 year old NSH mare and Katie and Champ a 2 year old quarter horse gelding. This was Rileys very first time being ridden outside. There were hills, ditches, terrain changes, fly cars, puddles. He handled it so well!! There were occasions where he would tuck his butt in when cars flew by, or would kind of hesitate to change terrain's but other then that he was so good! Oh and so was champ! I love our babies <3