Win, lose, or draw...

Not really sure which my lessons have been lately, guess I didn't come off, so both were a win.

Video clips from last week....

umm.... yea .... crazy

  Tuesday we had our normal 'ladies night' lesson... except Henry pulled a shoe so Karley couldn't ride. We also had another gal riding with us on a little part draft mare, always nice to have others around. I kinda... no definitely... reaped what I sowed. I hadn't ridden Magic on Monday, and even though I was early I totally spaced it on letting him blow some steam off in the round pen. He's so slow and lazy on the ground, you forget he might actually have a wild hair or too left. We did our normal trotting laps, plenty of two-point (ugh- I still have to hold mane way to often). Then we went to canter. Nothing interesting happening, same old same old... I don't know what set Mr Happy Pants off, but when the little mare passed him, he suddenly sped up and got heavy. Apparently I need more time at the gym, cause he wore me out. He got all rushy rushy to the jumps, and since I wasn't feeling like at all confident, I just kinda flubbed my way through it all. I realized I just want to be solid at speed bumps, then maybe, maybe, go higher. But really I'm in no hurry to go higher.

awesomeness

Thursday Karley had a makeup lesson Thurs am so I tagged along. My brilliant self remembered to turn Magic out so he was nice and behaved. I was TIRED since I had worked all night. I think that works to my advantage, apparently I'm pretty relaxed when sleep-deprived. Did some ok jumping, just back and forth over an X, or a vertical, heck I don't even remember, I just know it was the rainbow jump. Had one moment where I learned why you don't spur and then jump ahead... took a crazy long distance. Very happy I stayed on without too much fuss. I need to not jump ahead when Magic slows, its not like I can pull him over the jump.

Went and looked at a couple horses today. If I had seen sweet, calm TB's like this when I was younger I would have had a completely different opinion of them. It was like being at a ranch of 1000lb + puppy dogs. Maybe more on that later.... ;)