Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
than seeing this?! Woody tackling every fence along the driveway like a super star.
Well, I could also show you this, which is me, in my dressage saddle, with TOO long stirrups, jumping a horse eating coup. Like I said, riding (and the documenting thereof) leaves no room for pride.
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
and we had So.Much.Fun.
My original plan was to free jump Woods on Wednesday, jump him over some small stuff yesterday, and school today. However, I’m not going to be able to make it to the schooling today, so I decided I’d just work on the flat and the Allie and I would go on a nice [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
yet I seemed to get most of the workout.
So yesterday I headed out to the barn, hoping to beat the storms that our (apparently drunk) weatherman informed me would be arriving ANY MINUTE! They did finally show up, at about 9:00 last night. There were some sprinkles while I was at the barn, but nothing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sup! No pics, but a quick Woody update. Yesterday I took him on his THIRD solo trail ride and it was QUITE impressive. List of accomplishments:
Walked past pony clubbers (on actual ponies) practicing for Games (they were going VERY FAST and Woody was VERY CONCERNED for their safety… but forward we marched).
Walked past the nefarious [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So yesterday was a RED letter day. I took Woody on his first solo trail ride. To say it was a relaxing stroll through the woods would be misleading. To say that it was made me super happy and proud (of us both) would be spot on.
Things I learned about Woody yesterday (Or things that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
And succeeds.
One of the MANY things I love about Woody is his attitude. He’s a trier. No matter what I ask him, he at least considers it before saying:
That’s really hard for me, but OK
What do you think I’m an invalid? That’s easy!
You’re high, right? I mean that log is TERRIFYING! Make me. (which I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
OH HOLY CRAP THEY’RE TROTTING IN AND OUT OF POLES!!!! AND THERE’S A HORSE ON THE RIDGE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY!!!! WE’RE ALL IN TERRIBLE PERIL!!!!! RUN AWAY!!!!!!
We had an emergency dismount the other day. I don’t blame Woody, it was Just.Too.Much.
I went out to the barn on Sunday and they were practicing games [...]
