My AWESOME lesson on Hercules!

My lesson on Hercules was amazing! I worked with Jamie because my instructor Kitchie was at a funeral. Jamie worked on shoulder-ins and shoulder-outs, simple lead changes on the diagonal which went absolutely amazing, sitting trot, canter-to-sitting trot transitions, and some jumping exercises. Hercules was such a good boy at jumping. He only refused twice but that was my fault because he wasn't straight heading towards the jump. He's still a bit hard to get to canter, but I have one more week to work with him before we show. I just need to set him up for the canter and then we will be fine. But man, I am so sore. I had to hold a two point position for at least 10 minutes during the beginning of the lesson. Oh well, pain means dedication. I couldn't get any photos but I'll put an old one for you :)

My Riding "Uniform"

Everyone has that preference of clothing that they wear to their riding lesson. With me, it's my ESE polo, breeches and tall boots. I feel a lot more professional if I wear a polo. I don't like wearing tank tops when I am riding anymore. Like, you don't know if there's some guy at the barn who is taking pictures of you riding your horse while wearing a tank top. It is a bit inappropriate because your top can come down and flash someone a bit; we don't want that now do we? I now stick with tee shirts and polos for when I am riding. I don't wear colored breeches at all anymore, they're too child like for me. I stick with my usual khaki/beige breeches in the summer/spring/fall and black fleece and beige fleece in the winter. And then always my lovely Ariat boots. I love them so much, they're so comfortable. I think they are nearly broken in because they don't hurt as much as they used to. Oh and always wearing my helmet, I don't know who is made by but I will find out later and blog about it after my lesson! 

My usual riding habit

Lesson tomorrow!

Okay, just as a heads up, I don't know if I'll get any photos of me riding tomorrow cause my mom has to run a few errands during my lesson, but I'll try!

Woohoo!

So I am finally getting some of my book money from the VA to replace the money I used to buy my books! Yay! Money for horse shows and maybe a clinic if the clinic isn't the day of the Washington International Horse Show! I really want to do the clinic. The guy that is doing it used to work with George Morris. It would be amazing if I could do it. Something to put on my resume for riding!

I keep saying this over AND OVER!

Okay, I can never make a decision with myself. It's so hard to make a decision about certain things. For example, how much I want a horse. I really want one of my own. I know for a fact that I have a plan concocted in my mind to show my parents that I can handle having a horse while in college and such. I need to get straight A's, be an angel and work hard at my riding. I already know the horse I am working for.

Have you ever?

Have you ever wanted something so bad, but you know it's not the right time for it to be in your life? I have constantly. I am always figuring out a way to get a horse now but I know it's not the right time because I have no job to help pay for all the bills and I am very far from the barns where I can board the horse. I am now going to save my money and focus on showing. Right now, I am just going to be me! 

I think I might start a girly blog.... I want to redo my whole room though..

Daily Dose of Me and First College Class

Daily Dosage!

I actually got up before 10 am today! Woohoo me! That's like a gold medal for me in my award mind. I can actually eat breakfast for once, which is what I need to start doing because lately I've been feeling like blah. I slept pretty good last night too! Another gold medal for me! 

I have been so addicted to this show I found on Netflix. The Adventures of Merlin. It's such a good show because it keeps you on your toes. You just have to know what happens in the next episode. I'm on season 3 I believe. That's how addicted I am to it. 

My first college class is tonight... NAIL BITTING! I'm so nervous but excited. It's an American History class so that's pretty good. I like history, kind of inherited that love for history from my mum. I've already read the first chapter of my history book and made notecards for the keywords. I am so determined to get an A in the class. That's my goal for the year!

No lesson today! Only on Mondays though I wish I could ride today cause I just love to be around. It's like my natural environment. I just sometimes prefer to be around horses than people. Horses don't cause drama like some people do.

So yeah.. Bye guys!