zoel_222
10-27-2009, 09:01 PM
Me and Auda's very first show is in 4 days. For those who don't know I entered her in a dressage test doing Intro Test A. She has been doing SO well, I couldn't be more pleased with her. Dressage is truly her calling. She's never felt more natural and happy undersaddle than ever before. Today I clipped her up all pretty (and by clipped I mean trimmed with scissors because my clippers are broken). I trimmed her big beard, muzzle, tail and fetlocks. I also braided her mane and tail to keep her relatively clean through all this mud until the show. She looks smashing! I deeply apologize, but I didn't get any pictures because my camera is charging. I got the schedule for the show today finally! I go on at 8:30 in the morning :rolleyes: and am the VERY first person in the whole show. Eek. My nerves are finally settling down about the whole thing. Auda's been doing so great I'm just so proud of her I could care less if she comes in first or just spooks across the ring. :D I'm just excited to get her out and exposed and going to an actual show.
Sunday I went to my cousin's to get all of her dressage clothes that I was going to borrow, but they were too small. Me and my cousin are like almost exactly the same size, but she hasn't worn these for years so I guess she used to be a lot teenier than me! So I'm just going to pick up a polo shirt, wear my tan breeches (only pair of breeches that I own:o) and go casual. On the bright side, her boots fit me perfectly and my parents just bought me a really nice new show helmet so I can still look pretty classy. :p
Both of my parents and cousin and aunt are coming to watch me, and I also talked to some friends who used to board at the barn I worked at and they're coming to. They tried to enter in the same test I did, but all the slots were full so they're just going to watch. So that's awesome. :)
Also, my mom *finally* started riding again! She used to ride a lot when she was a kid, but hasn't really ridden much at all except a small handful of times with any of my horses. She'd been saying for a year she wanted to start riding again but in 2008 she got kicked and broke her elbow so she's been too scared to. She's been riding again for two months and is starting to remember her natural ability! She's really a great rider and Chica's taken a real shine to her (and Chica's veeeery picky). We've been trail riding together like twice a week, me on Auda and her on Chica. Auda really enjoys the trails. I know she prefers to do the arena work but she does enjoy taking a break and just having a leisurely ride every now and then.
Okay, now I'm going to say something and I'm sure you all are going to want to smack me, and I give you permission to do so. :doh: I'm not going to sell Auda. *ducks* I know I've been going back and forth about the whole thing for so long, but the reason I wanted to sell her was because I never thought we were a good pair, never had anything close to a bond, and we were never happy doing what each other wanted to do. But in the last monthish practicing for this test, we finally made that bond. Auda found something that she *loves* to do, and everytime I ride her now, even when she's being naughty I can just feel her bursting with joy. She's so proud of herself that she found something she likes and is good at, and I'm so proud of her too. I feel like every time I ride her she's thanking me because she's so happy that she gets to do what she's doing. And that makes me happy. We finally figured each other out. :)
cookies, brownies and cake for anyone who read all that.
Sunday I went to my cousin's to get all of her dressage clothes that I was going to borrow, but they were too small. Me and my cousin are like almost exactly the same size, but she hasn't worn these for years so I guess she used to be a lot teenier than me! So I'm just going to pick up a polo shirt, wear my tan breeches (only pair of breeches that I own:o) and go casual. On the bright side, her boots fit me perfectly and my parents just bought me a really nice new show helmet so I can still look pretty classy. :p
Both of my parents and cousin and aunt are coming to watch me, and I also talked to some friends who used to board at the barn I worked at and they're coming to. They tried to enter in the same test I did, but all the slots were full so they're just going to watch. So that's awesome. :)
Also, my mom *finally* started riding again! She used to ride a lot when she was a kid, but hasn't really ridden much at all except a small handful of times with any of my horses. She'd been saying for a year she wanted to start riding again but in 2008 she got kicked and broke her elbow so she's been too scared to. She's been riding again for two months and is starting to remember her natural ability! She's really a great rider and Chica's taken a real shine to her (and Chica's veeeery picky). We've been trail riding together like twice a week, me on Auda and her on Chica. Auda really enjoys the trails. I know she prefers to do the arena work but she does enjoy taking a break and just having a leisurely ride every now and then.
Okay, now I'm going to say something and I'm sure you all are going to want to smack me, and I give you permission to do so. :doh: I'm not going to sell Auda. *ducks* I know I've been going back and forth about the whole thing for so long, but the reason I wanted to sell her was because I never thought we were a good pair, never had anything close to a bond, and we were never happy doing what each other wanted to do. But in the last monthish practicing for this test, we finally made that bond. Auda found something that she *loves* to do, and everytime I ride her now, even when she's being naughty I can just feel her bursting with joy. She's so proud of herself that she found something she likes and is good at, and I'm so proud of her too. I feel like every time I ride her she's thanking me because she's so happy that she gets to do what she's doing. And that makes me happy. We finally figured each other out. :)
cookies, brownies and cake for anyone who read all that.