6/27

Daisy was a doll today :) new videos on

not too bad! A little buck, but we got both leads, which I'm not gonna fight over. Parts of these will be used for my Findlay tape, which is *yikes* due Thursday!! Hopefully I can get some more footage in there, before I mail it off.
Lease starts that day too, decided we were just going to stick with her since she's being such a brat to me. So that's one month, and my friend Sam, the hunter queen, is going to come out to my hacks and give me helpful critique (thank god). Then in August off to Beisel's for a few lessons to get my form down a final time :)


things are falling into place!

hack time

I did hack time on this gorgeous but witchy little mare named Daisy today. Unfortunately no videos because I was riding alone, but soon, promise!
It took me a while to get into the swing of things and we couldn't get a right lead for anything, but I accept full blame and in the end, we at least got our left (didn't want to end on a bad note, and honestly, further than I've gotten with her before without being bucked).
She's one of two potential leases for next month, so we'll see how Raven goes and I'll keep you posted on the decision :)

<3

k;ho

I've decided I'll be going to Findlay in the fall, and instead of riding with BOTh teams, I'll hopefully be doing IHSA and getting a dressage lesson at least once a week SOOOOOO
go hunter-jumpers :)
registration is next Friday, ON MY BIRTHDAY :) / :(
and I move in August 20th! I can't wait, riding every day again!!
(and I'm leasing in July! :) )

so much excitement going on!!

future possibilities of excitement: internship at Los Angeles Equestrian Center, working student position at Up-N-Over Stables, Mickey D's transfer, studying abroad in Ireland for a year :)

!!!

got a chance to go hack out with Gus earlier today, new vids!! I know my position is horrible, but hey, at least I'm finally back on a horse, right? :)

fall '10.

No one reads this. I don't know why I'm posting to it. Whatever.
I need help :/
I have several AMAZING options for this fall, and am absolutely clueless.
My ultimate goal is to be a pro rider/ trainer. I'd settle for equine vet, because I know that's the most practical.
So here are the options:
1) Otterbein, for an Equine Science major (pre-vet), and Physiology minor, where I could ride on like, three times, work at the barn, and ugh, I love that school, even though it's super conservative and I'd stick out like a sore thumb...
2) Findlay, where I could be a Hunter/Jumper major and do pre-vet, as well as ride on the two teams. I don't really like the campus, but love the riding MAJOR.
3) Meredith Manor, trade school, where I'd work at the barn all day and just RIDE, constantly, and if chosen, I could definitely pursue a degree at WVU (but ew, West Virginia..)
4) Up-n-Over Stables, an eventing barn in Indiana has contacted me about a working student position...which would be cool, but I'd need a side job, and a place to stay, blah blah blah.
5) Stay here and ride and work full time. Save all my money, either attend school next year or just blow school off all together (I kind of feel as though it's a waste of time in what I want to do, why not just do an apprenticeship with a good trainer?)




I DON'T KNOOOOOOOWWWW :(

Zoey Darq Thunder

Zoey Darq Thunder is a 6 yo Friesian/Arabian sporthorse, foaled June 18th 2003 (we have the same birthday :) )
She has a strong basic dressage training and is located about an hour north of Columbus.
She's gorgeous, and I've always wanted a Friesian.
She's in the $4's.

Guess who I'm going to look at Sunday morning :)

AHHH Four days and I start riding again :)
I'm hoping to get a working student position at an eventing barn locally, and split the week between there and KEC.
If I take a year off from school, I should be (dependent upon finding the perfect horse) getting my first baby by the end of the summer :)

Things have never fallen so out of place to end up so perfectly in place before. I'm amazed.