I should really call 2013 the year of-riding-a-lot-and-getting-somewhere-then-something-happens-and-we take-a-step-back-and-nothing-really-gets-accomplished-year.
Some memorable moments....
February was mild so we jumped a lot..
March was a month of dressage...
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| Practicing for the schooling show after no recognized shows in previous year |
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| Schooling show at Fox Run in an attempt to gain practice for first event of the year in May. We got a 1st & 3rd |
...and went XC schooling for the first time in over a year. We tackled Prelim fences in attempt to be more than ready for Training. We had some rough patches but overall, great school and I was feeling alright about showing again...
May was not a good month. My truck broke down 2 days before my event and no one had room to take us so we had to scratch. I felt defeated...again. Little did I know that would begin the "Summer of Expensive Shitstorms".
We also said goodbye to one of my very best friends, H and her horse Pronto, the big black perch cross. We went on a trail ride a week before she left for grad school in TX and it was beautiful!
I went home in June to Ohio and while I was there, visited my QH babygirl, Dutchess. I sold her before I moved to Missouri in 2009 to my best friends mom. She was lovely as always...
July was a BUSY month and miserable one. It was SO damn hot! July 2nd Yankee made a new friend...
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| Smokey, a new boarder and Yankee's new pasture mate |
Yankee was ridden by a local girl in a 3 day dressage clinic...
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| I think they both almost died from heat exhaustion |
I took Isis swimming and almost died from having too much fun!
We went through a pretty rough patch in jumping and several bad rides...
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| Fail |
...to be continued from SMSG
Weird "it's a small world" comment, I used to ride with H and Pronto when they lived in Indiana. :) Glad to hear she still has him.
ReplyDeleteI love all the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite 2013 post!
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