tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15579921520736051772024-03-18T04:47:56.544-05:00How To Train Your DragonCheckmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comBlogger707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-34279734753112734352017-11-08T07:36:00.003-06:002017-11-08T08:39:24.952-06:00Tying Loose Ends<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
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Its been a little bit over a month since I said goodbye to the horse who has given me everything and asked nothing in return. One month. </div>
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Its been 3 months since I last blogged.</div>
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Blogging was the last thing on my mind then, and honestly still is for the most part, but I know a few of you out there who have “known” him for almost 8 years are asking for the story. Considering I stepped away from writing with the exception of working on my masters degrees, I doubt this will be coherent, but it is something of my last “hurrah”.</div>
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For privacy reasons, I won’t lay it all out for the world to see (<i>shocking, I know</i>), but I can say that the lease situation and subsequent events afterwards ended with only slight disdain. A few people have private messaged me on FB or instagram and I have told an edited version of the story a few times, but the whole wide internet doesn't need to hear that bullshit drama. My leaser has since apologized for her behavior and our relationship ended with no real lasting damage at least, but August was a horrendous month for me. Since this will most likely be one of my last posts on this blog though, if you have an interest in keeping up with Yanks (&Bacardi if/when I get the updates), or seeing some throwback pics here and there, you can follow my Instagram <b>ottb_eventing</b> if you feel so inclined. </div>
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The moral of the story though is that I am done. </div>
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It is the last thing I ever wanted in this life, and honestly sometimes selfishly feel like this is worse than the alternate domain where he might have passed on, because he is still alive and thriving without me. Especially since I fought so hard over the last 5 years to stay in the game financially & made some life decisions revolving around my horses, but ultimately it has ended the exact opposite I had always envisioned. Not in any universe did I see myself having to sell my heart horse after the gut-wrenching decision to sell Bacardi and not once in my life did I think I would ever “quit” riding. Yankee has been with me through more than half of my life. 14 years in January, and that is not something I can get over quickly as much as I grasp at trying.<br />
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He was with me through the high school years, boyfriends, college decisions, Moving to MO, college in its entirety, wallowing around after college, moving to OH, my first real jobs & the beginning of my masters degrees. He has been my rock and solitude for over a decade and almost losing him 2 year ago made me realize how I never wanted to ever let him go....and I had to. I know all of you reading know how much horses mean to us and how they touch our hearts and mine is forever brandished with thoroughbred love. However, I have to remind myself that this is the quintessential “first world problems” scenario and to get over it.</div>
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I am struggling to do so though after TWO decades in the saddle. </div>
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The easiest way for me to soften the blow was to quit reading blogs, unfollow almost everything and everyone from Instagram and delete all my horse groups from Facebook before Yankee even left. Heartbroken to the point of numbness, this was the only thing that made sense to my brain at the time. This has helped a little and I think I am finally feeling like dipping my toes back into the Instagram world at least—I did miss hearing from some of you and your ponies after all the friendships made and time spent in your lives.</div>
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There is one thing I did NOT miss however, after a long hiatus, and that is the drama. Ya’ll can save that for yo momma’s. I know back in the day I was as involved as anyone in the thick of it and savored a well placed “fuck you” every once in a while regarding a hot topic... but for now, I am very over the equestrian world and the bullshit involved. I have a case of "cant-hold-my-tongue" and watching some people literally ruin their horses and make horrendous ownership decisions is more than I can actively ignore. Unfollowing was easiest. Some people, I cannot. </div>
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Regardless, this blog will be an incredible keepsake for me and I will never regret writing it. I know that if I ever want to relive experiences because I am missing it, I can simply hop on here, re-read posts and savor the memories captured with the photos I have uploaded. I will always cherish the memories, friends, pictures and experiences that have come from this blog and could never ever forget the people I have met because of it. </div>
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Ultimately though, this came down an incredibly tough decision on my part and it took me a while to forgive myself over what all happened. I am way too trusting of people, and that will be forever changed from this point forward. In the end, my leaser was making some incredibly unsound and irresponsible decisions regarding the safety of my horse and I ended the lease early, despite knowing that I could not afford to keep him if I did so. I simply could not live with myself if he got hurt at the hands of another, with me ultimately “allowing” it to happen. You can’t fix stupid, but you can take away their toys. So I did. </div>
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This of course, royally fucked me financially, and I unfortunately could literally not afford to keep him if I personally wanted a house to live in and food to eat. I know some people out there will say I <i>took the easy way out</i>, but they can fuck right off. In no way was this decision easy or fun for me. In the end though, I knew I no longer had the passion or means to compete like I once did, and it was asinine to be hemorrhaging money for a hobby. I weighed and lamented over ALL my options, between another lease, dropping him at my parents farm to be retired at 15 (<i>and still paying for him</i>), selling him, donating him to college or giving him away to a riding school. I honestly could not stomach another lease situation or be responsible for vet fees (<i>god knows it would</i>) if something happened, so I consulted every close friend I had, annoyed my roommates, cried my eyes out and listed him for sale. <i>For an insanely cheap price</i>. </div>
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I wasn’t interested in making money on him, only hoping to pay off some medical & vet bills and possibly afford me a down payment on a new car since mine is on its last leg. Not surprisingly, people are the actual worst and either wanted him for the wrong reasons or didn't want to pay for him at all....WHY do people think they're entitled to anything of worth and should just be GIVEN stuff for free?? So, despite a LOT of interest in him and half a dozen people coming out to ride him, PLUS an actual trial sale period with a down payment, no one wanted to fork up the measly amount of money I was asking for him. I literally had 5 weeks before my bank account was at $0, so I gave him away.</div>
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That is basically the story. He now lives at an INCREDIBLE farm, teaching young Pony Clubbers how to ride. He is literally the perfect horse for the job and settled in like he lived there his whole life.</div>
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I was gutted to see him go, but honestly, I am beyond ecstatic over his current situation. I get updates and pictures weekly, and I even get to visit whenever I want. He even made a trip to a show already and won the 2ft CT division! I made the trip see him last week, and my dude is loving life as a wooly mammoth lesson horse.</div>
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So that’s that. Both of my beautiful, stunning, sweet, athletic, incredible horses are gone and I am officially unofficially retired from riding. I do hope to get back into it someday, but I honestly don’t know if I could ever get back into jumping or eventing again.</div>
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We shall see where life takes me, but for the most part I am letting the last 6 months of school take over my life and diving face first into powerlifting. It has changed my life for the better, given me something of worth to focus on and I may compete in the New Year...but for now I am simply trying to heal my broken heart and move on with my life. </div>
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Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my boys in the past, and for forging friendships I did not think were possible. I will do my best to keep up with your ventures, but please understand why, if I am absent. </div>
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Bacardi, zero tolerance for online hags and drama with my lease involving my
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I am literally devastated. My heart is fucking broken and nothing will ever fix the tatters. No, I am not OK. Please stop asking me. Yes, I have basically
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: medium;">In other news, Bacardi is
for sale again too, due to no fault of his own (literally) and I am
basicallyinshambles over the fact that daddy's money doesn’t pay my bills and I can’t
afford this lifestyle & I can't buy him back and keep BOTH of my dream horses. First world problems, amirate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Kindly fuck off if you
have anything rude to say, I’m in mourning and I literally have no time for bullshit. I just want to find the perfect home for my heart horse (and Bacardi, again) so if you or someone you know is
looking for LITERALLY the sweetest, most wonderful, honest, badass, trustworthy, hard
working TB on the market, send them my way & I'll send them Yankee. Link at bottom of post.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-14085846767828991872017-03-31T08:54:00.002-05:002017-03-31T09:21:34.168-05:00Final DecisionWell.<br />
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B is sold.<br />
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He leaves tomorrow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second to last ride on my B</td></tr>
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I have no words right now. Still, and they decided days ago.<br />
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Just because this is what needed to happen, doesn't mean I wanted it to... :(Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-66997518155277003962017-03-23T07:00:00.001-05:002017-03-23T07:10:26.633-05:00Down to The WireYou like that racehorse pun?<br />
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I do.<br />
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Anyways, if you follow my instagram, which hasn't been busy but is still a bit more active than this blog right now, you may have noticed that there is movement on the B front. I have had a serious buyer going through the motion of the sale process (<i>one I am super duper naive about</i>) and the final decision will be made this Sunday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My gorgeous nugget</td></tr>
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This entire process has been incredibly stressful and I literally do not understand how people do this regularly. Granted, B is my baby and not some random horse on the roster that I am trying to flip, but still, I honestly though I was going to implode yesterday. I think I have slept maybe 3 hours a night for the last two weeks, and I usually have my shit under control these days. Advanced apologies if this is incoherent, my brain is actual slop right now.<br />
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They first came out over two weeks ago to try him and loved him despite us being stuck inside to ride. It was a little bit of a trip for them, but I am glad they made it. They came back out immediately (<i>literally, 2 days later</i>) and rode him again, this time outside. They are legitimately perfect for each other, and despite not wanting to sell to a teenager, this girl is quite capable and a perfect match for him. Despite on being ridden in a hackamore, with no browband thanks to the cut (s) on his face, he was a total rockstar. A down payment was made and I thought that was the worst of the stress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strut strut</td></tr>
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Then they wanted a PPE. Cool, no big deal, thats standard OP.<br />
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Problem was, they are pretty far away, so they requested my vet come out and do the PPE. I knew this wasn't normal, but since they requested, I called my vet and made the appt for a few days later. He was on hold until the 31st, but obviously we wanted the rest of the process to go quickly and smoothly.<br />
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It has not gone quickly and smoothly.<br />
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My vets called me literally 25 minutes before my appointment and cancelled, stating "<b>conflict of interest</b>"(I<i>f they passed B and later on something happened, say a lameness, they didn't want the buyers to come back and say they hid something from them, since they were his treating vet</i>). Which is fine, I get it and thought that from the start...but WHY DID THEY LET ME SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT?? Do they know how hard it is to get a vet around here??? FUCK.<br />
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I know there are worse things in life, like cancer, but I had to do some major juggling in order to get that appointment and get off work and all that and I was fucking ANNOYED.<br />
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Not to mention, the most available vet I literally cannot stand, so I had to call around and try to get appointments elsewhere. I finally secured one for Tuesday and continued to fret over stupid shit like he would have arthritis or spike a fever the day of...you know, logical thoughts.<br />
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Tuesday arrived, I had moved my lunch around, gotten permission for time off, scheduled my day at work accordingly....and I got a text around noon from my vet stating she would have to cancel.<br />
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Pretty sure I lost my cool, which again is rare these days, and had a mild panic attack.<br />
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Then she texted me back, "<i><b>I have the flu, lets reschedule for tomorrow at 3:30</b></i>"<br />
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Okay, whew. Kinda.<br />
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I now had to rearrange my entire Tuesday since I was no longer leaving early AND now Wednesday. I am sure my bosses think I am just trying to get out of work, but little do they know about horses. Also had to cancel a Dr. appointment, which sucks since it wasn't 24 hours, I'll get charged, but whatever I GUESS.<br />
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So Wednesday (<i>yesterday</i>) morning I get a text from the vet stating she can't do 3:30 and needs to come at noon.<br />
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COOL YEAH, let me just rearrange my entire day again and make sure my bosses are cool with it and OH yeah I could've gone to my Dr appointment now. #vvannoyed<br />
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At this point, I am just straight panicking, because shit feels out of my control and I don't like it, and I'm convinced he will fail and I will spiral into debt trying to pay his board and have to live on the streets with Levi like some vagabond.. It was a fun couple of hours, with me chanting to myself to chill the fuck out because this was not the worst thing in the world.<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-75273865466254905622017-02-22T14:17:00.000-06:002017-02-22T14:17:16.907-06:00Riding SoreIt has happened. After multiple people scheduling to come see him and then canceling, I got an offer on B, sight unseen no less and she will be here in two weeks to try him. My fingers are crossed in so many ways. Of course I want him to go to a well-matched, fantastic home...but I also REALLY need home boy off my list of things to spend money on.<br />
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Anyways. In preparation for being mostly horse less, hopefully soon, I have taken up a *new* hobby. I say new, because its not really, I've just gotten more serious about it since kicking the pneumonia bug. If you've read my blog for a few years, you may remember that I Crossfit. Or did, a lot. Lately I have been taking a step back from that and shifted more into powerlifting. Not sure if anyone noticed the thickness of my thighs, but uhhh, they thick. And strong AF. Its like I was made for it and I am not really made for CF. Way too much upper body work.<br />
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Regardless, my powerlifting sessions have absolutely been mangling my body. Some days I LITERALLY roll out of bed because I can''t even sit up. Its hilarious. But it does not make for a body that rides well; discovered this on Sunday.<br />
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B has had some time off (<i>surprise to absolutely no one</i>) due to his face wound, and has been kept in and on a strict regime of meds, just in case. The swelling finally went down enough on Sunday that he wasn't in pain anymore and was basically running me down to get outside. It was then I decided he was well enough to be ridden again.<br />
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Obviously though, a browband was out of the question. I got a good laugh out of it, and hoped that the browband wasn't actually a super essential part of the bridle and we went outside to ride, since it was basically 70* in February.<br />
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Considering we were both sore AF, I wondered how it would go, especially after a few days inside and about a week off.<br />
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He was super. Like, really great.<br />
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He minded well on the lunge after a buck or two and was a pleasure to ride. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, despite flopping around like a total goon. My abs felt like they might break and obviously it was easier to fold in half than hold myself upright and ride like a normal person, but he was still fantastic.<br />
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A bit hyped for the flying changes, but I didn't mind at all. He came right back to me and was completely relaxed and soft for the most part. He could have been a bit more engaged, but honestly, I was riding like dog shit and I let it slide. I was pleased overall, and luckily snagged a girl who was walking by to video a few minutes for me, hahaha.<br />
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My abs have since recovered and tonight I plan to get out there and do some jump work. V rode him yesterday for me, bless her, since I had a small issue to handle after work.<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-55421640896891880662017-02-20T06:53:00.005-06:002017-02-20T06:57:56.249-06:00Anniversary of LifeI was going to write about my ride with B yesterday (<i>which was great btw</i>) and was then reminded by FB that the anniversary of the worst day of my life was yesterday/today.<br />
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Thanks FB, this is why I keep you around.<br />
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For real though, it was such a horrendous, stressful, god awful day, I legit forgot the actual date. I knew it was coming up but couldn't remember the exact day and truly did not want to look it up.<br />
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Whew, the feels are coming back strong.<br />
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Despite wanting to take step back from showing and riding, I still love horses fiercely and it gives me no greater joy than to walk in the barn and see my pretty boys staring at me, begging for cookies. Nothing is better than that.<br />
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To think that colic almost took my boy away is almost too much to think about sometimes, so I usually don't. Instead, I celebrate every single day I get to see his cute face and watch V work with him and kill it at shows (<i>like yesterday with a 26 in USEA training level dressage and 67% USDF 1st level test 2).</i><br />
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I try to not freak out about the weather, but its been pretty wild in rollercoaster temps.<br />
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I sincerely hope no one ever has to go through that ordeal with their horses and I implore all of you, despite any of our differences, to go hug your ponies and give them extra treats because you never know when the worst can happen!<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-40710434738715475362017-02-16T07:27:00.002-06:002017-02-16T07:34:09.974-06:00Proud and Not ProudUPDATE TIME<br />
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It has *mostly* been quiet on this front, with two exceptions. Life is trucking along, I moved houses, grad school is half over and riding is happening.<br />
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We did end up going to that dressage show last weekend, but they wouldn't let me bring B, which was freaking annoying because NC's have been allowed before. Whatever. I don't even like that venue anyways because they MAKE you get a $40 stall even if you're just showing in one class. WHY.<br />
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Anyways, V and Yanks were there to slay. She has been working so hard lately and it gives me the feels to see her doing so well with my favorite old man.<br />
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She signed up for 3 tests; first level, Novice USEA and Training USEA.<br />
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First level test was alright, but Yanks was uncharacteristically spooky at the judges stand and just a little tense. Not a shabby score with a 66%, but I knew she could've done better and they ended up 4th in the division (<i>the division was SUPER close, like by hundredths of points)</i>. We discussed the test and she watched the video on lunch and came back to crush the USEA tests.<br />
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She ended up taking the top two spots in the USEA division with her Novice and Training tests. I think the Novice test was a 32 ( <i>I can't remember, whoops</i>) and was ridden quite well. Free walk could've been better, but overall I loved what I watched in comparison to last year.<br />
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THEN, her Training test. I honestly though this was the best they've looked together, despite it (<i>possibly</i>) being the first time they've done the test in a show (<i>also can't remember</i>). Truly was wonderful, especially in comparison to last year and I was literally crying by the end of it. Yes, they know the extensions need work, but she's just starting to learn them with him and he possibly could've had more trot but I was SO pleased with the cadence and relaxation. The other shit will come with practice and I am so so excited. Witnessing the blooming partnership with her and my best boy is seriously so overwhelming for me, I just love it. I think this is the closest to "motherly" that I might ever feel.<br />
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She is absolutely moving up to training this year, we just aren;t sure when simply due to XC. XC is the most dangerous part of Eventing (<i>duh</i>) and I want her to be absolutely certain that they know what they are doing. Its crazy of me to worry because its Yanks favorite thing in this world and V loves his gusto. But I can't help it! We don't have many chances to school XC, so I am erring on the side of caution, despite her killing it over fences this winter.<br />
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ALSO, his one year anniversary of surgery is coming up and its just giving me all the feelings and I cannot. <br />
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ALSO ALSO, a random aside, I FINALLY got the tattoo I've been wanting for ages but couldn't decide where to put it. This is #5, but it might be my new fav....<br />
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Then there's B. The other child of mine, who I fondly call "fucking dingus", "idiot" and "dum dum", has been intent on committing suicide apparently with two pretty ridiculous injuries in the last two weeks. OF COURSE right before people come to try him out.<br />
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Luckily, they have been understanding of this, but c'mon B.<br />
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Last week his cut his leg up in turnout on god knows what and it BALLOONED. Luckily, it wasn't deep or too horribly bad, and went down after 2 days of cold hosing and was never actually lame.<br />
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Tuesday though, I had asked the workers to keep him on limited turnout <i>(read; small dry lot for a few hours instead of 30 acre pasture with mud for 7 hours)</i> to ensure his shoes stay put since someone was coming to try him Friday.<br />
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Oh, yeah, I put shoes back on per the suggestion of wise horsemen, stating it looks good for sale and shows he stands for shoes but also...<br />
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Anyways, I get a text at 3PM stating "B cut his face"<br />
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Um, cool thanks? He does it all the time bc he's a fucking dingus, so I wrote it off and put it away UNTIL I got the photo....<br />
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NOPE, was not. You could see the muscle in his face and a pretty good puncture wound to boot, so I promptly and reluctantly called the vet for stitches while also proceeding to have a mild anxiety/anger/fuck you horse panic attack in my car on the way to the barn.<br />
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The vet was rather humorous about it all and came in saying "what did he do this time", which I didn't laugh at, but should have because LOL. He was a good lad for the procedure and mostly just seemed tired and in pain, for good reason. We put him to bed and slathered ointment on the wound in addition to antibiotics and meds.<br />
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Yesterday when I showed up to tend to him, the swelling was even more extensive, which worries me, but I know its normal...<br />
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Poor dude is acting like he's dying but allowing me to cold compress his dum dum head and begging for cuddles (<i>which he never does)</i>. I honestly feel bad for the dude, despite him costing me another vet bill. He should be fine in a few days at least but damn.<br />
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SIGH.<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-91115357470993852742017-02-07T08:08:00.001-06:002017-02-07T08:13:15.812-06:00Seller/Buyer EtiquetteI haven't sold a horse (<i>besides Lily, who was taken by the first person who tried her</i>) in literal years. Like maybe ten full years. Back then it was a project horse I worked with and my trainer did all the dirty work for me regarding contacting sellers and setting up appointments, so this is one aspect of horse ownership I am actually incredibly not familiar with.<br />
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So of course, who do I ask?<br />
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THE INTERNET!<br />
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Specifically bloggers, because thats my favorite avenue for help when I am in need.<br />
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I know I have been pushing/advertising him terribly, which isn't conducive to getting him sold by March, but I can only do so much when I'm not riding. Now that I am healthy again and can ride everyday its another story, but I felt bad advertising a horse for sale who actually wasn't really in work.<br />
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However, I do have THREE people interested in him and two are coming to see him this weekend. One of them is scheduled to come out in March (<i>she lives out of state</i>), which is of course kind of far but whatever works.<br />
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<b>My question is, do I tell them ahead of time that there are others coming to look at him or do I say it afterwards like, "<i>Just let me know your decision as soon as possible, I have two others interested and would like to keep them updated</i>"?</b><br />
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I need help. I don't want to fuck it up/create drama where its not needed.<br />
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Regardless, he's been a total gem of a chesnugget and its simultaneously making me so so happy and incredibly sad. I will miss him. It still doesn't seem real that <i>(hopefully</i>) he won't be mine for much longer.<br />
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He really floored me the other day when we rode inside due to frozen outdoor and the lighting technician guy was there fixing the lights. He had his motorized ladder thing and was making a total racket. I decided to ride anyways because he needs to desensitization and advised the guy to ignore any antics. He told me that most people were completely unable to ride while he was in there and apologized in advance for ruining my ride.<br />
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I tossed B on the lunge just to let him look at it for a minute and I shit you not he barely even batted at eye.<br />
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This is huge guys.<br />
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I think a year ago he totally would have lost him damn mind and made it impossible to focus. But yesterday we had a gorgeous ride full of beautiful transitions, 10m circles and flying changes. He hasn't even touched the standing in about a week, so I can probably take that off completely for now. I was jazzed.<br />
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Knowing he's finally a solid equine citizen makes this process a little easier, but still. This definitely sucks.<br />
<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-78850026013212819172017-02-06T07:17:00.000-06:002017-02-06T07:34:43.310-06:00Shoulder RubsBesides being the most balls out crazy ass winter in terms of temperature fluctuations (<i>fun fact: temp is rising by 33* today! GAH</i>) its also been the first that my boys shoulders have not gotten a single rub. Interesting.<br />
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I have tried every blanket under the sun (<i>literally</i>) and have spent a small fortune on clothing my spoiled brats, to no avail. Every year they would start to pin their ears when I would start put their blankets back on and the dreaded shoulder rubs would appear despite my best efforts to keep them at bay with hair conditioner AND shoulder sleezies.<br />
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Last year, I replaced almost all my blankets with Amigo's, because sale, save for stable sheets. Luckily, the Amigo's layer well and I haven't had to use my older stable sheets at all. There was an epic deal somewhere (<i>I want to say Dover)</i> and I snagged four blankets for like $300, medium and heavy weight. It was like winning the blanket lotto. With those additions, I made a matching complete set for each of my boys, since they each already had the lightweights (<i>nabbed them off ETT for dirt cheap</i>). Unintentional matching, but winning nonetheless.<br />
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I am seriously in love. I don't know what it is about them, but the boys have yet to snarl at me when I go to put the blankets back on after a ride and they have not a one rub on their shoulders. I am also a fan of the quick closures that can be done up with gloves on quite easily.<br />
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The only downside I will say is that they are not the sturdiest things. B is an exceptional shredder and he has killed two of the lightweights sheets already, and torn the butt on his medium. However, I am pretty damn good with a needle and thread and I just sew them up with wax thread and waterproof the rip afterwards. Better than buying a new blanket!<br />
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Otherwise though, I love them! Anyone else have blankets that have just really worked for them?Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-66845597094927211472017-02-01T07:12:00.004-06:002017-02-01T07:18:15.294-06:00Alive Again AgainI know I always have an excuse for my hiatus from blogging and this time its simply that I took a semi-step back from most social media. Too much negativity. Also, school and work is killing me AND I'm in the middle of remodeling my new house and moving in. I barely posted on the gram, didn't read blogs OR post, and did my best to avoid Facebook.<br />
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Failed miserably to be honest. I literally can't help myself when I see ignorant comments, re the new administration, especially Obamacare because insurance is LITERALLY my job and people are so ignorant. I'm weak, OK? And like Courage, I have opinions.<br />
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Additionally, healing from the touch of pneumonia I had/have has been rough. Now that I finally don't feel like I am dying, I'm still reminded that I am indeed, not fully healed because I gasp and almost pass out traversing one flight of stairs. Thanks lungs.<br />
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Of course this means yet again B has been on a prolonged break. My friends did a pretty good job schooling or lunging him every other day or so, but he hadn't been jumped much or really schooled in dressage correctly. Kind of shitty when you're trying to sell said horse, but it is what it is.<br />
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The good news is I got a FAT tax return, so I am hoping to take him to a few shows in the remaining winter much for funsies. Praying they pay off and its not a waste of my tax return, because I really should be saving it.<br />
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L rode him two weeks ago outside over some fences and he had way too much fun.<br />
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It was one of the warmest days we've had in a long time and he actually broke out in a sweat. Unfortunately we were riding during lessons because training barn, so we didn't get to mess with the jump height and had to jump what was being used in lessons during their walk breaks.<br />
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He was actually a really good lad though and only wrung his tail in excitement. To be honest I thought he was going to be a douchelord about the freedom of our outdoor but he listened pretty well even in the hackamore.<br />
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I've ridden him twice in the last week but it really is too much for me right now. I am surprised I haven't passed out trying to post his trot so cantering has been out of the question and riding longer than 20 minutes is too. That plus trying to move houses means I most likely won't ride much until next week.<br />
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I am excited about the dressage show V and I are going to in a few weeks though and I'm trying to decide what level to ride. I know it seems lame to say its between intro and training level considering he's def 1st level, but he's actually never been shown and has only seen a dressage ring once during his foray into eventing (l<i>asted all of one show</i>). I want it to be a positive experience so I am thinking one of each.<br />
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Also I haven't memorized a dressage test since like 2014....we might get eliminated LMAOCheckmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-59937951678391084352017-01-18T21:58:00.001-06:002017-01-18T22:08:17.428-06:00Editing VideosSo I've been sitting here, bored asf, barely conscious, in & out of a fever, but weirdly motivated. One of my goals for today was to edit the video clips I took of B on Saturday and send the link to my trainer who's been asking for it for some of her clients and for a woman who's interested who's been asking for it...<br />
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First, I had to actually DL a video editing app. SO many to choose from.<br />
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I ended up paying for one called Videoshop because it had the best reviews and I know I won't use it just the one time now that my technology and storage is up to speed.<br />
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Meaning, all I could figure out how to do was mash clips together and add some music. It took me LITERALLY 30 minutes to add 5 words of text to the video. I ended up deleting half the clips and had to re-do it and re-add text because I am actually retarded. </div>
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Regardless, two hours later (<i>45 minutes for the upload on our country ass slow ass internet</i>) we have a semi-OK 5 min YouTube clip thats more recent than shit from September. </div>
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It starts off with some flat work from my lovely friend S, who came to visit a few weeks ago. Then super friend L who put him through his paces on the flat and over fences Saturday in the pouring and freezing rain. I was bummed we only got footage from the indoor, but this Saturday we are hoping to get something from outside. Unfortunately its supposed to monsoon for the next 6 days, including Saturday, so we will see.<br />
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Luckily, I've had a few people share the video on FB and its been viewed a few times more than normal, despite my struggles with mashing it all together and how crappy I think it is in the end.<br />
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So. Do any of you have tips and tricks on how to make a video. What apps/editors do you use? Can you give me a tutorial? Do you have a few hours to spare?Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-91896324864089085922017-01-17T17:02:00.000-06:002017-01-17T17:02:17.735-06:00Down With The SicknessIts official.<br />
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I got the black lung.<br />
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Highly annoying considering I have a horse to sell and haven't actually been to the gym regularly in weeks. Also even more annoying because I had some weird strain of the super flu at the end of November and spent two weeks essentially dying and then recovering slowly from that.<br />
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I must have never recovered fully and ended up catching a strain of pneumonia that is set on destroying my life slowly and painfully.<br />
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Its just as bad as I remember it and I've spent the majority of two days in and out of consciousness.<br />
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It must have started as just a cold or like a cold, because I was able to continue going to work and surviving with mild symptoms. I was good to myself for 8 days and didn't do shit (<i>aka went to my desk job and watched netflix at night, nothing else</i>) which was SO hard, and it was miserable. On day 9 I said fuck it and lifted a little at the gym and got to ride a little bit in the following days. It wasn't until Saturday that I came down with a fever and it stayed.<br />
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Extra super annoying that I was sick on my birthday (<i>Sunday</i>).<br />
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I FINALLY went to the Dr when I was on day 2 of a fever and had the aches and all the other fun things that accompanying an illness more serious than a cold and it was confirmed that I'm a (<i>barely</i>) walking sac of lung pus.<br />
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GREAT.<br />
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I had been putting off going because I ALWAYS stay sick longer than most people due to a genetic blood disease that makes me anemic and gives me a less than stellar immune system. Having a 10 day cold is normal for me. Having a fever for several days following said 10 day cold is not.<br />
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*<b>Begrudgingly goes to Dr office</b>*<br />
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So now I have Dr.'s orders to stay at home and rest and do nothing. Easier said than done for me, especially with all the things I like to do and have to do! Who has show and book recommendations for me?<br />
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So in addition to missing work, not being able to ride or lift, I also have an appointment with some specialists to run some tests and see if we can figure out a treatment plan for me and why I am always sick and stay sick. This may possibly lead to the removal of my spleen. Luckily, I have great insurance this year, unlike last year (<i>Thanks Obama</i>), but its still freaking me out a bit.<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-19569041125803832342017-01-16T08:05:00.001-06:002017-01-16T08:08:19.250-06:00Winter Claustrophobia Tis the season of shitty, blurry indoor pics and being stuck inside for weeks on end.<br />
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Even now, despite the raging bipolar temps here in Ohio, we have been literally swamped with rain, preventing rides outside more often than not. This leaves us all to cram in the smallish indoor and hopefully get some sort of work done.<br />
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Despite having ANOTHER cold from hell (<i>I've been sick since Jan 3</i>), I have actually been working the beast. I am struggling a bit, since the cold seems to have settled in my chest, but overall its been productive and positive.<br />
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However, I am noticing that jumping B indoors is not going as smoothly as intended.<br />
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Last year we were still at the old farm and the indoor there, while shittier in the footing department, it was MASSIVE. I would say easily twice the size of the current indoor at the new farm and it might have had higher ceilings too. Here a the new farm, B has trouble jumping even a single fence because his massive body just can't make the turns comfortably afterwards. Even the indoor jumper shows we have been to had bigger rings, and he just seems to be struggling in ours.<br />
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I've come to this conclusion after 3 separate rides this past week. One was our jump lesson on Wednesday, the other was a ride outside on Friday with a break in the rain and the other was an attempted sale video on Saturday indoors again.<br />
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So wednesday; it was not great. I am trying to not make excuses, but for one, I was quite sick and weak AF, and I should have just cancelled--but I rode anyways. Secondly, there were so.many.people. and horses at the barn. I've never seen it so busy and it was weirding ME out a bit. The group lesson was big, there was a wall of people watching, and the wind & rain was whipping outside....not the best conditions for a fractious TB.<br />
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He warmed up exceptionally well though and his flatwork was lovely. No canter explosions and he was truly on the bridle and forward. I had him in his snaffle hunt bridle with a standing martingale, which I have been using recently with him.<br />
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The kicker was that she was having the same issues with him and we settled on jumping the grid line quietly and ended his ride there. Quite disappointing, but I shrugged it off to the crazy weather and the amount of commotion going on everywhere. Still no excuse, but rather understandable IMO.<br />
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Friday was nicer outside and despite the ring being pretty water logged, I decided to ride out there. First I lunged him, since there was a bonfire burning and the farm next door was moving their sheep around and they were being loud AF. He was a little snorty, but actually settled quite nicely with a big powerful trot as our warm up.<br />
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He was a dream to ride, and we even popped over a few fences with no issues. I had opted to ride in his hackamore (<i>even though I lunged him in the snaffle on the bridoon hanger</i>) because he was really resisting the snaffle on Wednesday and I wanted it to be as positive as possible for him.. I was feeling better about things and had planned to get some video over a course the next day with my friend L in the stirrups since I was sick. <br />
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The weather was not cooperating though, and we were forced inside. Yet again it was windy and rainy and the ring was slightly crowded. Luckily, those in the ring gave us some room to TRY and jump him over something substantial so we could get some video for some prospective buyers. I also put him back into his hackamore, which he seems to like on Friday.<br />
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Again, he was lovely for warm up and even gave us some super solid flying changes. He was jumping well until I added the panel and moved the fence height to 2'9...then he started throwing in a random spook now and again. It was never predictable, as he would jump fine a few times then out of nowhere snort and sidestep the fence. So strange.<br />
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Eventually he settled a bit and we were able to get the fence raised to 3'6, but he was really struggling with the turn afterwards and I think his confidence was just in the toilet regarding the small ring and being asked to jump higher. I think he was actually slipping a little on the turn, and when that happens he gets fresh. This is a totally normal reaction for most horses, but it is not conducive for a positive training experience. I truly understand the feeling of insecurity, and I'm 99% positive that was the reason for his antics on Saturday.<br />
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Its hard to remember that he's such a big horse because I make him look small and he makes the jumps look small, but it makes sense when you think about how compressed the ring is in comparison to him. His canter stride covers the short side in like 3 strides, its crazy. I decided to not push him further and we ended on a several good leaps over 3'6 and cut our losses to try again next weekend over courses outside.<br />
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Truly, I am thinking he is just claustrophobic in the indoor and his confidence goes in the shitter when we ask him to jump over 3ft. He hasn't really been asked to jump much this winter and right now I don't think he is fit enough for jumper turns, especially after a large leap. Bummed out this seems to be a minor training bump, but I think it might just be the indoor. I consulted with several friends and they said thats actually pretty common and they know a few horses who simply will not jump in a small ring indoors. I guess thats reassuring, but its still frustrating as all hell!<br />
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Luckily, his flatwork is fantastic and we can still do sub 3ft inside when we have to, but I think I am going to only ask for major effort outdoors in order to keep his confidence intact.<br />
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Currently have a love hate relationship with the indoor! Hah.Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-69462029081713982432017-01-11T07:15:00.001-06:002017-01-11T07:23:42.040-06:00Leg. Always MORE Leg.Despite getting sick AGAIN with the black lunge plague that everyone seems to have, its less aggressive and awful than the last time I was sick with whatever I had that was trying to kill me, so after a few days of sneezing, coughing and dealing with congestion I said screw it and rode anyways.<br />
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Once the temp rose, of course.<br />
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I don't know about you all, but where I am in Ohio, the temperatures have been INSANE the last 3 weeks. In that time frame we have gone from 20s, to mid 60s to negative temps back to 60s and it is pretty awful. Not only am I worried about colic, but it makes for ridiculously unrideable days and unpredictable weather.<br />
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I rode yesterday for the first time in about 9 days (<i>minus the photo shoot which I don't count at all</i>) and it was....lit.<br />
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In addition to the warm spell, we also had thunderstorms (<i>WHAT?! it was literally 5 degrees on Sunday</i>) and the wind was INSANE. Gale force. Hurricane.<br />
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So even though B has grown up and minds his manners most of the time, yesterday was a struggle and I do not blame him one bit. Skyrocketing temp changes, gale force winds, being kept in due to rain and a crowded arena do not a calm thoroughbred make.<br />
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HOWEVER.<br />
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It was a really good ride despite that.<br />
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I was prepared for antics and set myself a 2 hour block of time to ride. I of course can only ride once its dark and lessons for the evenings are in full swing. This means I do a lot of standing around, letting the lessons do their thing. I don't mind at all, and it gives B a chance to brush upon his 'stand calm' skills in addition to being comfortable with lots of horses in a small space.<br />
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For the most part, he was actually a really good boy and some people I had not seen in a while complimented how different he looks. I will say that he was giving some solid and connected trot work. Super pliable and really moving off my leg--it was lovely.<br />
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The trouble was the canter, again.<br />
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Half the time, its how I ride and the other half the time it was the insane weather understandably spooking a hot TB. It was spooking me, so I never got mad at him for it.<br />
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Going back to the lesson with S though; I learned that at this point, B cannot be coddled or just toodled around long and low. Boy needs to WORK and work from the get-go, so I hopped to it.<br />
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Like I said, the trot work was lovely but when it came time for the canter he was a wild child. I'm not sure if he was stiff from being inside, spooky or just sensitive to my leg (<i>his skin gets that way with temp changes</i>) but he would EXPLODE into the canter, dive into the circle and crow hop his way around.<br />
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At first, we fought. It wasn't pretty. At all.<br />
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Then the lightbulb went off and I remembered what he was like outside with S during our lesson. It was a windy day, he was spooky, but whenI didn't give up on getting "a good ride", I brought my hands up and supported with the reins (<i>instead of pulling back like I habitually do</i>) and added leg and sat quietly like nothing was happening, he magically transformed into a uni.<br />
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So thats what I did.<br />
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It worked.<br />
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<b>Holy shit guys, this is real stuff.</b><br />
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Minus the one time on the left lead, when he literally cantered in place and kinda half hopped around (<i>honestly would've been a really good canter pirouette</i>) to which I refused to cater to his bullshit and literally cow-kicked him into an actual canter, it was mostly without fight. After 4 transitions, he no longer exploded and it was lovely each and every time.<br />
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So my assumption is that I've been jabbing him in the face accidentally with my wayward hands, or someone else has (<i>he was ridden a lot by people at my barn while I was sick</i>) and he's started spooking/scooting due to one thing or another when I ask for the canter.<br />
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Luckily, with S's tips on how to, you know, ride properly, we ACTUALLY worked through it instead of getting a "good stopping point" and ending there.<br />
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I was super proud of him for coming back to me so quickly and proud of myself for actually really working through a tantrum. Usually I would bring him down to a walk, distract him with lateral work and be done, but I worked through it at the sticky gait and it was brilliant.<br />
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I think this was the ride I really needed to give myself confidence that I AM doing OK with this horse and he doesn't hate me and I'm not a POS rider now. Sometimes its super frustrating when you feel like its you holding them back, but now I know I can do it and work through the rough spots. Coming back from this back injury has been so ridiculously slow that sometimes I feel I will never get my strength or confidence up again, but last night really helped me.<br />
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Tonight we have a jump lesson, first in months, and first time I've jumped since the disaster of my clinic, so I am nervous and excited. Its a group lesson though, which will diffuse some focus on me and I signed up for the 2'6 and under class to keep my nerves at a minimum.<br />
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Its interesting, the last time I really jumped B was in September and we jumped a sick grid ending with a 3'6 oxer and then I jumped him ALONE, 3'9 just to see if we could. THEN, I went to a show, competed in a thunderstorm, fell off (<i>are we seeing a trend with thunderstorms?</i>) and now I'm shattered and can't seem to jump anything over 2ft without collapsing in on myself into fetal position and riding like shit.<br />
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Since then, minus the clinic (<i>which was DUMB</i>), I have avoided jumping, and the weather has supported this by being too cold for jumping. But damn, I need to get this horse jumping again...<br />
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LOL at me for being nervous to jump my fucking badass jumper horse who I'm trying to sell as as a jumper...<br />
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I have issues guys. Lort give me gumption.<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-5821097926893216072017-01-09T10:12:00.001-06:002017-01-09T10:16:32.496-06:00AppreciationI'm not usually a fan of super sappy/annoying/heartfelt blogposts and perhaps have strayed from my sarcastic tone only a few times, but since listing B for sale and trying to sell his ass...I've been feeling all the feels.<br />
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In May (<i>if I still have him then--lort plz no</i>) he will have been mine 3 whole years.<br />
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DAMN.<br />
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That went by so fast, I can barely believe it to be honest.<br />
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In selling him I have found it INCREDIBLY difficult to not preach how god awful he was when I first got him. Its so difficult to not say "<i>well <b>x</b> amount of time ago he was <b>y </b>and how he is <b>z</b></i>"...because people don't care. They don't care if he was a giant exploding ball of anxiety around trailers and stalls and in crossties and now doesn't bat an eye at any of it. They don't give a shit. They see whats in front of them, which I can 1000% understand...but as an owner its SO damn hard to not be like here's <b>xyz</b>.<br />
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He used to literally be dangerous. He would rear, kick, bolt, buck and explode at any and all moments for no given reason. A lesser person would've given up or treated him like garbage, but I saw what was underneath that hard & explosive exterior. He was horse who had been broken. Broken to to core and just needed love, trust and understanding. He needed time. And I gave it to him. Years, actually.<br />
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& it was fucking brutal.<br />
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Do you know how hard it is to watch everyone else schooling their 6 year olds over 3ft fences, when yours can't even walk forward half the time? How hard it is to struggle day in and day out with loading in a trailer? How miserable it is to re teach the same thing over and over and over because your horse is afraid of the wind and literally cannot keep himself together for 5 minutes at a time? How embarrassing it is to have your horse jumping 3'6 one day and refusing ground poles the next?<br />
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So fucking hard.<br />
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But, I slowly kept chipped away at him, building a partnership, teaching him its OK to not understand and to trust what I'm asking of him. I kept at it, when everyone else was light years ahead, because I knew he was special. I knew it would pay off.<br />
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And it did. It DID pay off. He's a brilliant horse, with so much talent and he is finally less of a spaz. Sure, he still spooks at the wind on occasion and we have a bad ride here and there (<i>everyone does</i>) , but I'm no longer leaving the ring every single time in tears. He has grown.<br />
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Realizing that any potential seller could easily google my name from the ad, find this blog and read it. Great. I don't care. If anything, I wish they would to learn what a badass B is now.<br />
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<i>(for me</i>) When selling, its a constant struggle to show him in his best light vs. what he was because I find that to be more informational than anything, and a true testament to the horse he is today.<br />
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But alas, thats not how it works.<br />
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I also apparently forgot that people want X-rays and photos of legs, of which I have neither. I refuse to get X-rays for a horse that's under 10K, so people can ge over that or order it themselves.<br />
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But for real. This whole process has been numbing.<br />
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Bacardi was and is my dream horse. Forever.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I adore Yankee and he is my heart, but I also outgrew him in many ways. He does not challenge me any more and he is physically too small for my amazon body. Also if I am being frank, he is quite plain and not a stunner in any way other than his brain and talent for learning. I had ALWAYS wanted a shiny, chromey, flashy, BIG horse. I will never forget what Yankee has done for me and he is never leaving...but B encompasses everything I've ever wanted and ripping it away after such success is killing me. I finally felt whole and content in my purchase of that big crazy chestnut boy.<br />
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People read his ad and see an unshown 8 year old off the track Thoroughbred and nothing more. I KNOW why people focus on a show record, but it is so fucking frustrating when people have all the money in the world to show every weekend and I am scraping together every cent I have to provide for my passion and show a schooling show a month. I feel like thats worth some credit too and pricing B where he is now is almost a slap in the face to myself. It sucks.<br />
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I just wish everyone could see his transformation like I have and realize he is so so special and worth every cent he's listed for and more. It kill me to give him up after all we have been through.<br />
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Literally, and especially since B is up for sale this may be our last snowstorm together and I really wanted some majestic pics even if it was 10*, windy as shit and I'm nursing another head cold. But I'm a total photo whore and everyone knows it and the opportunity was perfect.<br />
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We tacked up faster than I ever have before and wrestled our annoyed beasts outside (<i>OF COURSE we were riding right at feeding time and they were PISSED at us</i>) to frolic in the newly fallen snow.<br />
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Never mind that I had on about a million layers and looked like A Christmas Story, it was fun even though all I did was walk B. He was extra lit, since it dropped about 40* in one day then snowed and we pulled him away from the hectic mess that was feeding time, and the wind was whipping. But he was a good sport for about 15 minutes, hahaha.<br />
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I am not sure how the rest turned out, but V sent me a few to "tide me over" (<i>her actual words</i>) but I love even the few she sent me < 3<br />
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I was hoping to get some good riding in this weekend, but OF COURSE the temp doesn't go up until Monday <i>(back to 45*...wut</i>) and we are sitting pretty at sub-20* all weekend. So we shall see.<br />
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I want to give a huge thank you to any of you who follow me and are friends with me on FB and shared my equine.come ad, or my FB post. His ad was viewed 600 times yesterday and I was swamped with messages yesterday evening. Thank you SO MUCH for advocating in my boy and making this process easier by being so supportive. I love you all!Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-73735599337268116432017-01-05T14:34:00.003-06:002017-01-05T14:38:38.994-06:00Officially for SaleI've quite literally drug my feet over listing B on the "official" sites for like, 2 months....whoops.<br />
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Mostly I have just advertised him on my personal FB, instagram and this blog. Not exactly the best way to get a horse sold that you desperately need to, but I was also dead inside from the decision and not being the best about it in general.<br />
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Now that I have a set date for moving houses and grad school loans looming and my car needs replaced and insurance premiums rose like 200% and medical bills to pay....I am freaking out and realized I needed to get over myself and list the damn horse *<i><b>cries inwardly and outwardly</b></i>*<br />
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<a href="http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-3670904.html" target="_blank">So I did it. Today.</a><br />
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It was every bit as awful as I imagined and I teared up picking the photos (<i>there are too many good ones to choose by the way)</i> but my loyal equine friends banded together and shared the shit out of my post on FB and ad from equine.com and its generated tons of interest already, which is super overwhelming TBH.<br />
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When I first casually listed him, I had him listed for much more than I am asking now and got a lot of responses just off instagram from followers who have known him for years, which would have been great if they weren't thinking I was listing him as a flip project for $1000.<br />
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No. GTFO.<br />
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I've already done the HARDEST part of retraining this beast, you will have it easy from here on out, TRUST ME. He is 8, not 3 and he's kind of BAMF, so BYE.<br />
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So that was annoying and put me off really pushing him for sale. Then, I got some super PA and bitchy DMs re my decision to sell and it was truly the cherry on the cake of my emotional stability over all of this. Fun times. Additionally, I was sick as a dog and he barely got worked. All I could think of was someone coming to try him and him not even being able to canter properly due to being out of shape, so I put it off for that reason too. ALL THE EXCUSES!<br />
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But I listed him. It is done.<br />
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I can already tell this is going to be exhausting, as I vaguely remember the physical pain I was in reading some responses and dealing with people the last time I sold a horse. LORT give me strength.<br />
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This is hard and I hate it.<br />
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Anyways, he's now officially officially for actual sale and I decided on a price and you should tell your friends.<br />
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Peace and blessin's.Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-66089053172387586302016-12-27T10:46:00.000-06:002016-12-27T11:02:19.262-06:00These Hips Don't Lie/Dressage Is Hard PT1I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas this year! I know I am jacked for the NYE and its right around the corner.<br />
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The holidays were productive for me mostly, including riding and reclipping both boys, as well as organizing my tack trunk and getting some things washed. I also was dog sitting in addition to farm sitting (<i>yes, two different locations</i>), so that kept me busy!<br />
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The best part was when my good friend S came to visit me! We actually trained with the same event coach ages ago and Pony Club together THEN moved out to MO around the same time. She, however, has been training with an UL dressage person for YEARS and now is a pro herself. Meaning, when she comes to town I <strike>demand</strike> bribe her to ride my boys and give them a tune up.<br />
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PT2 will cover Yankee, but this post is about how she kicked my literally ass in a lesson and "un-stuck" Bacardi.<br />
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Quick backstory/recap--back injury in July, grad school/new job has kept me from riding consistently since then, then for most of Nov/Dec I was deathly ill. Now I am essentially a potato in the saddle and apparently have some insane grabby hands that are pissing my sensitive beast the fuck off.<br />
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I mean, I wouldn't like it either so I don't blame him. Lately we;ve been doing a ton of long and low to come back to work, but as soon as I ask to get collected up, he's been difficult and the canter goes to crap....just...awful.<br />
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S hopped on B first and put him through is paces. From the get-go he was much better for her this time around (<i>last time she was here a few months ago he was not afraid to express his disdain for contact and using himself properly, lol)</i>. She complimented me again on what I have done with him so far, and the fact that even in just a few months he seems much more grown up. I concur actually-- he's been solid every ride back., despite our struggles in collection. Meaning, no shenanigans in spooking and being a brat like he was last winter.</div>
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She put him straight to work, advising now that I have spent a couple weeks long and low and relaxed, its time to up the ante with B. He's ready for it and needs it. </div>
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B is a lovely creature, and has 3 wonderful gaits. However, he is incredibly picky and inconsistent. Mostly fault of my own from having him in and out of work as of late, but at least we have a solid base and understanding for what is expected. The problem is that he is picky and requires a 100% effort on the riders end and no slumping around like I tend to do out of default. </div>
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Not surprised though, S is a complete wizard and figured out how to ride B to his maximum current capacity in approx 10 minutes and had him working with minimal "tantrums" <i>(flinging head in air)</i>.</div>
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NO joke. When in doubt more leg. I ALWAYS say this to V, but apparently have a hard time applying it to myself recently. Really, I thought I had him in front of my leg, but, WHOMP WHOMP, turns out I am trash and couldn't recognize that in my own horse.</div>
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It was magical though, watching S work with him at all 3 gaits, getting some brilliant work out of him. I was floored. Like I legit almost cried actual tears out of my eyeballs watching my glorious hunk of horsemeat strutting his stuff like I KNEW he could. </div>
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Mostly crying because I wish I could ride that well, but I <i>guess</i> there's a reason she's the dressage pro and I'm not, lol. After about 25 min, she switched with me <i>(I was on Yankee</i>), and gave me a vicious lesson on B. There are a lot of things I have not been doing that I should be with B, body wise, and essentially have been riding on cruise control for the last 6 months, protecting my back subconsciously. </div>
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It didn't take S long to nail me for my major and life long flaw that has only been exacerbated by my injury. </div>
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If you can't see it, you're blind. Essentially, its my hip angle. WAY too closed up for flatwork. Even for jumping, with shorter stirrups, its SO easy to get a super close hip angle because my legs are stupid long and my torso is un-proportionately short. This makes curling over my knee, like, easier than breathing and reversing that shit is SO difficult. When I concentrate on opening my hip, my heels start to jiggle, my core collapses, my shoulders slump and my arms flop. Its a gorgeous picture and the total root of my most recent issues during our rides. </div>
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I noticed a massive difference when I was doing yoga regularly, so I am going to make a point to get that back into my regime again. We also took my stirrups down a hole and prescribed me core workouts. Its INSANE how fast I lost my abs and back strength and how slowly the rebuild is going, but yesterday's lesson was a rude awakening that I need to actually focus some workouts solely around my core instead of just coasting along through weightlifting and crossfit. </div>
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As of late, I have been ridiculously grabby with my hands without noticing it, which is awful. S nailed me for that too and literally made me ride with my hands in his mane at first, without tipping forward and it was torturous. Riding correctly is fucking hard guys. </div>
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So like, leg on, open thighs and soft contact through pushing forward with elbows but closing fingers is like, a novel fucking idea right?</div>
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Instead of learning one thing at a time like total noob <i>(which I truly felt like during this lesson--WHAT IS CONTACT? WHAT IS FORWARD?!?) </i>I asked S to get after me for everything. I NEEDED to feel like what the proper position was, so that when she was gone, I could attempt to recreate the magical feeling I was experiencing when I actually got it right. </div>
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I am apparently not good at that right now though, especially at the canter, but our trot improved dramatically with S yelling at me to get my fucking shit together like the experienced rider I actually am instead of someone who forgot how to ride in the last month. </div>
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So, that lesson was hard. I got some excellent footage of it and B is quite telling to my mistakes. If you're bored and want to watch 6 minutes of actually good information, feel free to watch. Personally, I LOVE seeing the differences in the quality of the work when I ride a bit better. </div>
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He is exceptionally intolerant of my antics at the canter and was not afraid to give me shit for my garbage riding. I love it. That's the thing with lessons though, someone on the ground to tell you what you're doing wrong when you think you're actually doing it right. </div>
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No offense to everyone making laborious, lovely year in review posts, but I can barely read through my own once I write it (which takes HOURS) by the way...so this year I am going a new route. In pics!</div>
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Choosing just a few of my fav photos per month was insanely difficult, but fun, and better than recapping this shitty year in a totally redundant, wordy and boring way.<br />
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Here's to 2016 LEAVING US alone forever. GOOD RIDDANCE. YOU SUCKED. I'll try to keep the highlights positive. Except February, August and October, damn those were bad months. And November. And December. OKAY THEY ALL SUCKED for the most part....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APRIL: super trainer schools XC in prep for his 1st and only USEA show. It went well, until they want off course, lol</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAY: B kicks ass at a jumper show</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAY: Yankee Progresses & is allowed to start under saddle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JUNE: We focus on a ton of jump schooling and grillwork</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JUNE: Yanks 1st dressage show with V</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JUNE: Yanks gets to jump lightly for the 1st time since surgery!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JULY: We XC school again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JULY: V jumps Yanks XC for the 1st time, she does a jump clinic and goes to a few schooling dressage shows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JULY: B tries the hackamore for the 1st time and shortly after I get seriously injured</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AUGUST: Bad month for B and myself. Shoes prove to be an issue with B and he is on and off, and I am still quite inured. L rides B when he's not dead lame from yanking shoes off. I end up transitioning him to barefoot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AUGUST: V & Yankee get better together, he's back in full strength almost</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AUGUST: Last weekend in Aug, I try to show which is REALLY dumb. I fall off and we get caught in terrible storm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEPTEMBER: Still weak, but B is killing the game, he is barefoot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEPTEMEBER: I jump B 3'9 for the first time and its cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEPTEMBER: CRUSHED 3ft jumper show</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEPTEMEBER:.... Hock cut, spends a few days laid up with swelling, tear duct blockage then.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OCTOBER: I school Yanks a TON in dressage, V moves up to Novice. I have no pics :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NOVEMEBER: B is loads better, but I announce I have to list him for sale. Heartbreak and depression ensue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NOVEMER: V & Yanks ending the eventing season on their personal best !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DECEMEBER: I barely ride due to health issues, but bounce back nicely near the end and work on getting B in shape for sale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DECEMEBER: Yanks get a very chill December before Jan jumper season begins!</td></tr>
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Overall, I really hated this year. It was as struggle in numerous ways, but I am GRATEFUL myself, Bacardi and Yankee persevered and pulled through to come out better and healthier in the end. Despite some shitty things like injuries and a breakup, I got to do some pretty cool things, like run two Tough Mudders, I got injured severely and came back from it, I went to Rolex and met some badass riders. I got a new job and my friendships deepened. I am halfway towards two master degrees and I learned a few things along the way. Yeah, 216 sucked for most of us, but it wasn't all bad! Here's to 2017 and kicking its ass!!Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-20561376366131644762016-12-20T07:09:00.001-06:002016-12-20T07:10:54.121-06:00December QuestionsOh HAI.. Remember when said I was super excited to get back to lifting and riding?? HAHA. More on that in a second.<br />
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Before I start December questions because I have no content, WE GOT OUR FALL PICS BACK!!!<br />
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I have like 300 of them. I cried actual tears when I went through them all. Like, TEARS.<br />
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So those were lovely, not sorry you'll be seeing them forever, and I was super extra motivated to get back in the swing of things. My days were planned, my meals were prepped, my gym bag was packed. Then, I lifted on lunch once, then promptly fucked my ankle by falling outside on ice after work, heading to the barn...<br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Yankee does if he’s expected to be
ridden. If I were to retire him I would yank them off and toss him in a field and
he would be fine. If he’s being ridden & shown though, absolutely. He has the
actual worst feet in the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>B does
not need them, but I will admit he trots bigger with them. I’ve never known a
TB to be OK barefoot though, so I consider that a win, regardless. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">I think its asinine. Domesticated
horses generally require shoes, it’s the nature of owning and showing them and
keeping them confined. If your horse can go without, more power to ya! Horse
people will literally tear each other apart over everything, for real, and this
is one of them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Easily fall. I loathe summer; so
sweaty, bugs, storms, sunburn etc. UGH. And spring is just wet. So soggy. And
it starts to get humid and reminds me of summer. Winter isn’t horrible unless
you like your toes freezing off. So absolutely fall. SO. PRETTY.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Oh my god, too many to count. Before
I went to college and became broke, I showed almost every weekend. The amount of
ribbons I have is insane and needs to be made into a quilt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">By my own and maybe several others
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> Recently, not really—considering I have yet again
lost most muscle tone and riding strength, lmao. #ForeverStruggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">This is such an open ended and difficult question
to answer because of all the variables. For example, I was 10 years old when I
owned my first horse. My parents bought her for me and I literally did all the
work. They did nothing. However, we boarded her for 6 months with my trainer
while she taught me the ins-and-outs of horse ownership and what was considered
normal and not normal. She was also only 4 minutes from my house, so if I had
question, we would call her. Essentially, my hand was held because I knew
nothing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">If someone who knows nothing about
horses just buys a horse and thinks they can handle it, I would laugh in their
face and hope the poor horse doesn’t die of colic. That being said, there are
very experienced horse folks that shouldn’t own horses either. Such a fine and
precarious line. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for college she<i> (not current trainer, old eventing trainer) </i></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">stopped talking to me and refuses to acknowledge my existence
when I see her at shows. OKAY?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">My dad actually rode a lot with me.
He ADORED Spirit, the Wonder Pony and loved to gallop him. I always said dad had
two speeds with that horse- walk and gallop. He also rode Lily <i>(my old sassy black QH I used to have)</i> quite often as
well. Mom actually was a HJ growing up and showed a bit. She rode with me a few
times throughout the years, but I think she prefers to pet them and stuff their
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Do they have to be alive? Because I would give my left tit
to gallop <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_o'_War" target="_blank">Man O War. </a>He is everything. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-8826138094581910722016-12-16T12:49:00.001-06:002016-12-16T13:00:56.505-06:00Back At It AgainOMG. You all I love you so much. Thank you for the kind words--I truly forgot how lovely people CAN be < 3<br />
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If it weren't essentially negative degrees out with the windchill, I would say it feels so good to be riding again....but in reality, you cannot wear enough clothing to make riding sub 20* comfortable.<br />
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But I really wanted to and had time, so I did.<br />
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Will not be doing that again, ha.<br />
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Generally, for everyone's sake, I try to keep mounted activities secluded to days above 25*, as a general rule. Its no fun under that, and really kind of a waste of energy because not much gets done anyways. PLUS, I know it sucks to breathe that cold ass air and I don't like forcing my horses to work in those temps.<br />
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Random too, it will be 55* tomorrow, even though its 12* today. Then sleet, then plummet back down to 20*. In 48 hours. LIKE WAT.<br />
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That being said, I will take sub zero temps over 100+ temps ANY DAY. I hate summer and hope to never live in the south. Ya'll can KEEP IT.<br />
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That also being said, I actually had a good time the other night hopping on B for a bit while V jumped a little.<br />
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B was WORLDs different than this time last year. If you've been following me long enough, you might remember how god awful he was in the winter months those first two winters. Moving to EME helped drastically last winter...but the first...I try to not remember the disaster that was trying to ride him.<br />
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My big man is all growed up. Kind of.<br />
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(<i>TBs never really grow up :P</i>)<br />
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I actually <strike>forced</strike> bribed a male human that I've been canoodling to come out to the barn with me in freezing temps to video for me, since V was also riding and he fuckn did it. wat. <i>(disclosure; he actually offered before I bribed him with food, which is unbelievable).</i><br />
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So I actually got video of both myself and V! SCORE.<br />
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<i>I actually find this video super entertaining all the way through. In the beginning he's a bit cold and hype and the flying change exuberance is just, on point. Then he settles and the trot work looks fantastic and the canter improves. Good boy! (don't mind the last 55 SECONDS of man friend filming the cat)</i></div>
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He was a titch exuberant about the flying changes, which I find endearing and hilarious, but overall he remained rather soft and lovely. We are both wicked out of shape so the left lead felt and looked like trash, but overall it was a good refresher ride. We will be working on that canter in the next few weeks for sure. I was rather pleased with the trot work though. In the past that been his most difficult gait and I was pleasantly surprised to come back after like a month and find it still installed and rather lovely.<br />
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Also here's the video of V and Yanks trying their hand at some distance work. I am SO proud of how far they've come together as a team. V has kicked some major ass in the lat 1/3 of this year and I can't wait to see where she goes next season :)<br />
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Such a good boy he is. Love that horse to death!<br />
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So, myself and my young child are a bit out of shape, but we are back in the game now. We both need to work on some strength, which might be challenging in the winter months but I am up for it as long as the weather cooperates. My core is literally garbage at the moment and today my inner thighs are screaming. Insane how you lose everything in such a short period.<br />
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Also, kind of shitty to list him for sale then take a month break...but thats why I have yet to actually put ads out online; mostly word of mouth at the moment. Kind of asinine to sell an out of shape beasty as a jumper who hasn't jumped in about 6 weeks+ LOL<br />
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Save for the clinic I STUPIDLY took part in and failed miserably. <i><b>This is a backtrack/slight recap.</b></i><br />
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In case you were wondering how it goes to not jump in like 4-ish weeks, be on your deathbed and have it be a 30* day and partake in a jumping clinic, the answer is FUCKING TERRIBLE.<br />
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It was mostly me--my body <i><b>literally</b></i> forgot how to ride and B got sick of it and flat out quit. I do not blame him TBH. Thats about all the recap you get because it was a disaster and not worth talking about. Total waste of my money. I don't know what I was thinking, ha.<br />
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At one point B had had enough of my flopping and jabbing him in the face he LITERALLY tried to get me off of him, with gusto. Think, crow hopping in anger. Again, I don't blame him. When he couldn't shake me he just stopped, lol. Like wouldn't move. The clinician was like, "well, he's done with you" and laughed. I was like, yeah, FML. We had a few good moments mixed in, but not really, HAHA.<br />
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So. Here we go on operation "rebuild" as I like to call it. Get back to healthy eating, healthy sleeping. lifting and RIDING properly!<br />
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<br />Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-35120837264317421412016-12-14T09:32:00.001-06:002016-12-14T09:34:14.072-06:00I Haven't Died.......but I sure feel like I did.<br />
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Without trying to sound all woe is me (<i>but it will probably happen anyways)</i>...2016 decided to go out with a bang and I spent the majority of the last month sick as fuck, drowning in grad school finals, loathing the haters online who can't grasp that selling a horse is an actual thing, car problems, work problems, dealing with some insane vertigo that rendered me incapacitated and mentally trying to cope with selling off one of the few things I love in this life after ALSO splitting with my longtime boyfriend and coming to grips with the single life...<br />
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I literally rode twice. TWICE. And one of those times was an absolute disaster. I don't even know if I can recap it, it was so bad. I cried in my car for like half an hour afterwards. It was one of those rides..<br />
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It truly seemed like life was just like, here ya go<br />
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And I just conceded and was like, okay, gimme your worst, lets just make these next 4 weeks completely miserable and then we will be good for another year.<br />
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Luckily, I have amazing friends that kept B in work while I delt with life rather poorly (<i>aka binge drinking a decent amount, sleeping a lot and rewatching Greys Anatomy--there are like 11 seasons, in case you didn't know.)</i><br />
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So now that I have fully recovered from that load of SHIT, I can say that I am ready to tackle the last two weeks in this year (<i>L-oh-fucking-L)</i>, I'm in great spirits (<i>honestly</i>), and gracefully dip into 2017.<br />
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I have come to grips with the reality of losing my sweet B, and the reasons why it has to be done. I Am fine with this, and I am ready to move on now. Life is grand, and there are WAY worse things.<br />
I love christmas, and I LOVE all of you who were so supportive on my announcement post a month ago. I'm sorry I haven't really kept up on reading blogs, but you all are awesome.<br />
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So, despite the freezing fucking cold, I am ready to ride again. Mentally and physically.<br />
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Hopefully we can hit up a few jumpers shows this winter and possibly get him to a recognized show, because apparently people give two shits about your horse if you never had to money to showcase him at a rated show. LOLZ. But until someone comes along, I am not letting him go.Checkmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-19727124856332985122016-11-10T06:19:00.000-06:002016-11-10T08:44:24.587-06:00When To Hold Em & When To Fold Em<div class="MsoNormal">
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Then of course there’s the absolutely shitstorm that was the
election. I would like to say its over, but its not over…not with Trump in
office. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That aside...I made an incredibly difficult, potentially life
changing decision about two weeks ago and haven’t had the energy/drive to
explain/divulge it, except to a few people. Mostly because the internet is a
nasty place and I hardly have the energy to deal with that along with
everything else. Usually its very easy for me to let it roll off my back these
days, but right now I’m not so sure...Luckily, the blogging world is a bit more
tame than it was 5 years ago, but I still feel like I owe the people who care
enough to read this blog a thorough explanation….even though I really don’t owe
anyone anything.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve been waiting to announce this, due to his most recent
issue with his foot & I wanted to ensure he was 100% again before finally
coming out with it…. but I decided to put Bacardi up for sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Granted, he may never sell because he is a one of the most sensitive,
special snowflakes in existence, so maybe I have nothing to be devastated about…but
let me explain a little.<o:p></o:p></div>
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First, to any remaining haters, go ahead. Get it out. Say, “I
told you so” and laugh a little. Better? Good, because I am not selling him due
to above stated snowflake-ness & your incredibly rude opinions about how we
were not right together. I fucking dare you to talk more shit about this horse
and what I’ve done with him. I didn’t see any of you try and work with him, so
there’s that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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No, I am selling him because I simply, obviously, 100%
cannot afford it any longer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unfortunately life does not go the way you want it to no
matter how much you plan ahead, problem solve and trouble shoot, and this is
one of those times. Shit happens. I have been incredibly fortunate to have been
blessed with two incredible OTTBs in my lifetime, especially at such a young
age—but supporting them on my own is getting to be near impossible. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Changing jobs was a lifesaver and came just in time after
Yankee’s surgery in Feb. I am eternally grateful for this position—it is not
about the job. I am simply a young professional working in the medical field,
loving what I do. That’s not the problem at all. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The problem is that in order to keep two, incredibly high
maintenance OTTBs healthy, sound and fit is takes a LOT of money. Like, most of
it. I’m sure some of you are already aware of this. Yankee’s lease-ending colic
kind of put the kibosh on my most well laid plans…so I had to adjust to that
quickly. It was not an ideal situation, but I have coped and I am pleased with
his progress and the fact that he is still alive. <o:p></o:p><br />
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He's not going anywhere, ever. I would literally starve for that horse, because he has given me everything. Almost 12 years together, that boy isn't going anywhere. So it sadly had to come down to my more athletic, younger, lovely creature named Bacardi.</div>
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However, as much as I WISH and hope and want it to work out,
it simply can’t any longer. I have stretched myself to the brink, forgoing
incredibly important aspects of life in order to pay for my beloved horses.
Love cannot pay their bills and I ensure you, this was THE most painful
decision I have ever had to make. I think I legitimately cried for DAYS once I
made the decision final and told my trainer, my parents and my friends.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Literal days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So now that he is 100% sound and back in full work, I am
ready to announce it to anyone and everyone. If you or someone you know is
interested, contact me via FB for more details. I may be slightly biased, but I
think that Bacardi is one of a kind. There’s a reason I bought him and worked
through that god-awful first year with him. He is special. He is talented. He
is worth it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I not doin nuffin"</td></tr>
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We are getting pictures and a sale video together this
weekend, but for now there are tons of videos on my YouTube. I’m not going to
front with this sale, he is HOT. He is hard to work with. He will test you.
But, he is TALENTED. Anything on Youtube is proof of all of that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All I am requiring is first right of refusal, references and
updates. He can go to any state in any discipline, but I have a feeling this
horse will succeed most as a jumper. I also think he might be a fantastic
hunter. Square knees, auto changes and lovely, flowing gaits really do scream
hunter. I love that he can be a quick jumper, but also meander around jumps in
a hunter fashion.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I know this horse has the potential to be successful, I
simply don’t have the time or monetary resources to make it happen any longer. It
absolutely kills me that this is the reality, but I also can’t keep putting off
paying other bills in order to showcase my youngest in hopes of someday
becoming great. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I would have loved to attend a recognized show every
weekend. Hell, we could have been much farther along if I had the funds. Its
fine, I’m not that competitive anymore, but damn its hard to sell a horse for
what they’re worth without a show record. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">schooling shows don't count :/</td></tr>
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He will NOT be sold to the highest bidder or ASAP. I refuse
to let this horse go to someone who might potentially abuse him again. Luckily,
I DID have the gumption to work through his issues and I can honestly say he is
a true, solid equine citizen at this point. He now comes when called in the
field, lets you halter him in the stall, GOES IN STALLS, blankets, crossties
(BIG DEAL), TIES, waits at gates and doorways to be led through, doesn’t kick,
bite or rear anymore, trailers (!!!!), clips (!!!), stands for the farrier and
even tolerates the vet. He is sweet as can be and instead of running from
humans he now welcomes their touch. Sure, you can’t clip his ears and shreds
blankets like its his job, but god bless…he is a different horse now. He has
come such a long way in the last two years, it would be a shame to reverse that
completely. All I want is someone who understands him for who he is and doesn’t
expect to find a unicorn. Every horse has his flaws, but I know that B is worth
the continued time and effort. I just wish I could be the one to give that to
him. <o:p></o:p><br />
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The worst thing is that he's been an absolute dream lately. I get off of him beaming and incredibly sad because I know that this isn't going to be forever. </div>
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I have SO much to update and zero desire to post. You could say I'm taking a short blogging break/gathering my thoughts. However, <i>some</i> updates: V did amazing with Yanks and got second place at the KYHP Novice CT with a 27 in dressage and double clear jumping!! TWENTY SEVEN. That smashed her last score by almost 10 points. The same weekend I met Redheadlins and Slider at RRP and got to watch some fantastic OTTBs in action! B and I also did take some super basic fall pics though that actually turned out kinda legit. It was mostly me stuffing treats in B's face/trying to avoid slobber/fake smiling and hoping they turned out. I think the photographer took about 1000 pics and less than 1/3 turned out LOL...preview..</div>
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<span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Well, that depends. If we are talking XC, anything over 2ft. LULZ what happened to me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">If we are talking difficulty level, I say anything above 3'6 really really starts to test me as a rider and thats where mistakes and glaring issues (<i>ahem, jumping ahead</i>) come out. So I consider that high for me. But not scary.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">If we are talking scare me shitless, that would be anything above 5ft. I jumped Yankee 5ft and almost peed myself. I might have a little on landing. It was awesome, but not something I will likely do again. Jackie ended up jumping him 5'3...no fucking way was I doing that. Those 3 inches are a LOT. Def high. Too high, no thanks. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Short term, I </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">would</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> like to get back into riding shape. Right now I'm about 10lbs heavier than normal and a little floppy. Muscle memory still there, but mostly floppy. I will absolutely reach them now that my back is 100% better. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Long term...so many, such evolving. I think right now, I </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">would</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> really like to become a better dressage rider. I think getting a bronze would be sick. Also, in the jumper realm, competing at HITS is a huge goal of mine. Also not at piddly 2'9, something like 3'6, 3'9, 4ft+ would also be sick. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">So, bronze medal and HITS.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">If I will reach them? I'm not sure. Showing involves money, not something I have right now. But you can be damn sure that I am going to bust my ass trying to get better so when the money is available I'm ready.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Considering I didn't start boarding until I went to college (<i>kept my horses on my parents farm)</i> I have only been at 4. First was at She Who Must Not Be Named's barn in MO. Then I moved to Stony Hill in MO with the sweetest BO in the entire world. She's quite old but still rides her 4th level dressage horse everyday. He's equally as old and they are ADORABLE. Then I move home back to my parents farm. After a year I realized B hated it there so I moved to Ends Meet Eventing and haven't left. I don't ever want to actually, BO is perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">LAWD. This is hard. I first started riding at a hunter barn (<i>gag</i>) when I was a wee child, and until I realized what that was about (<i>sorry hunters</i>), I stayed. I was there for </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">about</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> 6 years. Then, I started training with Mann O Mann Eventing Stables and Jurgen Gohler. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">He was TOUGH but he made me the rider I am today. After that I moved to Janice Holmes. BY FAR my favorite trainer of all time. I absolutely loved her methods, knowledge and get it done attitude. She molded what Jurgen created. I was so so sad when I had to leave her for school. In MO I lessoned regularly with She Who Must Not Be Named, along with a lot of other randos like Brian Sabo, Stony Hill BO, etc. But I never took regular lessons. When I moved back to OH and to EME I started training with BO there who is an actual eventing god. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Yep! Several. In high school I was a groom for an Arab trainer <i>(bleh</i>), and also worked on some Paso Fino breeding farms (<i>so random</i>). When I moved to MO I worked for Stony </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Hill</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> and became their Barn Manager. I loved it, but it was a tough job. Its so hard to please everyone! I always applaud boarding farm owners and managers--its hard.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Or one time at SH an old horse fell down and broke her hip and had to be put down on the spot. Scary and sad.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">Yes, I used to actually work a lot with kids. Apparently I'm good with them even though I don't like them. I did make money doing that. You </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">could</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> call them beginners. Here and there I helped friends out and now I lesson with V every Friday. But I am no pro and I don't ask for money. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">First, I loathe online "critiques" with a fiery passion. I </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">know</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> I am guilty sometimes of judging people/horses/things by one moment in time (<i>a picture</i>), but it is SO unfair. I know my horses can have a moment and look awful but get over it in 5 seconds and go around the rest of the ride looking perfect, but if someone managed to snap a pic of said "moment" it would</span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: 14pt;"> look awful. Pics are awful. If you want to critique, look at videos.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>10. What is the ideal height of a horse for you?</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">For me, </span><span style="color: #585858;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">because</span></span><span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;"> Amazon, anything taller than 17 hands with well sprung ribs is chill. I literally look like an obese tree on Yankee and he's 16.1 and small. B is 17.1 and thicker around and I still look slightly awkward on him. Ideally, I would love an 18h horse, but they tend to be clumsy. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zyr2ytItp1Q/WBCuBvzN55I/AAAAAAAASmI/OTR86RO-ZfIplIKWHht3xKhcnGIvmdxpACLcB/s1600/483951_10151336383657274_576039953_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zyr2ytItp1Q/WBCuBvzN55I/AAAAAAAASmI/OTR86RO-ZfIplIKWHht3xKhcnGIvmdxpACLcB/s400/483951_10151336383657274_576039953_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this horse was 18.1 I think. And MASSIVE. Half perch/half TB</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">so, 17h.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-size: medium;">C'mon ya'll jump in! Its fun.</span></div>
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