Fantastic Fail At Life.

Right meow my life is an epic failure. And yes I have been preaching this for a while now. And I know you all are sick of hearing it, but I'm just going to add on the shitpile by saying that everything sucks and I want to die right now.

 I just cannot handle stress. Or this much stress. I won't go into detail because as much as I love bitching, its just too much to think about. 

Why do I have the worst luck in the world...WHY. What did I do to deserve this??

Yankee decided it would be super funsies to rip himself to shreds...repeatedly. I already dealt with a torn out tail, busted up hips (that still haven't healed almost 2 months later), swollen, busted hock, multiple bite wounds, scraped ankle, and now a shoulder laceration. I call it a laceration lightly because it not as gnarly as some I've seen, but I def flipped my shit though because he is my baby and it was pouring blood. ACK!

I flipped out. And it got all over me. Ew.

So I went to class all worried and thinking about the half-million things I need to do and I wondered...life doesn't get much easier and I need to deal. But how? I feel like I'm drowning right now and I'm not even in grad school....

So I made the decision to try and turn a new leaf. I put my 2 weeks in at the place that sucks my soul, studied for like 8 hours over the past 2 days and I put color in my hair. Its helping a bit. I still feel like a train running off the tracks, but new RR are starting to appear.

Before....

After! And this totally looks like I'm an alien or something! Isn't this weird??

Anyways...

So now he is lame. 

Not like we were gonna do much of anything, show wise, but it happened at a completely bad time. You know? I will be free from work, and I will actually be able to enjoy my  horse and have time to ride, and not rush-rush lets get this done so I can work/go to class/study.

Le sigh.

MMM yeah delicious. Wish it was still bloody cuz it looked so gross and nasty, and you could see it better. And yes, that is pus, Gross.

So, poor ponyface is not fairing well out in the pasture. Its  so sad...its been a year since he's had a pasture and now he's getting beat to a pulp out there. 

Remember Pronto though? He moved to the barn 2 days ago and he protects Yankee out in the field. SO. EFFING. ADORABLE. Besties! Its so hilarious to see two grown ass horses sticking together like lovers out in a field with 6 other horses. But adorable nonetheless.

Just a few of the "war wounds" yankee got in the field after only like 3 days.

He loves this pony! Her name is Molly :) She is super adorable!

Playin' with him since he is now laaaaaaaame.

Alrighty folks...hopefully I can quit my sob stories and get all productive like and get up off my ass and do work and maybe stop being all boring for you guys.

At least I can live vicariously through fellow bloggers with riding in London, new horsey jobs and new horses. Congrats to you all, you know who you are!! :)

New Artwork

My first post was rushed, and hurried and I think that this subject deserves MUCH more respect and thoughtfullness on my part.

Many of us know how heartbreaking Eventing can be. The challenges are what draw many to the sport, but the challenges can also be a downfall to the must unsuspecting of athletes. Missteps, falls, scrapes, cuts and bruises all come with this exciting sport.

As many of you also might know, successful eventers, Andrea and Gogo are going though something no horse mom/owner should have to experience. 2 years ago, beautiful Gogo sustained and rather terrible injury to her right kind leg during a competition. Careful rehab and all the love in the world was all Andrea could do for this amazing mare, and sadly, they might've lost the battle after two long years.

I simply cannot fathom by any degree, what pain Andrea must be going through. Even though she is a new friend, I have respected her from day one (a few days after Gogo's original injury) and fell nothing but sympathy and sorrow for her. She is the strongest woman I know and I have no idea how she bounces back from the worst situations that would turn me to mush. relocations, injured horses, getting fired, Gogo...I would lose it.

Last year, Brooke, almost lost her mare, Denali, and Andrea stepped up and started a fund for Denali and Brooke.

"None of us thought even for a moment that Andrea herself would be in the same position [as Brooke] in just a few months. Gogo's injury, carefully rehabbed for two years by the most meticulous and caring owner imaginable, continues to get worse. Andrea wants the best for her and won't condemn her to a life of pain, regardless of how much she just wants to hang on to her beloved mare."

This time WE want to do something for her. With Stacey (Kleinmare's mom) , Brooke (Denali's mom) and Aimee's (Izzy's mom) help, we are getting together something for her, however the situation turns out.

If anyone can, PLEASE donate anything you can give to this amazing mare and her courageous mom. If or when you donate, we will put you on the contact list to help decide what we are doing.

Even if you can't donate, don't worry, just keep these two in your thoughts and if you're the prayin' type, please do.

We ALL love you and Gogo, Andrea and we are here for you!

Hard Times

I am at a loss for words for my friend Andrea over at Eventing A Gogo.

Her and her horse have fought so hard to regain their footing on the injury Gogo sustained 2 years ago and they might've actually lost this time.

My heart goes out to this courageous woman and her horse. I could never go through what she has gone through.

Many of you know her story...just keep her in your thoughts.

Andrea, we support you and can only offer that to you right now. I know this is a hard time :(

F*** Authority

Sorry for my long abscence, I've just lost my camera amongst all other things and hate blogging without pictures, its boring.

So as of late I've been doing not a whole lot of anything and my horse has managed to massacre his back R hind and rip out half his tail as well. How, I have no idea.

As for my title, as you can see below, I rode my horse. One week after my crash...yeeeah. My injury hasn't healed, ahaha. Oh well, you can't keep a girl from her horse!

I decided to ride him in the double, since I havent done that since winter. He LOVES the double. He is so much more relaxed, and not rushy and all that. I wish I could compete at training with the double bridle. I think he just enjoyed the thicker bits, so I am looking for a thick, french link, loose-ring for dressage.

Yankee pants looking rather bleached out, but relaxed.

Amazing what a nice, relaxed, active trot looks like!

And how about that canter! Please disreguard my position here, I look rather floppy. But I've only ridden 3 times in the span of a month!

And yes, this is my new barn :) He doesnt move in till thursday, but I wient there to ride with Ayla.

I am getting the knock-off version nof the Eskadron climatex wraps...I'm on a budget, but I'm hoping they work just as nicely as the real thing!

I don't have much else, to update. Sorry about the boring!

Equestrians are Not Afraid

Guess I'm Open For Business

Since sketching this crappy picture for my friend Ayla and her horse Fancy...

Tons of people have been emailing or FB me for portraits. SO. I guess I am open for business!

Sketches I will do for free and simply upload them to FB and tag you in it. Sketches are on 10x10 paper, and take me about 20-30 minutes. The above picture took me about 25 minutes and it was a rough drawing, not done very well actually. Gancy's neck is a bit off, and Ayla is way too big. Sketches are in graphite or vine charcoal.

Otherwise, if you want me to take some time and really get the proportions and lighting correctly done (NOT like in Ayla's drawing-it has some major obvious flaws) the pricing is as follows...

10x10 portrait in charcoal, pen or graphite $40

18x24 portrait in charcoal, pen or graphite $70

Any size, add color, +$10

So yeah, if you want something done, I would love to give you something other than a photograph to represent or remember your special ponyface by :)

Example of the beginning of a portrait for a friend and her horse named Chance

Beginning of  sketch for Stacey and Kleinmare, much needed to fix here, just an example of the beginnings

An example of some pen and color work. This was part of a 30 panel storyboard for a class

Sorry its sideways but this is an example of charcoal. Black and white charcoal on brown paper. This took me 11 hours. Life sized, for class.

So if anyone is interested, email me at mavg24@mail.missouri.edu

ALSO, tons more examples on my FB :)