2014 Goals \ 2013 Review

I love reading peoples monthly goals etc. I like seeing how other people prep and try and accomplish their goals. At the beginning of the year I did a 2012 review, well things have changed a ton since then....

We started off the year at a novice CT in May, which was actually a very sketchy dressage test and a horrible show jumping round. This included me not releasing over the jumps here!  Ending the year with getting a big fat E on our record because I'm an idiot and forgot a jump on stadium.
 On the good side we did get to go to PA and experience the working student life and hopefully will be able to go back.

2014 Goals

Horse Goals

Super Kid-  Goal for 2013 was to place in the top ten at a show.

We got close at 11th so I'll be happy with that for now. 

Goals for 2014!!!

Jump constantly novice

When we start jumping regularly and taking lessons again jump at novice\max novice and low training
(maybe higher.) At our last lesson we where definitely getting at novice height. I know we hit some low training stuff before we left when we where in PA training.

Dressage score in mid to low 30's if possible get a 20

We did realllyyy bad this year score wise. At home and in lessons we freaking rocked it out and I could not have been happier. At the Team challenge we sucked. It was freezing, raining and plain miserable during my dressage ride. Super Kid trotted for twenty minutes beforehand per trainer instructions. We where fine until we had to stop and wait for the rider in front of us to get out, we then proceeded to have a mental block and had a VERY tense test. 

MORE CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOLS

I have never actually cross country schooled with pony. We have had clinics where part of it was xc. Hopefully this year we can do some of these either at the Hoosier Horse Park or Bea Hive

Rhyme!

My goals for him are simple. Get out, go to some shows\lessons\ or whatever. We didn't have a vary good lesson. Mostly it involved Rhyme acting like an idiot, screaming his head off and getting his tongue over the bit. (Which he has never done nor done since) Of course start jumping. I am a strong believer in the whole don't jump until they are 5. I personally also think you should wait until they are mature enough, mentally and physically ready.  I started jumping him over low stuff but he just got overwhelmed about it.

Irmi
Goal is to sell her!!

Personal goals

1. lose about 20lbs--- I was really close but then school started. Lets not talk about that :p
2. Sit a trot better-- my least favorite thing to do
3. Not freak myself out about stupid stuff ex. ditches
4. Graduate high school-- May 2014 
5. Figure out what I want to do. To go to college or not to go to college and ride ponies 
6. Sell both Irmi and a sale horse I have, Farah
7. BLOG MORE REGULARLY 

I put a ribbon on my pony, she wasn't bothered by it and proceeded to do her after ride yawn 

Long time no blogging

Courtesy of L @ Viva Carlos...

1: If your horse could talk what would they say? What would they be like?
Super Kid would definitely would be like me, or one of the girls off Mean Girls. Sarcastic,smart and witty. 

Rhyme would be this fish, not even joking, he can be so obnoxious sometimes, he can't help it though he's just at that stage of development. If its really bad stuff like chewing on everything and being pushy he gets in trouble but if its the other stuff I just ignore him

2: If you were a horse, what would you look like (color, markings, etc), what discipline would you do, and what would you be like to ride?
I would be either a grey (SK) or chestnut mare with a small blaze and snip. Definitely would be crazy and do eventing and rock the upper levels. Definitely would be one of those horses that only certain people could ride, much like SK is.

3: How many barns have you ridden at?
Ummm, I've always had my horses at home but have taken lessons at other barns 
4: What kind of bay do you prefer? (bright bay, blood bay, etc)
Any but I love bright and blood bays 

5: Can you braid a horses mane? Tail?
I can braid both good enough to get by in eventing and dressage but don't let any hunters look at them.

6: Do you believe that you have to fall off in order to be a good rider?
No, you have to work hard to be a good rider 

7: What do you think is more important: eq or effective riding?Effectiveness over EQ anyday, mostly because I know a lot of good EQ riders that if you take away their made horse and put them on something that requires work they wouldn't be able to ride it.

8: Are there any "horse couples" at your barn?
No, but Super Kid and Teagan where a couple until he left

9: Favorite treat to feed your horse?
Super Kid is allergic to apples so not apples. I don't know I usually just feed regular treats 

10: Silly quirks your horse has.She loves to have her front legs stretched out before you get on. She will bolt at imaginary things, and to this day could randomly spook, she will usually come when you call her. Rhyme has skin problems, no joke, he also will follow me around like a dog, even if I'm cleaning the pasture or something he comes up and hangs out, he has problems 

11: Strangest thing you've fed your horse.
Arrow has eaten pizza willingly before, Super Kid LOVES butterscotch hard candies

12: Have you ever made any horse friends through the internet?
Yes 

13: Would you buy horse furniture?
umm no?

14: Funniest horsey moment
When SK was being bad at Dom Schramm's this summer and he got on her. She was NOT happy, including pissy pony kicks out to the side and grouchy faces,

15: Post a picture of your horse (or any horse) making a silly face that you got on camera!

Leave me alone human, trying to sleep

Whatever, stay there, I am NOT getting up tho

16: What's a moment with horses that you wished you caught on camera?

I wish I could have video taped all my lessons at Dom's over the summer, we seriously improved so much with someone there constantly telling me what to fix do etc. I want to go back, hopefully, and continue our plan to possible go training

17: How old was the youngest horse you've met?
I had a foal born in my lap when I was little

18: How old was the oldest horse you've met?
Probably my old pony Annie who HAD to be in her mid 30's

19: Opinion on colorful tack? (like red or blue)
I like colorful accessories, the tack itself, blah

20: Have you ever tried horse treats? Hay?
Both yes, both blah

21: Have you ever felt like giving up on a horse?
More than once I have said I was giving up but I haven't yet 

22: Tell the story about the horse that you first felt "click" immediately with you (and if you can't remember, most recent)
I guess the first time I really truly felt like me and SK where really rolling together and a team would be at IEA this year, funny three years this summer that I've had and we are finally there

23: Ever ridden side-saddle? How was it?Nope, would probably die

24: Most interesting place you've ridden at.
KHP, so much history there, 

25: What kind of horse do you like? (sport, stock, endurance, etc)
Sporty like a ferrari but stocky enough to be sound forever

26: Do you feel like you have more patience with horses than people?OMG yes

27: Is the horse you ride very vocal?
Rhyme is, SK not so much

28: Ever ridden in the sunset?
Yes

29: How do you like a horse's mane? (roached, pulled, long, etc)
Roached or pulled, doesn't matter as long as it is taken care of and kept untangled

30: What is your dream name for a horse?
E= MC^2 AKA the Speed of Light, SK future foals name, no joke

Fly high my friend

    Earlier this morning Eventing Nation posted about Erin Go Bragh passing at the ripe old age of 30. I can honestly say the reason that I am an eventer is because of that pony. I watched the movie The Little Horse that could so many times when I was little that even now I can recite every word. Here is a link to the wonderful last chapter that his rider Carol Kozlowski wrote. 

Midsouth Team Challange PLUS more!

    So last time I blogged it was about waiting or getting into Team Challenge, well we did get in!! Today I start the packing process, this is how I pack, no joke. I actually want someone to video me packing, seriously funny. Also anybody around Lexington, COME SEE ME! I want to start meeting some of my blogger friends. I'll be stalled around all the other IEA teams, my team ia IEA team Game-On.
   After this show I will pick up blogging more. Along with this blog I am blogger for HJU, I've already submitted one blog on there, so go check it out!!

Sunday Conformation Series #1: Your Confirmation Hit List

This is an idea that Cob Jockey  developed  and I thought it was a good idea.  I am weird when it comes to conformation. Personally I think that all the really good eventers right now have funky conformation and I don't like it. I personally don't like a personal show horse to be over 15.3h. I'm a shorter person at 5'5, I can't ride a large horse very well. If they are over 15.3 then they have to be special for me to like them

Conformation Ideal (for me)

I am not just saying this but my horse has about the most ideal conformation ever. Besides the fact that her legs are a little on the skinny side

 Super Kid 15h Holstiner\Lipizzan x Welsh cob

 She has pony legs, and I love it. She is 13 now and so far hasn't shown any signs of arthritis.

Horse conformation that I like

Schramm Equestrian Cold Harbor

This horse is built UPPPHILLLLLL, its awesome. He will never have a problem rocking back on his hind and pushing. Which is why he is a awesome 2* horse. He is about 17h something (when I was working there I needed a bucket to clean his back and but on his tack). You can't see in this picture but his hind end is built like a horse that can jump. Its under him, he can launch off the ground.

Horse #2 

7 yr old TB 16.3h.

He's a cutie, but I wouldn't keep him as a competition horse, maybe a good project. One thing that I see right now is that he is downhill slightly, but most TB's are to be honest. You can see in the picture below that he doesn't push off his hind end. You can tell this by seeing if the front foot hits before the opposite back.

Horse # 3

 Rhymes dam's sire Limerick. He is or was a dutch warmblood stallion. He has some of the key things I like in a eventer, big bones,strong hind, etc. He was sadly never shown or even jumped so we will never know how he is with that, only can guess based on his offspring.

Happy 18th B-day to me!!

   I am officially an adult ): I can legally buy liniment now. Since you have to be carded in Indiana for it now, dumb rednecks trying to get high off everything. I promise that I will update soon. Busy busy me 

Long time, no blogging

   I have been home the past week, but I have been trying to catch up at school because I missed the first week and half. I was on the East Coast learning a ton and waking up at 5am to do what I love.

 I really don't have a lot to say except those people are amazing. I was welcomed into their barn and home and was trusted riding some of their horses once in awhile. If you want to see all the pictures they are on my Facebook photography page. Now Super Kid and I are getting ready for Hagyard Midsouth team challenge, we are going to be on a team hopefully with a little pony named Picasso who is ADORABLE!! Super Kid and him will get cuteness points. Hopefully I will get back into the swing of blogging sometime soonv

Veggie!!!!!