I need a lepurchan, no seriously

    Over the winter I crashed the car my mom and I share, 07' Focus, I hit black ice and spun landing in a ditch (I knew to never trust one). Luckily the car wasn't broken that bad, new radiator, hose thingy, bumper and a frame straightening from hitting the snow so hard and we were okay. Money goodbye. Next thing I know one day Im driving the truck home from school and I smell something like a hot engine, assuming it was the vehicle in front of me think nothing of it, note to tell my mom later. Next freaking morning go to put it in reverse, guess what NO REVERSE. Take it in, transmission is out, well $$$$$ later new transmission is installed and should be done tomorrow morning.  Which is a miracle because we are leaving for Heartland Friday evening, I have spent this whole week freaking out because I thought we wouldn't be able to go to this show. My family needs some luck :P
Show schedule so far is
Heartland CT April 19th- GAG on Rhyme
Penny Oaks HT May 2-3- BN on Super Kid
IEA HT May 30-June 1(?)- BN or MAYBE Novice

Final countdown

     I am in the final stretch of high school. graduation is May 30th. I guess you can say that it is a huge relief to be done with it but then again its a big step. I don't want the best friends I have now move away and we never speak again. I love my friends and even though sometimes I'm sure we get on each others nerves I wouldn't change them. I am going to be glad to not have that constant stress on my life! It's a true honest statement that testing children from a young age up till high school with standardized test like ISTEP+, ECA(end-of-course assessment) has a bad impact on a students life. I am one of those kids that never did well in a part of the test, it is ALWAYS math. I am so bad at math its not even funny, but since sixth grade I've been in remedial classes for math, they never did a thing. I never passed the ISTEP math portion and it took me three tries to pass the ECA Algebra 1 test. English on the other hand I've always done really well in.I have generalized testing disorder which basically means that I freak out or possibly have panic attacks while testing.
ENOUGH about my school life. Arrow is being started on Adequan i.m as of 4-9-2014 and will be on the first dosing, a shot every four days, etc. Hopefully this works, he really is talented and my mom has done really well with his training, crossing fingers and toes!!! Rhyme showed no lameness and had zero inflammation today and so we couldn't really have the vet diagnose something on him. So back into work we go with Heartland CT the 19th of April. Two weeks(?) or so is Penny Oaks which I'm hoping to go to.
    Disclaimmer
I pay for all my shows except heartland out of my own money which I work two part-time jobs for. I have never been handed anything nor ever want to be. I love working hard and getting rewarded for it somehow. Whether it be a good grade, better dressage score, finishing on my dressage score there is always a take home message

Super Kid the other day warming up before our ride. She was amazing, and is looking fantastic, dressage wise we are ready for Penny Oaks, conditioning and jumping we shill have some work to do.
 Here's the video and tell me what you think!

Now don't get me wrong

    I love my baby horse Rhyme, but he is hard to ride. He is a warmblood after all, but he has the best and worst things about his breeding.
Now I have had Welsh cobs or ponies my whole life, they come with their own set of quirks. For example they have a neck that can periscope, because their neck and heads are set up on the top of their shoulders they have a talent of when they get excited or hear something strange to pull their heads up as HIGH AS POSSIBLE.

    I have been hit in the mouth more than once by somebody doing this. Since both WB and cobs are carrige based horses they have a amazing talent of collecting, 

The majority of the time that I ride Super Kid and Rhyme achieving that long and low status, or our happy place. 

Its a interesting topic, thoughts? I usually warm up, some collected work, decompress with stretchy work then switch back then end long and low. No matter if I'm doing jumping,dressage,conditioning or whatever I always warm up like this. Super Kid is best at getting right to the stretchy work, whereas Rhyme you have to convince that it is a good idea and he will feel better after. He is slowly getting better at this, he just naturally compresses VARY well and its hard to stretch out 

Conformation Hit: Hunter\Jumpers

I know a few  H\J, where I live in Indiana h\j are not around, unless you go further toward Indianapolis (unless its my buddies over at Red Pegasus Ranch)  

I picked QH this time, now here's my disclaimer, I know there are good and bad sires in EVER breed. I am looking at the sire and offspring and giving my general opinion about what I think about the horse)   

First stallion: Indian Artbeat- 17.2h black english only 

What I see: I see that for a QH he is built decently. However I do see that he is over at the knee, by a lot. I'm not entirely sure whats going on with his back feet, they are vary upright with awkward angles. I don't mind his HQ, they are okay but his hocks are places behind by a bit.Over all he will have problems but he can jump

 Second: Iron Age AQHA stallion 16.2?

What I see: He has a decent front end and is kinda uphill, but his back end is not good, although that might be how they set him up. The angles are vary acute. 

Foal from Google Images. I have a huge idea that the picture was taken on the side of a hill. So given that the legs are all vary squared up under them. It does have a nice head though. 

Next one will be done sometime in the next week. Comment what your opinions are of these horses, if you agree or disagree.

When It's Cold I'm Not Happy

   Last week it was warm, like 40's and low 50's warm, the ground was thawed, the snow was gone, I was HAPPY. Now we are back to low 20's and below, I am NOT happy about this!!!! I have a knee and shoulder issue so when its this cold they cramp up and it sucks. I just want to ride my ponies :(
 I rode all last week so I'm not super worried about it,I'm just going crazy. Now I know some people are like "But you have an indoor arena!" Dear people, its got three windows and no door. ALL WIND COMES IN! Plus Super Kid can't deal with being in that indoor, this is the only one and I'm guessing its because
its small and she feels closed in, but we will trot the whole time and still be wired about being in there, its incredibly irritating.

Thanks Bobby for the new saddle pad!

 This is a  about the cold post, nothing new is happening, just the same winter cold and stiffness. On the plus side I have decided to definitely take Rhyme to Heartland CT. Plus my friend who does H\J is thinking about coming to the dark side and doing some eventing so she is taking her baby Indy, so I'll get her to take pictures of Rhymeykinz first big fancy event horse show

                  

Lets get this party started!!!

    Lets talk about this show seasons instead of this nasty winter stuff. Lets get one thing out there, I like snow until New Years, after that I'm done with it. I have a ton planned for this year, I am getting a re-train\resale project Morab who will hopefully be sold by fall at the latest, as well as selling Irmingarda to be a childs hunter, because why not?
   Of course lets not forget about the subjects of this blog Super Kid and Rhyme!!!

being a good horse

Before she took off, psycho

   Anywayyy,,, my game plan this year is for Super Kid to go to Penny Oaks and IEA definitely,, possibly Greater Dayton and some at the KHP, we will continue our fitness rides and get as fit as possible. Continue with our lessons with Dom dressage and jumping, hopefully cross country schooling because I have actually never gone xc schooling before. I need to start working out to be at the top of my game for this spring, she's still pretty fit, for not doing much over the winter. As soon as possible start jump schooling over small stuff, get our basics DOWN! Work on our dressage skillz ( I have that downloaded onto my phone, pre-dressage warm-up, I think YES!)
   Rhyme is going to Heartland CT which will be his first show, nice and calm (hopefully) I took a lesson on him and it didn't go to great, he was nervous, neighing, paying zero attention, just being a jerk and finished it off by getting his tongue over the bit which he has never done. So he will be going MANY places, just learning that the traveling this is okay. He's growing and maturing still so I give him a little leeway in being immature but he knows where the line is and if he crosses it he's in trouble.
 So lets all look forward to this warm weather, keep riding and, go eventing!