tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75034142697726139592024-03-13T08:29:26.256-04:00The Adventures of LucyMusings on the retraining of an off-track thoroughbred mare.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.comBlogger722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-44496516827077204832016-07-24T15:09:00.001-04:002016-07-24T15:09:47.004-04:007 months later...I'm dropping in here to mostly spam you all with photos of Hannah doing her thing and riding horses, since that's the majority of my horse time these days. She turned 2 in March and fancies herself as quite the little horse lover. She rides a TB mare at Maddy's barn but also never turns down a pony ride if it's offered. She still hasn't shown an ounce of fear and after I sat her on my lap and let her watch Rolex XC with me, she asks regularly to jump. She's trotted over a pole and walked over a tiiiiiny crossrail but her little legs are still so short that she won't be doing any more "jumping" for quite a while.<br />
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at the Ice Castles in New Hampshire in February</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this mare, she is just the coolest horse. This is the same super quiet horse that Hannah rides but when I am on her she's a riot.</td></tr>
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We got suckered into adopting a little dog who was supposed to be a puppy but turned out to be a 2 year old dog who just acted like a puppy....including peeing and pooping everywhere, chewing everything in sight and being a menace in general. She's grown on me though. Her name is Tilly. She is WONDERFUL with Hannah and she's made Cairo (now 6) a younger dog.</div>
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I still have my photography and design business (<a href="http://www.polarsquaredesigns.com/">www.polarsquaredesigns.com</a> / <a href="http://www.facebook.com/polarsquaredesigns">www.facebook.com/polarsquaredesigns</a>) and it's going great. I have never been happier (or more exhausted). I wouldn't have it any other way, though. I shot my first births this Spring and loved it. I have six weddings on the books this year and really enjoy those, too. I am also loving all of my family sessions. Overall I think I made the right choice starting this business. On top of that, I am working with a marketing company as their <br />
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We are also nearing the end of our second house flipping project and it should be on the market soon. The first one sold in 48 hours so we're excited to see how this second one does! There are photos of that project over on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/taylorreinvesting">Taylor Real Estate Investing</a> facebook page.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-59785478970590336332015-12-14T22:47:00.000-05:002015-12-14T22:47:36.211-05:00Checking inWell hellooo!<br />
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I'm dropping in to say a quick hello and dump some photos and videos here. I have been horrible about keeping up with blogger. I used to be addicted to Facebook, Blogger, CNN, etc etc, but I simply do not have enough hours in the day to keep up with it all. Maddy keeps me up to date with the most important stories, though.<br />
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Hannah is almost 21 months old and is really taking to the horses. She leads Brantley all by herself, rides a 26 yo chestnut TB mare named Zoe, and goes ballistic every time she sees a photo of a horse or pony. I am very happy about all of this and even Kenny is pleased. He said recently, "I know this is all going to cost me a lot of money eventually, but I am still happy about it." Thatta boy *pat pat pat*.<br />
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Maddy surprised Hannah (but mostly me) with a new tiny saddle just for her. This thing is ADORABLE. I just about fell over when I saw it. I had been looking for a little kid saddle for Hannah for a while but I refused to pay a ton of money for it. Maddy surprised me with this little pink and black saddle. We had to wrap the stirrups 5 or 6 times (haha!) but Hannah loved it. She even had her first semi solo trot that day.<br />
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Lucy is still doing well in her not-so-new home. She colicked badly about a month or so ago and had to spend four days at Tuft's, narrowly avoiding colic surgery. She's back home and doing fine now but that was pretty tough to find out about. The last time I saw her was in July during a quick visit where I thought it would be a good idea to ride her bareback after she hadn't done anything for a long time and I was vastly out of shape, and promptly almost got bucked off. I should probably schedule a time to visit soon. <br />
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My business completely took off and I have been so busy. I was mostly doing photography over the summer, but now that the winter is around the corner, my design work is stacking up. I love it. I designed a whole host of print work for a local software company who turned out to be great clients. I also did some corporate photography work for them. Now I am working on a new website for a big name cosmetology school, and I have three other websites in the pipeline. I've done a few logos this fall and am working on a new one now for a dressage trainer, and on top of it all I am still doing the occasional painted saddle pad and I had six ornament orders this season. Plus, you know, a toddler.<br />
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I recently had t-shirts printed with a design I did about 12 years ago. Someone stole the design and was marketing them on teespring.com. To my horror, I discovered the campaign just before it finished and was able to get teespring to pull the whole thing down. I decided to market them myself since they had been so popular, so I got a whole bunch of adult and kids sizes printed. They are for sale <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PolarSquareDesigns">on my Etsy page</a> and would make great Christmas gifts :) wink wink!<br />
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Kenny and I also started a house flipping company and just finished our first house, a large 4 bed/2 bath home about 20 minutes from where we live. We sold it after just 48 hours on the market (we are currently under contract), which is pretty spectacular if you ask me. I can't wait to do the next one. <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/33-W-Shannock-Rd-Richmond-RI-02812/65924148_zpid/">Here's the Zillow page for it.</a> It was a total renovation and I am thrilled with how it came out. There are tons of progress photos on our Facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/taylorreinvesting/">Taylor Real Estate Investing</a>.<br />
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Cairo is doing fine, though she was recently diagnosed with anaplasmosis and Lyme disease :( poor girl. She just finished the doxy regiment for that and is feeling much much better.<br />
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I have been able to ride here and there, mostly because of Maddy's encouragement. I went on a hunter pace with Maddy and another friend in the fall and had such a kick ass time. It was awesome. I have gotten braver about riding Brantley now that he is becoming such a nice dude with all of Maddy's hard work. I also ride Zoe, the same chestnut mare that Hannah has fallen in love with. She is just the coolest horse and I am very grateful for being able to ride her.<br />
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One of the highlights of this whole season was spending four entire days at Equine Affaire with my best horsie friends (but truly, my best friends). Maddy rode with Dan James and it was just an awesome baby-free weekend. I took 900 photos in four days and it was totally nuts but great at the same time.<br />
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So that is what's new with me. Maybe as things slow down for the winter, I will have more time to keep up with everyone blogs! Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-25529507377725066422015-07-02T21:39:00.000-04:002015-07-02T21:39:06.318-04:00Monthly check in!Life is going great, though horses aren't involved much for me. I've ridden a few times over the past month or so, and fell off two of those times. Talk about a blow to the ego, and my butt was pretty sore also.<br />
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The first time wasn't really a fall, but I am counting it as one because it was still so embarrassing. I borrowed a friend's mare to ride at the RISPCA Horse Ride, and she rolled on the beach after we went in the water. There was no warning, just all of a sudden she was laying down on the beach. I had to throw myself out of the saddle so that my leg didn't get squished. Then of course the horse got up and trotted away and someone had to go catch her. God, talk about mortifying. She was fine, I got back on and we continued with the ride.<br />
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The second time was after a great lesson that my friend treated me to. I was so out of shape but we w/t/c for a whole hour, plus jumped a few courses, and I was really pleased with myself. So pleased that I decided to let the horse have his reins for our cool out walk around the field, but then he pulled a very dirty spook and spin and thanks to the total lack of muscles in my body, I fell over like a bowling pin.<br />
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Thankfully, I did not fall off on the third ride. I rode this awesome chestnut mare at Maddy's barn. The mare was out of shape but she was so much fun to ride. She is extremely well-schooled and knew a lot of cool things. I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I wish I had the money and the time for a lease.<br />
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Hannah is 15 months old and is just cute as a button. She's a big handful sometimes but she's a lot of fun.<br />
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Since I no longer have any reason to spend money on horse stuff, my new thing is baby wearing. I have a good little collection going, and I use my carriers all the time. Here's one:<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-47701432502124928192015-04-24T17:24:00.004-04:002015-04-24T17:24:26.934-04:00Out of the woodwork!Hello blogland, just a random post to say hi to everyone and check in.<br />
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Hannah is 13 months old now, and she's on the go. She started walking slowly about a month ago, but this week she got a confidence boost from a friend's son, and now is out of control. I actually took her on a little hike on the trails today! She's amazing.<br />
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I've been freelancing like crazy, because I got laid off again in early February. Thank you for the terrible luck, Universe! But actually it's been kind of ok. I've been doing lots of different work including logos and fine art. If anyone is looking for a horse portrait, web work or design work, I'd really appreciate the referral! My Etsy store is located at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/polarsquaredesigns">www.etsy.com/shop/polarsquaredesigns</a>.<br />
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There is still a serious lack of horses in my life and though I sometimes feel sad about it, I know they'll come back to me at some point. I did go riding a few times in February thanks to Maddy, and had a blast.<br />
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I haven't seen Lucy since about November. We had a really terrible winter here and there was no way I was going to take Hannah to an unheated barn to visit her. Now that it's nice(r) out, I need to contact Kayla and see if we can go bring her some carrots!<br />
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Hope all is well with each of you. Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-86198805580691088292014-12-21T22:46:00.003-05:002014-12-21T22:46:53.180-05:00A little visitThanks for your sweet comments on my last post. They really did help, and made me smile. :)<br />
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Maddy and I drove to MA last weekend to see Lucy and Kayla and pick up my tack and blankets. When I sold Lucy, Kayla didn't yet have a bridle or saddle to ride in that fit her, so I gave her mine to use, and I also left Lucy's Baker stable sheet and her rain sheet for Kayla to use until she could buy her own blankets. Lucy now has a fully-stocked brand new wardrobe and Kayla gets mega bonus points because she washed my blankets before giving them back :D<br />
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Lucy looked pretty good. Kayla reported that she's been a bit fresh, but Kayla was fully prepared to deal with Winter Lucy and said she's just taking it easy with her until they find their cold weather groove. Unfortunately at the barn she's at, the horses only get 1/2 day of turnout during the winter, so I'm not surprised Lucy has some extra energy. I encouraged her to go out on some hacks beyond the walls of the indoor to keep Lu from getting bored, and not get stuck doing patterns of the same old stuff in the ring. Kayla's also eager to learn some of Lucy's groundwork tricks, so Maddy gave her a crash course before we headed back to RI.<br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-23102904080830761512014-12-09T21:08:00.000-05:002014-12-09T21:08:18.465-05:00Hello, BloglandHi Peeps.<br />
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I've been writing this entry in my head, and occasionally actually IN Blogger, for a month or so now, but it always seems so boring and unworthy off the "Publish" button.<br />
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Why? Because I have no horse, and this is a horse blog.<br />
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I've been going through a horse crisis of sorts. Horses make me depressed, and yet I miss them fiercely. I've ridden a handful of times but a few weeks ago when I rode Maddy's horse Brantley, I ate dirt because he casually refused the Smallest Crossrail on the Planet (after basically giving me a clear memo that he wasn't going to jump it approximately five strides out) in textbook form at the TROT, and like a total jerk I casually looked at the ground and fell right over his shoulder. So really, the whole thing was a FAIL and it hurt my soul more than it hurt my body, because what the hell happened to this?<br />
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Lucy is flourishing in her new home, which I am so grateful for. With a horse as unique and potentially difficult as she is, I am so relieved she is secure in a great situation with a girl who loves her even when she's nutty, and a trainer who is prepared to deal with her on good days and bad.</div>
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I've seen photos of her sleeping in a stall full of fluffy white shavings, being cuddled by everyone at the barn, and looking calm and happy. I've heard stories of her being fed lots of treats and munching on hay that's up to her knees in her stall. She gets lots of turnout and I can tell she's in the right place. If our story together had to end, I am grateful hers continues as it is.</div>
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I am sad and embarrassed that I failed and became another statistic. Girl gets pregnant. Girl has baby. Girl tries to keep horse, but just cannot handle it. Girl sells horse. Girl loses that whole part of herself.</div>
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Not that I don't love being a mom, because Hannah is my greatest joy. I just wish I could have figured out a way to do it all.</div>
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I went to Equine Affaire with Maddy, Natalie and Lauren, who was up visiting for the weekend. They all bought things for their horses. I bought chocolate and ate my feelings. I just suck so much at being horseless.<br />
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So that this entry is not totally depressing, here are some recent photos. Hannah is now 8.5 months old. She says "dada", walks with a walker and also along couches or tables, crawls, high-fives, claps, and plays peek-a-boo. She's also realllly adorable:<br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-58010072254163458162014-09-28T22:22:00.002-04:002014-09-28T22:22:37.427-04:00Meet Kayla, Lucy's new momToday I signed the sales agreement for Lucy, which makes her no longer my horse. I am very sad about this, but also very happy, because her new person is a perfect match. Kayla is head-over-heels for Lucy, and after watching her ride today, I can tell you all that Lucy feels the same. She was so happy and so relaxed under saddle today. Kayla rides with Morgan so Lucy gets to stay where she is, which I am relieved about. I know she will be well taken care of and want for nothing. Kayla plans to event her down the road, but is going to take some time to get to know Lucy better before heading out to competitions.<br />
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I will probably do a more introspective post when I have time, but for now, I will leave you all with some photos I took of Kayla and Lucy today.<br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-37967055357304168782014-09-11T21:25:00.001-04:002014-09-11T21:25:22.015-04:00Lucy & LifeI sure fell off the face of the planet, huh? Life is crazy, but for a good reason: I got a new job and I am now working full time again. I love my job and I am treated very well there. I am a graphic designer for a local marketing agency. The work is fast-paced and never-ending, just the way I like it! The day flies by. My coworkers are all incredibly smart people and I am learning a lot from them.<br />
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With the addition of a 40-hr work week, my trips to visit Lucy have been limited, but I did go see her last weekend at King Oak's horse trial. I drove 250 miles round trip in one day by myself with a dog and a baby in 93 degree weather. It was a LONG day. Lucy decided to pick a fight with the water complex in XC and was sadly eliminated, but other than that the event was a great experience. She put in her best dressage test to date and looked tense as usual, but very workmanlike, and had some really lovely moments at the canter. I was a proud mom.<br />
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We are down to crunch time with getting her sold, unfortunately. If she doesn't sell by Oct 1, she's coming home to me. I feel both elated and terrified that this may happen. I have been functioning well without the responsibility of a horse, and telling myself it's for the best, but you all know that I adore her and miss her terribly. It was hard enough to send her away the first time; I don't know how I would do it a second time.<br />
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Several people are going to see her in the next two weeks, so maybe the perfect home will present itself.<br />
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<a href="http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-3479607.html">Here is her equine.com ad</a>. Please share it if you know of someone looking for a horse like Lucy. She is priced extremely reasonably.<br />
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I have had the opportunity to go riding with Maddy a few times. There is a Haflinger mare at her barn who is hanging around getting fat (as Haffies tend to do) so her owner has allowed Maddy to ride her, and was kind enough to extend the offer to me. We have been out on the trails twice; yesterday was the second time. This mare is a TANK. She can't be more than 14hh and I'll admit it's really weird to be able to see over a horse's back when I'm standing next to it! I had the most fun yesterday. I actually laughed for half the ride. She was a blast to ride.<br />
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Hannah is doing so well. She continues to be the best part of my day, every day. I look forward to getting out of bed to see her smiling up at me in the morning, and I rock her to sleep every night. She is almost six months old and is still tiny, but is getting bigger!<br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-21743051997573706172014-08-21T22:11:00.000-04:002014-08-21T22:11:43.494-04:00New digs, and life updateFirst, the big news is that I got a new full time job, so I am back in the workforce and once again running around like a crazy person.<br />
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Kenny was able to cut his work schedule back to working just his normal full time hours, which are basically weekend nights, so he can be home with Hannah while I'm out at work during the weekdays. He is loving this new arrangement and I am so happy that Hannah is getting to spend more time with him. I am very grateful that we don't have to put her in day care.<br />
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I started my new job this past Monday, but this week and next I am on a 20 hour/wk schedule to ease into it a bit, to make leaving Hannah easier. I very much appreciate the compassion my boss showed when she suggested this, because leaving my baby is hard!!<br />
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I had Tuesday off, so I went to see Lucy at her new barn. Morgan moved the horses on Friday, two days before Orchard Hill, and the new barn is absolutely beautiful. Best of all, Morgan is the only trainer, so there are no issues figuring out who can teach at what times. This is a great opportunity for her and I'm so happy and excited to see where she goes from here.<br />
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Lucy loves her new living arrangement, especially because she's turned out on grass for the whole day now. At the old barn, she was only out for a few hours a day because turnout was very limited. I know she loves her turnout and I am happy she's not standing in a stall for so long.<br />
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Morgan rode her when I was there and she had some very fancy moments!<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-29122126597705434152014-08-21T21:56:00.001-04:002014-08-21T21:56:32.457-04:00Orchard Hill Schooling 3 PhaseLucy went to a schooling 3-phase at Orchard Hill Equestrian Center in Berlin, MA last weekend and kicked butt.<br />
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Things were a little hectic in the morning so the only warmup she got for dressage was 3 minutes of trotting. That's it.<br />
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Well she went into her test and had one of the most lovely dressage rounds ever. I have no idea what her score was but to me, she looked really wonderful.<br />
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Then she went into her jumping round and had a bit of a flail fest. She really needs studs to jump out on grass. She refused the B jump in an A/B combination and Morgan brought her back around, jumped the B jump perfectly, and then was dq'd for not jumping the A and the B jumps. Apparently you have to jump the whole combination again, not just the jump you missed.<br />
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Here are some shots from the warmup:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On course!</td></tr>
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They were able to go out and do XC as a schooling opportunity and Lucy was the best she has ever been on XC. She ran out of one jump that was up a steep hill but cruised around the rest of the course. She was in her element!! Morgan was thrilled with her performance. Yes it was a bummer they got disqualified, but they made the best out of the situation and everyone went home happy.<div>
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I was really pleased that I got to watch her go at this event. I was in the area visiting my parents and my mum watched Hannah for me so that I could go baby-free. I took Cairo instead, who of course was perfectly behaved, and we had a nice time spectating.<br />
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Another cool thing about this event is that Morgan took her new pony, Zen, whom she found chilling out in someone's back yard. Zen is loving her new life as an event pony. This was her first event ever, and her rider's first event ever, and they completed and had a great day! Here they are warming up, though Zen thinks she's warming up for prelim, not elementary:<br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-49145439028195828682014-08-21T21:38:00.001-04:002014-08-21T21:38:32.741-04:00In love with another mareLucy is doing great at boot camp, and I'll be posting some updates that are long overdue, but I have to tell you all about this amazing horse I got to ride a couple weeks ago. She is a 12ish yo TB/Clydesdale cross mare who has been sitting in a field for over a year, and this is how she went when I rode her for the first time (and I am out of shape!):<br />
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So I know I've said repeatedly that I wouldn't want another mare...EVER, but if I were in the market for another horse, I would love this mare. She is really, really cool.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-51215338953260152742014-08-10T00:13:00.001-04:002014-08-10T00:13:58.113-04:00Lucy: back in actionIt's been a while since I've updated because Lucy has had some time off to get over whatever she did to her knee. The vet went out and looked at her and prescribed some meds to get the swelling down. There was never any heat or lameness so we aren't sure WHAT she did to it, but the good news is that she is back in work! I got to visit her yesterday, and I got to warm her up for Morgan's ride.<br />
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I am soooo out of shape. It's really quite sad. I have been going to the gym but I have had a very hard time balancing my weight with my calorie intake without affecting my milk supply, since I am breastfeeding Hannah. So many people have told me not to worry about it for the first year, but I like being trim and in shape! So this is quite frustrating. I have no stamina for riding. I rode for maybe 15 minutes and got off and saw stars. I had to sit down! Horrible.<br />
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Lucy was such a good girl, and was very forgiving of my crap riding. She felt really good.<br />
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Morgan is aiming for a little schooling three-phase next weekend, as long as Lucy doesn't sabotage herself again!<br />
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Hannah is doing great. Can you believe she will be five months old on the 18th? I can't!! She is so funny, and so cute. I am still job hunting and have one very serious possibility and while going back to work is a necessity, it's going to be very hard to leave this:<br />
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After Lucy's super XC schooling round that I last updated about, she went to an unrated schooling 3-phase at Azrael Acres in Uxbridge, MA. In true Lucy fashion, she walked right out of a hind shoe getting on the trailer, but the foot looked perfect and she didn't seem to care, so they opted to go ahead with the show plans. Dressage went better than it ever has, with some beautiful moments. Overall still kind of a tense test, but miles ahead of where she came from.<br />
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Morgan went back to basics that week, rebuilding Lucy's confidence. They went to Apple Knoll to school in the jumper show on Wednesday and did 2'9" and 3'. Lucy jumped very well. She has never jumped under the lights but she did that day, and it didn't phase her! She had a rail in the jump off in the 2'9" class and just missed the ribbons because of it, and the height in the 3' class surprised her a bit so she pulled two rails very early on, but jumped clean the last half of the class (funny how you actually have to pay attention at 3', horse!) so overall I was very very happy about all of that.<br />
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The day after that, they went XC schooling and while it started out great, Lucy got combative with her rider, E, and E kind of decided enough was enough, and got off. I don't blame her. Morgan got on and schooled Lucy and Lu did a lot better. They made the decision that Morgan would ride her at Valinor this weekend, not E, and they dropped her from Novice to BN. I was totally on board with that idea. BN set Lucy up for success, not failure. I was very hopeful that it would be a great event. Plus, it was set to be her first rated show!<br />
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Then Morgan found her in her stall with a giant swollen knee this morning. UGH how frustrating!!! So she's scratched for the day and Morgan cold-hosed her. She's a bit ouchy at the walk but sound at the trot. Morgan thinks it may be a bee sting or other insect related injury. Fingers crossed that it goes down asap.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-23403924124367404062014-07-17T23:04:00.000-04:002014-07-17T23:04:04.584-04:00Lucy kicked butt todayLucy went XC schooling today and I think she impressed all of us. One of Morgan's students rode her in preparation for an event they're doing this weekend. She was originally going to take the horse she has been riding all summer, but that horse has unfortunately been feeling under the weather, so Morgan asked if it was ok if she rode Lucy. I thought about it and decided it was alright with me, but I was curious to watch E ride Lucy today, and see if they were a good team.<br />
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Well, they certainly are a GREAT team. I was so impressed. Lucy had quite a bit of work to do because E had actually entered the Novice division with the other mare, so that's what she was planning on doing with Lucy. The main goal today was to get Lu re-exposed to all of the XC jumps that she may encounter on a Novice course. Keep in mind that I only ever did weenie eventing at the Elementary level, so the jump to Novice is quite a big one! But Lucy was a machine out there today, and no one is particularly worried about how she'll be this weekend.<br />
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And, the final few jumps of the day (Hannah was ready to go home at this point):<br />
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Anyway, they are done now, and they look fine. She looks totally beefy. Her neck looks better than it ever has, and her shoulders are really bulking up, too. Her hind end still has a ways to go but her trainer and I were joking that she actually has to use her butt for her muscles to develop (ha ha).<br />
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I had planned to be there to watch Morgan ride, but due to traffic, I missed basically the entire ride. I couldn't stay long, either; I had a doctor's appointment to rush back to. Oh well, at least I got to see Lulu for a few minutes. I even hopped on and cooled her out for Morgan.<br />
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A very cute thing that happened was when I first got there, I called hello from across the ring, and Lucy pricked her ears at me and more or less beelined over to me. Morgan even commented that before I got there, Lucy was just trudging along at the walk, cooling out, but when she saw me, she walked as fast as she could over to me. That pretty much made me melt.<br />
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This week, Morgan plans to go to the Apple Knoll Jumper series on Wednesday night, and then take Lu XC schooling on Thursday. Lucy is going to a dressage show this weekend with one of Morgan's students. Lucy needs all the dressage experience she can get, as she and Morgan have a 3 phase event coming up on the 20th.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-85273801932678872012014-06-26T22:12:00.000-04:002014-06-26T22:12:05.828-04:00Non-horsey update: HannahHannah is truly the love of my life. I am having the best time being a mommy. Today we went to the YMCA and I took her in the pool for the first time. She LOVED it! She was kicking her little feet and splashing the water with her hands. Another kid kicked water in her face (not intentional) and she didn't seem phased in the least.<br />
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We had a little photo session outside because I was getting depressed that I was always the one taking the photos, and I didn't really have many good photos of myself with Hannah. It's mostly because I am so tired all the time that I don't have energy to put on nice clothes and dry my hair and put some makeup on. Thus, I'm not all that eager to get in front of the camera looking tired and frumpy!<br />
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I had an interview so I had to get dressed up and look somewhat decent, so I asked Kenny to shoot a few photos for me. He did an amazing job and I will cherish these photos forever.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-26616040337264200882014-06-26T21:31:00.002-04:002014-06-26T21:31:37.591-04:00This week's Lucy updateLucy has been a busy girl. She went to a schooling two-phase over the weekend. The dressage "left a lot to be desired", as Morgan put it. I laughed...I speak Lucy-ese well enough to know that means Lucy was a bad girl. Morgan said it just wasn't her day and she felt very tense. However, in the jumping phase, she was excellent and the most rideable that she has been over a course. So that's great news!<br />
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Yesterday I went to Apple Knoll again to see her jump in their jumper night rounds. Morgan decided to skip 2'3" and go straight to 2'6". She warmed Lucy up just lightly, and then let her chill out while they waited for their turn in what ended up being a monster of a class. Seriously, it took over an hour and a half to get through all the 2'6" rounds. Lucy stood there half asleep on the buckle, a hind leg resting, not caring about anything. It was good for her to relax because when it was her turn, she was very chill (for her) and did a super job. Morgan was very pleased!<br />
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They didn't place but jumped clean and Morgan felt that was one of her best rounds so far. Check out that super handy turn during the jump off. FANCY!<br />
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Next was 2'9"and thanks to just doing the 2'6", Lucy was quite awake. She sure enjoys herself when jumping lol. Morgan did a great job. One thing I can clearly see improving is Lucy's willingness to come back underneath herself if she gets strung out. When I tried jumping her, she'd get so strong and strung out and when I tried to package her back together a bit, she would just get pissed off and that's when the tantrums would happen. I saw none of that at all this week, which was refreshing.<br />
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She is also getting very careful with her feet; not like she was disorganized before, but it's like she's making a connection between speed and her ability to get her feet out of the way of the poles in time.<br />
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This was another big class with some very competitive horses, but Lucy took home 7th place!! I was so happy for Morgan.<br />
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Kenny, Hannah, and I got caught in a bunch of rush hour traffic, which meant we got there just in time to watch Lucy walk out of the ring after she jumped :( I was so bummed, but then we caught up to Morgan and she said I had only missed the 2'3" class, and she still had the 2'6" and possibly 2'9" to do!<br />
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Lucy had been kind of a huge brat in the 2'3" class so Morgan took her up to the schooling area to work on a few things. Lucy did improve slightly, but she got hotter and hotter, and in the end Morgan decided to just let her chill out for a while, since schooling her to quiet her down was having the opposite effect.<br />
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They hung out and waited for their turn in the 2'6" and then Lucy went in and kicked butt. I was beaming from the sidelines watching her cruise around. Was it the most beautiful, fluid jumper round ever? Hell no, but she was fairly obedient, was totally game for the jumps, and clearly had a great time. Morgan rode beautifully and I was just so pleased. She had figured out very quickly that she couldn't hold Lucy, because then Lu would get very ticked off very quickly, and that's when the antics started. I knew exactly how Morgan felt...when riding Lucy to a jump, it's basically barely controlled chaos. I always felt like I was handing my life over to this horse, who hadn't exactly proven to be the most trustworthy animal ever, but if I tried micromanaging her, she was way worse. Morgan said exactly that; that she had to just let go and trust that Lucy was going to make the right decision. It's scary to let go like that but that just goes to show you that I truly sent Lucy to the right place.<br />
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The 2'9" class was even better than the previous one, probably because the height prevented Lucy from bombing around like she wants to do. She had to actually think a bit, and use herself over the jumps. She jumped clean and aced the jump off, and ended up in 7th place in a rather large class! Again, I smiled so hard my cheeks hurt. I was so proud!<br />
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Overall, the day went better than I could have hoped. The icing on the cake was watching Lucy calmly walk on the trailer with absolutely zero hoopla. You go girl.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-60194743581344321172014-06-17T21:05:00.000-04:002014-06-17T21:05:10.953-04:00Show reportMorgan told me that Lucy did quite well at her 2 phase on Sunday! She had a 7:30am dressage test, which IMO is kind of horrible for a Sunday show, but they must have had a lot of entries. Lucy went around a bit tense, but she was mostly obedient and tried to do the right thing. I got to see a video of her test and to me, she looked a lot better than any dressage test I ever rode with her, so I was happy!<br />
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In the jumping phase, she had one refusal that left them in 11th place, but, Morgan said that overall she was very happy with Lu. I think that after essentially having a year and a half of little to no work, Lucy has handled this abrupt change in her lifestyle with a lot of class. She loves having a job and that work ethic is helping to make the best of her time with Morgan.<br />
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Also on a positive note, she stood nicely on the trailer between the dressage test and her jumping round and ate hay like a lady.<br />
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I was on Block Island with my family and friends for a wedding. Here is a cute photo of little Hannah wearing some cool shades:<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-49791854944521497162014-06-12T11:16:00.000-04:002014-06-12T11:16:23.180-04:00The First VisitOn Tuesday, Kenny, Hannah and I went to MA to see Lucy. I felt like I was going to visit my kid at boarding school, which I guess is essentially what I did. Morgan was already riding her in the outdoor and we watched her school Lu. Lucy seemed so happy and looked fantastic. Her dapples are outrageous!! That horse sure got some great hair genes.<br />
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Morgan has been focusing on getting Lucy to relax over her back. I already see a lot of improvement! Lucy needs to build a lot of strength before she can carry herself for an extended amount of time, but there were many glimmers of greatness in this ride, and it had only been about a week. Morgan is so pleased with the progress so far. She is taking Lucy to a little schooling event this coming Sunday, then they're going to do Apple Knoll jumpers next Wednesday, then another event the following Saturday, and then another trip to Apple Knoll the following Wednesday! I don't think I did that much stuff with Lucy in a whole year! Haha. This is such a GREAT opportunity for Lu. I am so pleased. I can't watch her this Sunday because we will be at a wedding, but I am going to do my best to make it to the jumper shows and the Orchard Hill event.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-64702385959251897262014-06-03T22:39:00.000-04:002014-06-03T22:39:59.113-04:00The moveThe move went as well as I could have hoped for! Lucy gave us a bit of trouble getting on the trailer, but she wasn't a total terror. She calmly walked on halfway, then calmly backed off...about fifty times! Finally she got on all the way and we set off for Massachusetts. She trailered great and unloaded perfectly at the new barn. She walked down the aisle to her new stall like she owned the place.<br />
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We unloaded her things and I went over her routine and how much grain she gets with Morgan, the trainer. I said goodbye to Lucy and we headed home, without any tears. I felt pretty sad about it all later that night, but overall I still feel good about this decision.<br />
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Morgan's plans for Lucy this week are 1 day to settle in, which was yesterday, then lunging today, then riding on the flat tomorrow, jumping Thursday, and see where they're at! She wants to take her to a two-phase in a couple weeks. Sadly I won't be able to go; I'll be at a wedding that weekend. She also has plans to take her to a few area jumper shows. Very exciting!<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-81249683901837129592014-06-01T12:18:00.001-04:002014-06-01T12:18:40.264-04:00Today is the dayJune 1 has arrived, despite my wishes for it not to. Today is the day Lucy is going to her new home with the trainer who will be selling her. I have been super busy getting everything ready, washing all her sheets/blankets/boots, cleaning her tack, organizing my other things, etc. Today I went to the barn bright and early and cleaned her stall, then swept the bedding back and limed the mats. I cleaned her paddock, even though she's turned out in it today and so I'll need to clean it again tonight...but at least I got the bulk of it done. Then I groomed her until she was gleaming, and I pulled her mane. I've got the blisters to prove it! But she looks incredible and I'm happy that everything is clean and ready to go.<br />
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I got to ride quite a bit this week and I am grateful to have made those happy memories before she leaves. Natalie, Comic's owner, and I went on a long trail ride a few nights ago and Lucy was a dream to ride. We also jumped everything in the XC area and had a little jump school in the ring. She was excellent for the XC jumps but really kind of a terror for the jumps in the ring. They were tiny because I didn't want to do anything too risky since she was scheduled to be leaving, and I think she just did not take anything seriously. She was very strong and a bit rude...sigh.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the past week. I'll update after we move her today. I hope she gets on the trailer and behaves herself!<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-59069251070712620352014-05-25T18:38:00.000-04:002014-05-25T18:38:08.372-04:00DeltaChange is reality, and occasionally reality is difficult to come to terms with. Thanks to a giant pile of bad luck, I have to sell Lucy. Bad luck losing my job in November, bad luck not being able to find a new job, bad luck not being able to find someone to commit to a lease. Kenny has been working like a crazy person to support all of us along with Lucy, and it's just not fair to him.<br />
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Pending the finalization of a contract, Lucy will be going to a trainer's barn in Massachusetts for a summer full of boot camp, shows, and hopefully events, and will be sold in September.<br />
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I am HEARTBROKEN.<br />
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It is harder than I even imagined to decide to sell a horse who has been a part of me for almost five years. When I've had a bad day, when I've needed a hug, I have run to her and buried my face in her neck more times than I can remember. She has been a source of joy, happiness, pride, fear, defeat, and most of all, humility. I don't even know who I am without her but I guess I'm going to have to find out.<br />
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The good news is that this trainer knows and loves her. She's ridden her before and thinks she has a ton of potential. I hope with all my heart that she can take Lucy and do all the things I've wanted to do with her but just didn't have the resources.<br />
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Every day I wake up and see that the calendar is closer and closer to June 1.<br />
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I hope to have some really good rides before she leaves. Earlier in the week, we went to the field and she was awesome. We did a lot of cantering around, and she was doing auto changes left and right when we switched directions. She is so much fun in the warm weather. I wish she was either that great year-round, or that I lived somewhere with more than a few months of nice weather! I think she knows she was born in Florida and wonders how the heck she ended up in New England.<br />
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Kenny came out and took some photos for me. Late last year, my hard drive crashed and I lost all of my photos of Lucy, Cairo, and everything else. I didn't have anything backed up. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It breaks my heart because we had so many fun experiences. All of the images I've uploaded to this blog are low-res versions of the original, so I can't print them. Another thing to chalk up to experience, I guess. Anyway, Kenny knows how upset I am about that and so the goal prior to June 1 is to take a bunch of photos and have a lot of fun with her.<br />
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I hope that I can go and see her at the trainer's barn, and when she goes to a show, I want to go cheer her on.<br />
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I gave notice to my barn owner and my stall has already been filled and honestly, the whole thing feels like the end of an era. I absolutely adore my barn, my barn owner, and my friends there. I've already had many offers of horses to ride so this blog will hopefully keep going.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-34002739142800861492014-05-17T20:56:00.002-04:002014-05-17T20:56:53.344-04:00tough week, good rideLucy ended up having a lot more time off than I planned, but, you know how life goes sometimes. It's just been a very hectic and stressful week. I had to go home to my parents house to put down our family kitty :( She was 17 and had a wonderful long life. She passed away after going downhill quickly due to pancreatic cancer. <br />
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I am also getting to the point where I am downright desperate to find someone to lease Lucy. Unfortunately Amanda can't continue the lease and so if anyone is local and is interested, let me know! She is really going great.<br />
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Here are some photos from my ride earlier in the week. I made sure she felt fine (she did), and we had a nice long warm up on the flat. Then Kenny set up a jump for us. She was strong to the jump and pulled me after the jump so we added some poles, which made her think a bit. Lucy's goal in life really should be less running, more thinking.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-74260689524656532432014-05-12T14:53:00.000-04:002014-05-12T14:53:12.386-04:00Yellow LightThe super rides continued all week until Saturday, when she warmed up fine and then had a good sized spook at the scary corner of the ring (every ring has a scary corner!). I sent her forward and immediately thought she felt a bit odd. I asked someone else who was also riding what she thought and she said she also thought Lucy looked NQR, but there was no real "lameness" and no head-bob. I think she just tweaked something but I opted to play it very safe, so I cooled her out and put her away after a date with the hose. It was warm that day and she seemed to like the water. She even tried to drink it right out of the hose.<br />
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My plan was to ride today to see how she felt after a two day break, but it has turned out to be kind of a hectic day so realistically, I may not be able to ride.<br />
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My friend Cassie brought her horse Wind to the farm for a little two week tune up with Maddy. I am really excited to have them there! Maddy's horse is down at another farm for the two weeks getting his own tune up with the cowboy that re-started him last year. It's kind of like a game of musical ponies, but it's nice that all the horses are getting a good foundation on them for what will hopefully pan out to be a fun year!<br />
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Maddy and I are planning on going to a hunter pace in a couple of weeks. I'm very excited. I hope Lucy behaves herself.<br />
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Thank you for all the nice Mother's Day wishes yesterday :) I had a wonderful day. My parents visited and took us out to lunch and then we all hung out at the house. Here's a photo of my mum, myself, and Hannah:<br />
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