After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
On the Bit, a fellow blogger, has bestowed yet another award to me! Thanks OTB!
In accordance with the award rules I have to let you all know who gave me this award, 10 things about me you didn’t know before, and pass it along to 10 other blogs. That is tough to do, because I am not sure I read 10 blogs. :( But let's try it.
What don't you know about me? Hmmmm....
1. I am short. Like only 5 feet tall short. People think I am younger than I actually am (born in 1979...) which is sort of funny. :) By now the gray hair is pretty evident, so it is even more funny to me when someone thinks I am a high school age kid. I mean, c'mon people! I TEACH high school kids! LOL!
2. I am a night owl and HATE getting up in the morning. Seriously. HATE IT. :P
3. My barn colors are maroon and silver. But sometimes they are navy blue too. Or even forest green. It all depends on the colors the store has in stock! :P
4. I named my barn when I was in fifth grade. :) I had a friend that wanted to name her "dream farm" Sapphire Stable since it was her birthstone. Seeing as my birthstone is a peridot (and what kind of name is Peridot Farm???? Ummm...no...) that was out of the question. I got out my thesaurus and looked up "gemstones." Moonstone was there, and I loved the name. At the time, I wanted to own a Morgan breeding farm....so Moonstone Morgans had a nice ring. So when I finally did have "my own barn", my husband said I really needed to use my original farm name.....so Moonstone Farm was born! LOL!
5. I hate cooked vegetables. I can eat most of them raw, but cooked? GAG ME.
6. I am addicted to Facebook. :) I even created "horsebooks" for my mares and OMG I am such a foolish girl. LOL! I mean, I am writing things like "Elizabeth gives Dreamy a treat!" LOL! So funny.....and now my horses are becoming "friends" with other people's horses......BAAAHAHAHAHA! :D
7. I am writing a young adult novel about a girl and a horse, of course! I wish I could find the time to finish it and actually send it out to an agent. :(
8. I am a ribbon ho. OK, there, I said it. :p LOL!!!!!!!!! I know OTB gets it! :)
9. I make lists because I like to cross things off. I will even write things on the list JUST to cross them off. Yes, I am crazy.
10. I eat Pepto Bismol for meals sometimes. :D Especially before a horse show. And I never thought anyone else would ever understand until I had a chat with Rob one night. And HE IS THE SAME WAY! :) Pepto Buddy! :)
Now, for the blogs I award this to...wow I actually follow 10 blogs! :)
Fun to read more about you - I'm with you on the list thing!
ReplyDeleteI love your things...but how does a night owl teach high school! The hours KILL ME and I am an early bird! And you need to finish your book! I love horse books, even if they are a little young for me...up until like 2 years ago I had the entire collection of Thoroughbred books from 1-whatever they were up to. And I still read them every year! I loved you things and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! I like doing that stuff, but I have a hard time coming up with interesting things to share about myself! LOL!
ReplyDeleteOTB - The hours of HS kill me too. Trust me, I am NOT happy to be teaching at 8:05AM! At least school starts that late...I have to be there at 7:30 which is nice...the other school I taught at before my son was born started at 7:25AM! And it was an hour away, so I was up regularly at 5AM to feed and muck horses and leave at 6AM for work!! :(
haha so funny and Rob is a ribbon ho to so there is 2 things you have in common with him lol
ReplyDeleteLOL! Never knew that about Rob, but I should have known. Too funny! :D
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