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
I did it! Thirty posts in thirty days...well actually, it was 32 posts! :-D
I am not sure what made me want to do the NaBloPoMo challenge this year. Part of me wanted to see if I could actually do it, part of me wanted to be like other blogger friends who have done this in the past, and part of me just thought it would look cool to put an icon like the one above on my blog! LOL! :-p
I do not think I would have been as successful had I not used the prompts each day. There were some that I did not like writing as much as others, but overall it was not bad. There are times when I have so much to write about and then other times I feel like I have the most boring life ever; writing something along the lines of, "Well, I fed the horses, mucked stalls, and had two good rides today" just seems silly to do every single day. There are times when whatever I am doing for training under saddle with the mares is just not that interesting.
Obviously it is easier in the spring, summer, and fall to write more because I am showing a lot. Now as we head into winter, lessons have slowed down (sadly, my instructor does not have an indoor), shows are over, and it is harder to fit in ride time. Thankfully the footing has been decent enough so far to keep both Reva and Dreamy fit, but I am unable to ride both in a day because of the lack of daylight. I am happy to ride each one 3-4 times a week though, which is better than having to stop riding all together. I will keep it up as long as I can until the temperatures drop or the footing deteriorates. Maybe we will have a mild winter and I can continue riding! It would be great to not have to start at square one of conditioning in March. :-)
Happy blogging! I hope that my NaBloPoMo or other 30 Day Challenge prompts might inspire you to use them as well!
I am not sure what made me want to do the NaBloPoMo challenge this year. Part of me wanted to see if I could actually do it, part of me wanted to be like other blogger friends who have done this in the past, and part of me just thought it would look cool to put an icon like the one above on my blog! LOL! :-p
I do not think I would have been as successful had I not used the prompts each day. There were some that I did not like writing as much as others, but overall it was not bad. There are times when I have so much to write about and then other times I feel like I have the most boring life ever; writing something along the lines of, "Well, I fed the horses, mucked stalls, and had two good rides today" just seems silly to do every single day. There are times when whatever I am doing for training under saddle with the mares is just not that interesting.
Obviously it is easier in the spring, summer, and fall to write more because I am showing a lot. Now as we head into winter, lessons have slowed down (sadly, my instructor does not have an indoor), shows are over, and it is harder to fit in ride time. Thankfully the footing has been decent enough so far to keep both Reva and Dreamy fit, but I am unable to ride both in a day because of the lack of daylight. I am happy to ride each one 3-4 times a week though, which is better than having to stop riding all together. I will keep it up as long as I can until the temperatures drop or the footing deteriorates. Maybe we will have a mild winter and I can continue riding! It would be great to not have to start at square one of conditioning in March. :-)
Happy blogging! I hope that my NaBloPoMo or other 30 Day Challenge prompts might inspire you to use them as well!
Congratulations! I am enjoying the prompts from one of you other lists. I'm not going to do it in 30 days but I have promised myself not to skip any.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. You're the one who inspired me to do it. I still can't believe I actually completed it...
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