I had many great horsey experiences in 2019! I am really pleased with how the year went overall; nothing is ever perfect, but both horses are sound, happy, and healthy, which is really what matters to me. Some of my 2019 goals were met easily or with lots of hard work, and a few of them were utter fails haha. C'est la vie! Let's recap! Happy, health, sound Both mares are doing well in this regard! Dreamy will be 29 this year, and while she definitely shows signs of her age at times, she overall looks and acts much younger than she really is! Ellie has really matured this year, filling out as well as mentally becoming more comfortable in her own skin. As she will be eight this year, I feel like we have moved through the baby phase. having this photo shoot was definitely a highlight of 2019! Continue lessons with Beth and Babette This goal was met and then some! I took almost weekly dressage lessons with Beth and monthly jump lessons with Babette. Thanks to the
Reva and I competed at our third SMDA show this year on August 5. We have been taking weekly lessons this summer, so I knew we would show improvement since our last SMDA show in June. My only goals were to have fun, stay on the horse/stay in the ring (always a goal! LOL!), score at least 65% on each test, and 7s on rider position. We met all of our goals!! Yay!! :-) Reva was excellent. I was so proud of her! She has shown so many times now at the Hollis Equestrian Park that she is super comfortable there. It is only a 30 minute drive from the house as well, so it is an easy day. She warmed up PERFECTLY. No fussing, no heaviness in the bridle, no anxiety at all. She was forward, light, rhythmic, and happy!! I loved it! Even if I did not meet my showing goals, I felt like our warm up for Intro A was so lovely that is really didn't matter what happened. Our tests both felt good and to my suprise, Reva scored the best scores of her young dressage career! Intro A