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
After starting summer vacation last Wednesday, this has been the first full week off. It has been SUPER busy, but I cannot complain! this is one of my favorites of summer: lunch on the porch! Ellie and I have had three lessons this week, which is crazy. I wish this was real life haha, but sadly it is just a fluke this week. We took our regular weekly lesson on Sunday instead of Saturday, as my husband had a pull with his young steers on Saturday. It was their second pull of the year/of their lives and they did well. the rare appearance of steers on the blog haha Then, of course, we had the XC clinic on Monday (her regular day off), so I gave her Tuesday off instead. And now that summer has arrived, I moved my weekly dressage lessons to Wednesdays, so I figured what the heck, might as well start this week! So that is how we ended up with lesson #3 of the week yesterday. Generally, with weekly lessons I have good homework to do in between so it was kinda we