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...
My blogger friend OnTheBit, who owns a gorgeous TB named Gennyral and leases a talented Appy named Texas, passed on the Lemonade Award to me! YAY, my first blog award! LOL! :)
THANKS OnTheBit! :)
As far as I can tell, the Lemonade Award is for blogs that have or show a great attitude. I certainly try to keep my attitude positive, and anyone who knows what it is like to juggle family, horses, and showing can affirm how much work it can be and how much of a balancing act it all is. And of course, I have always tried to be really positive and thankful for my Little Horse That Could, my Standardbred dressage star Dreamy, whom the blog is named after. And of course, nothing else cheers me up than my first love, my first horse Sparky.
Here is what she wrote on her blog as to why she awarded this to me:
STB Eventer over at Standardbred Excellence is making the tough transition from stay at home mom to working warrior and is still keeping her show goals up for this summer.
I am supposed to award this to 10 blogs, but to be perfectly honest, I only read two blogs.....OnTheBit's who just awarded this to me, and NowThat'sATrot's who was also awarded the Lemonade Award from OTB! So I hate to do this, but I am a loser blogger who cannot pass it on the love. So if YOU have a blog and feel you qualify for having positive outlook on life, then this is your award! :D
It was an award well deserved!
ReplyDeleteI am posting this here since you would not let me post it on the one below:
ReplyDeleteBRAVO. A tip of the cap to you--there are so few people left who put the horse first that it's sick. I've seen terrible things in training AND showing, just for stupid things like a ribbon. I seen far more then my share of abuse, more then I'd ever need to.
Just wanted to let you know I applaud you for always putting your horse first, even when it comes to things like mud and a seemingly healed injury. We're such a rarity anymore. :)
Thanks DIJ - I agree it is a rarity. :) Sorry about closing the other post. It was just ridiculous that this person felt the need to send me the two comments. So I refused to post the second one and then just closed it. I do not believe the person "has never met me". I think I know exactly who it is. But that is just fine, because if my post made people realize how they are acting, then it worked. :) Without having to use names. LOL
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