At the beginning of July, Ellie and I tackled our first ever BN level XC course at a competition! We take jumping lessons with Babette at RABT Farm (Rest & Be Thankful Farm), so having Babette there that day to coach me was perfect. We did have some bobbles on my part, like not riding to each fence and not enough leg (NEVER ENOUGH LEG) so we had one stop on course, but I was super pumped to have a chance to jump around a course at a place we are totally comfortable but it was a crazy chaotic day with 50 horse/rider pairs and a ton more activity than our Wednesday lesson days! ready to go I paid for a second unjudged round after our division of nine riders jumped and we went clean. It was a beautiful summer day and such a fun opportunity. All COVID protocols were in place and people were super respectful of them. Due to our stop, we ended up in 8th place with a 3rd place team finish! I paired up with two of my Epona PC teammates for the team competition and they both won their di
...because I am bored and riding time is short right now! I even added links back to old posts and as many photos as I could to make it more fun! L at Viva Carlos posted these questions and several other blogs have joined in, so I might as well. How old is the youngest/greenest horse you’ve ridden? That would be the young Standardbred mare I started named Reva . She came to me in 2009 sight-unseen (besides photos) from New Jersey as a three year old. I showed her a bit through 2010-2012 and I ended up giving her away to a lovely local family (because no one wants to pay money for a well trained Standardbred *sigh*). Reva was a sweet mare, she just wasn't thrilled to be a show horse. Reva at her first show! How old is the oldest horse you’ve ridden? The oldest horse I have ever ridden was my first horse, Sparky, the winter before I had to put her down at age 32. It was a Christmas tradition to ride bareback and I am glad I never missed a year with her. We brief