Wednesday 28 February 2018

Lacking in Focus


Potential new pony has a pre-purchase exam scheduled for early next week! I'm so nervous/excited  about it, and all the changes a young horse will bring, that it's pretty much all I can think about if I let myself.

I have no idea how some of you are all casually,"Oh yeah, by the way, here's New Horse that I got last week. I have been shopping for a while and this one was my choice."

I am still operating at toddler level when it comes to containing my emotions regarding shopping for a new pony :) My nervousness about the upcoming vet check shows that despite me trying very hard to remain mature, I'm already pretty emotionally invested in the concept of this particular pony. 
I am so happy with Bridget that it seems a bit weird to be shopping, even though I know future self (and Bridget) will thank me for finding something a little more inclined to be a sport pony:)

Luckily, I have plenty of other things I should be focusing on. Or first show of the year is upcoming in 3 weeks and EC wants me to try 1-3. I give those counter canter loops a 50% chance of happening in any kind of balanced fashion, so we might want to practice that.

I've been a little all over the map with regular schooling of late - we've had a lot more snow than usual the last couple of months and the outdoor arena has been unavailable more often than not. I'm also noticing my horsey friend social circle here is larger and more varied than at the barn on the south coast, so we get invited on a lot more non dressage/jumping related adventures. Nice 'problem' to have, I know, but my inability to say no to fun adventures does cut in to our already limited practice time. In short: progress has slowed to a crawl, but I'm happy :)

Trail lunch break

Bridget has been lacking in focus lately too. She's been consistently VERY spicy, and VERY opinionated lately. So funny, but it might be less funny if  Wild Racehorse Bridget makes an appearance on show day!

In the vein of continuing to tame Wild Racehorse Bridget and redefining my focus, I'm hoping to find enough people for a dressage clinic with EC mid month. We've got a few regulars already, then a few who seem to come and go. Sadly, there hasn't been as much regular participation as I had hoped, over the winter we have had just enough riders to make the clinic a go each month. It's a very western and trail riding focused community here so a dressage/eventing coach is a bit of a tough sell :)
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  1. Whoa...new pony?! I need to catch up! Very exciting!

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    1. So exciting :) In short, I've been casually looking for another Welsh D or a GRP type to eventually progress on...and may have found one :)

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    1. I have butterflies thinking about it and it's only Wednesday. This weekend's going to go very slowly!

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  3. Good luck with the Pre purchase. I hope it works out!

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    1. Thank you, fingers crossed. I'm hopeful.

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  4. I'm excited for you and can't wait to hear more about possible new pony! Good luck with your canter loops - Gav and I officially suck at them. If you google it there are some good tips on CoTH!

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    1. Ohh, I think I read those last year. I will revisit them tonight - I remember some of the good tips but not all, thanks for the reminder!

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  5. i literally could not go past your first paragraph i got so excited. I CANT WAIT TIL YOU CAN SHARE STUFF!!! Fingers crossed.

    And Bridget oh Bridget. She is such a special snowflake isnt she?? Sounds like a busy March for you!!

    New pony= SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE so excited!

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    1. Shhh. You're not helping :) Seriously though, at this point I totally identify with all those crazy overexcited bouncy castle birthday kids lol

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  6. eeeee i'm so excited for you!!! the horse shopping experience (my first and only to date) was just.... omg all the emotions all the time, and all on over drive. here's hoping things go well for you!

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