New news?

Erin

Hey y'all. :) So here's the new news.. Today I went to a jumper show with Indra and her new horse Abby (as she says in her blog post), and we had a blast. Maybelle was her awesome self as usually, and we got second place in both of our jump off's, and a fourth in our 2' power and speed. I am really happy with the way things went, and Maybelle had just as much fun as me.

Indra and Abby looked g-r-e-a-t, no, actually, better than great. They looked awesome! Abby was nicely collected and Indra looked like she was having fun as they soared over the fences as though they were nothing. I am so happy for Indra, Abby is a great horse and I know that they are going to have a lot of fun in the next 2 years.

We had some of the best grooms today :). Thank you Kaylee and Claire for holding our horses, taking pictures and videos, and just being helpful. I don't know what I would do without you guys!!!

Tango is going good as usually, our bond growing each time I ride her. She needs a refresher on some of her natural horsemanship training, so that will keep us busy. Also, I will be working on her jumping and ring skills every other week in a lesson with Eve. Indra will also be in these lessons, and I know it's going to be a lot of fun. I have so much to learn, and Eve has so much to teach.

Anyways... I could write and write and write but I won't do that (haha) so I guess that's all for now!

Horse shows, lessons, and horses

Indra

So, i know i have made a lot of posts recently, but recently a lot of stuff has happened. About a week before New Years i found a Canadian warmblood cross through my trainer and hoof trimmer. Abby is a 15.3hh amazing mare. Today Erin and I went to an SBS jumper show and Maybelle and Abby were amazing. Erin did the 2' and 2'3'' divisions, getting a second in both jump offs and fourth in one power and speed class. I did th 2'3'' and 2'6'' divisions, getting a fourth in my first power and speed, and then a second in my next power and speed. I forgot both of the jump off courses, resulting in us being disqualified. Claire and Kaylee came and groomed for us, and everyone froze their toes off in the brutally cold weather. We both had a great time and the mares were amazing! Abby's official owner Michele came and watched Abby and I compete, giving us advice. Eve also came by and coached both Erin and I and it was super helpful! we are planning on having a lesson with Eve every other week, at Back Acres, practicing our skills as riders, enhancing our horses skills, and just having fun. Over the winter, i am planning on building up on my jumper skills, memorizing courses, strengthening my bond and relationship with Abby. We just bought a Brenderup trailer from a friend, and hopefully i will be showing more because of that. My longtime goal for this summer is to make it to bigger jumper shows with Abby, and to make it further with Coach and Allegro. Signing off

Indra

UPDATE

Indra and Erin have a lesson tomorrow with Tango and Allegro with Eve!!! They will update in the next week or so

Updates

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So a lot has happened sense I last blogged. School has started, Allegro and I have been jumping more, Coach is staying kind of idle and my days are full of school and riding lessons. A couple weeks ago Erin and I had a lesson with Eve and we did a lot of jumper courses to prepare for our upcoming jumper show. On Saturday I had a horse show at Stoneleigh and rode my favorite pony there, Monty. Over all it was a really fun day, I smiled and almost laughed my way through my whole jumping course I was having so much fun and didn’t have as much fun in my flat test and in my flat class but overall it was actually a really great time. Yesterday Carly, Molly, Kaylee, Erin, and I went for a long trail ride in the state forest followed by a little jumping on the x-country course followed by Molly, Carly, Erin, and I clearing an old trail and building a bunch of new jumps on it. Today I had no school so I lugged a couple more maple syrup buckets and poles into the field and made up a five jump course with a bending line a two stride line and a one stride line. I did a bunch of flatting to start out with and Allegro had A TON of energy so I went on to jumping. She ended up having too much energy to even jump so I took her out on the road and we galloped for about 4 miles straight and she was still jigging when I got home. I cooled her out and went onto playing the seven games with Coach. I had a weekend full of horses and that’s the way I like it. This coming weekend I have an IEA horse show at Biscuit Hill Farm followed by a jumper show on Sunday at Mount Holyoke. I am crossing my fingers that Allegro will find a way to burn off a lot of energy this week so she isn’t as crazy as she was today at the show but we’ll see. It will be a learning experience. I will post pictures and the results in the next couple of weeks.

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New Stuff

Erin

Yesterday I went to the Cowboy Race on Maybelle. It was a blast, and Maybelle did every obstacle better than I ever imagined she would. We opened (and closed!) every gate, herded and successfully "branded" and trailered the cows, and even side passed over a 6 foot log. She galloped as soon as I picked up the reins, but would halt and stand while I leaned over to grab something, or to open a gate. We roped the "steer" on our first try, and crossed successfully through the snake pit. But most importantly, we conquered all 25 obstacles, and had a lot of fun!

Next week is the hunter pace and I am so excited to bring Maybelle! My family will be in Colorado, so I will be going with Heritage Farm. I am super excited, as it will be my first hunter pace ever!

A different pony

Indra

This summer has been a big horse summer for me, filled with lessons, camp, trail rides, my "sisters", gymkhanas, and hopefully a couple horse shows.

In my last lesson I was riding with a trainer i have ridden with two times before, but never with Allegro. I had the most amazing ride on my pony ever! I got her bending around the turns, picking up the canter from a slow trot, and not running full blast over the jumps. By the end of a three hour lesson I could already feel the difference in me and my pony.

Yesterday Erin and I went to the Heritage Farm auction to look at the horses. My family went in not really thinking about getting a horse and we came out without a horse, but there were a few instances where we were seriously thinking about it. There is one mare who didn't end up getting sold named Mary who I have ridden a couple times and have loved. She is about 13.1 or 13.2 hands and is like a bog Allegro. She is gorgeous. I am seriously thinking about her. Maybe I'll ride her a couple more times and maybe by the end of the summer I'll have a new mare named Mary.

I have big goals for the upcoming show season. I hope to bring Allegro to a couple shows, and compete in the jumper ring with her. I am also hoping that by next summer she and I will be ready to compete in the Northampton Hunter/Jumper show in the jumper ring, and maybe we'll get up to the Big E. All of these goals come with practice. So I guess I have a year of hard work in front of me.