Busy Bees

Goodness we have been so busy out on the farm. Yesterday we had a great morning Niki and I had a lesson over fences and it went very well! Niki rode Squeeks and did very well, and jumped 2'6 for the very first time. Congrats! Niki has decided to show Squeeks in jumpers for the future. However that is going to start after Clemson since she's taking Tansey and showing hunters. I rode Amador and we jumped our first full course! He did very well and I think we will do fine at our debut show in Clemson. After Lexi, Shelton, Holly, Kaijsa, Niki, and I all went out on a nice trail where Holly had to show Pickles who was boss when he had an attitude. Later Holly, Niki, Lexi and I took a field trip to splash island. When we got back we had to all jump out of the car and move the roundbales that Randy and Logan had brought by earlier that day. It was very wet! haha We had a lesson when it stopped raining and we got a visit from the lovely Amelia. Today Niki, Kaijsa and I came out this morning and while Kaijsa did a few odd jobs for Holly, Niki and I had our lesson and my mom dropped by to watch me ride Amador! We jumped around a few courses and Amador and I continued to have difficulty with our flying changes, but we are getting better, slowly but surely. Later Niki and I were taught how to give a barefoot trim and afterwards were allowed to trim Tommy's feet! Later today well have another lesson, then we'll give our horses some downtime before we go over to One Tempi to school cross country. Also yesterday way my birthday and I just want to thank all those who made it a fantastic day.

V is for Victory

As many of you know we went to Middleton Farms for a horse show yesterday afternoon. It went super well. Kaijsa showed her amazing skills when Em decided that she was going to buck the whole way around the course and still pin before Jack and I! Way to rock it Kaijsa! Niki did super well and showed us all we were wrong when Squeeks completely dominated. Emily rode amazingly and pushed Gift to an all new gear. Jack got stung on the nose by a bee and proceeded to go ballistic, however thanks to Jenn, the trainer at J and B, I lived to tell about it. lol In between her classes Emily and Gift gave pony rider to Leighton and Jane, two of our younger supporters. We also got to see our good friend Amanda and her cute pony Icon, who will most likely be joining the Equitation team this fall! It was a great day we want to say thanks to all our friends and family for coming out to support us all. Y'all did a great job, I don't know what we would do without you guys. Special thanks to Shelton and Amelia who both tagged along and helped tremendously, you both are super amazing. Look for pictures in the next few days! Later, y'all!

Wet and Wild

I am so sorry I haven't posted in so long! Camp has been going on and we are so busy preparing for the show at Middleton on Friday. If anyone would like to come we would love the support! One really cool thing that has happened lately is Amador and I have moved up the ranks from x-rails to 2'6''. We had a few rough spots during the process but overall it has been pretty seamless. He has been doing so well however he has trouble finding his distances. Emily and Gift have been doing extremely well also! They have been doing courses of 3'3'' without any trouble at all. Yesterday at camp we were full of innovation and made a slip and slide from trash bags, nails, and dish soap. It was so much fun even Kensie joined in. Last night we had our normal Tuesday night lesson and it went pretty well. Lexi showed us all what a great rider she was by handling all Cayanne's attitude. Emily showed us what a great pair she and Gift are by jumping skyscraper heights. Sarah wasn't feeling well as well as Storm so they're lesson was cut short but when they were riding they did so well. Sarah was in the top two of the standing game. Niki had some trouble at first but later they rocked it. Kaijsa and Em showed us that they could trot over anything and that Em truly does have springs! I rode Jack and as soon as I got my confidence in him back the two of us were unstoppable! We are all going to do so well at the show Friday. We can't wait. Enjoy the pics!

Ready for the Club!!!

Today was a great day at the farm! This morning we got a feed delivery which meant a visit from Logan and Randy who were as always delightful. lol Later Pickles decided he was a jumper of olympic proportions and jumped out of his pasture into the pasture boarders pasture, which he also jumped out of! After Pickles was caught and accounted for Holly and I went into town for lunch and a trip to the bank. When we got back we fed and waited for our lesson to start. When it was 5:30 and time to start it was still raining so Niki, Sarah, and I had an unmounted lesson and learned all kinds of neat tricks to improve our riding! By the way we need to welcome Sarah and Lexi to the group! They are both very nice and lots of fun, and will be riding with us in our big group lesson. After it stopped raining we all got on bare back and had the rest of our lesson. We trotted and practiced our emergency dismounts from the walk and trot. I even did one from the canter by accident. I rode Amador, Niki rode Tansey, Sarah rode Riley, and Lexi rode Pickles. We had so much fun as you can probably tell from the pictures. Niki fell off when Tansey spooked but was a real trooper and got back on, mud and all. Way to hang in there Nik. Amador wore a bareback pad with purple flames all over it was so cool and we were all joking about him being ready to go out on the town and that he looked like a pimp lol (hense the name of the post) Enjoy the pics!

Rain Rain Go Away

Yesterday was good we made it through a whole day of camp before it poured rain! Thank goodness. However today camp will be a little tough as a result of all the rain we got yesterday and last night. Yesterday Sean came out to do stalls and after I was done with camp the both of us sat down with Holly and analyzed our horse show video from Clemson a few weeks ago. Thanks to the Friedmans we had a tape of every class we had ridden in to look at what we had done either right or wrong. Later a group left to go to the Raleigh Equine Extravaganza. So we are here holding things down and praying they get home safely with all there new knowledge. Here are some pics from the past week one is of Winston despretly trying to get to the grass and the other is of Niki helping a camper to tack up.

New Kids and a New Horse

Okay, okay so I know I haven't posted in forever but camp is this week and life has been crazy but it's better late than never I guess! Anyway camp is going well. It rained on Monday but we avoided the rain today for the most part. W are all getting ready for the jumper show at Middleton and we are all very excited to get dressed up and go all out! Niki will show her other horse Squeeks in junior x-rails and junior 2'. Paula is showing Jack in Junior 2'3'' and Junior 2'6''. Emily will show in Junior/Amateur 3' and Junior Amateur 3'3''. Kaijsa will show in the Junior 2'9'' and the Junior 3'. And our good friend Ann might come with Storm as well but nothing is definite yet. We are all working very hard! We also went on a trip to find a horse for Randy last weekend and ended coming home with a little appy gelding named Cayenne. He is great, very cute and great to handle. Here are some pics of him as well as of camp. Enjoy!!!

Even the Trainer Rides Sometimes

Hey yall. Today was a good day full of learning. Shelton and I moved hay bales from the gray barn to another, then Kaijsa and I went with Holly down the road to see Holly's horse Tommy and watch Holly ride. Later after arriving back at the barn Kaijsa and I rode and fed. Later after Kaijsa had turned her out Em decided to go bush whacking in the pond on her quest for the best grass! haha check out the pics

Boredom and Braids

From Tuesday
Today Kaijsa, Niki, and I went out to the farm for our lesson but were really bored beforehand so as a product we ended up playing with Pickles mane, taking random pictures, and going to visit Amelia at our favorite place Cainhoy Feed and Seed! We took lost of pictures as you can tell. Gift got a visit from the vet and she stood patiently while she got blood drawn for her coggins. Later that day we all had our lesson and it was great! We all rode dressage and learned how to ride a 20 meter circle. Kaijsa showed her and Em's mad skills and showed us all up! They were both amazing. I rode Gift and discovered that despite the pain dressage is alot more fun than I thought it was going to be. Niki and Tansey struggled at first but as always pulled through.

All Tacked Up and Nowhere to Go

This is from Monday.
Kaijsa, Niki, and I were at the farm and were looking for something to do when we decided to play with Rizzie. Well he was being super good when we put the saddle on him so we decided it might be a good idea to try putting a bit in his mouth. He was really great! We rode bareback as well. Here are some pics. Enjoy!
P.S. There is also a pic of Amador and Lokey!