August 15th 2012
12 horses to San Martin today. Mono met us there to help Martin school a bunch of them over fences. It was a very early start (5:30 in the barn) and it took a little while longer because David wasn't there to drive. Katie and I got off an hour early though which was nice.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
August 14th 2013
August 14th 2013
Rawr, forgot to write until I was falling asleep. We took another load of horses over to San Martin and then got to putz around doing barn work all afternoon. Really, nothing special.
Rawr, forgot to write until I was falling asleep. We took another load of horses over to San Martin and then got to putz around doing barn work all afternoon. Really, nothing special.
Monday, August 13, 2012
August 13th 2012
August 13th 2012
No blog post yesterday, mostly because it was our day off and there was absolutely nothing to write. Katie and I stayed in bed most of the day and she slept and I watched TV. Very good for a day off though.
Today, on the other hand, started nice and quickly. We took a load of horses over to San Martin to ride, mostly ones that had miss the most work because they weren't on the show schedule with the others. I rode Twilight and Geologo while there. Then we came home and took two sets out for hacks on the roads. First I rode Justinion and then Cylene doing nice trot sets around the block. The afternoon was fairly slow but somewhat relaxing. Katie went with Martin into Capital while I stayed home. We stayed up way to late last night and I wanted to relax and chill out, especially with out net back again.
No blog post yesterday, mostly because it was our day off and there was absolutely nothing to write. Katie and I stayed in bed most of the day and she slept and I watched TV. Very good for a day off though.
Today, on the other hand, started nice and quickly. We took a load of horses over to San Martin to ride, mostly ones that had miss the most work because they weren't on the show schedule with the others. I rode Twilight and Geologo while there. Then we came home and took two sets out for hacks on the roads. First I rode Justinion and then Cylene doing nice trot sets around the block. The afternoon was fairly slow but somewhat relaxing. Katie went with Martin into Capital while I stayed home. We stayed up way to late last night and I wanted to relax and chill out, especially with out net back again.
August 10th 2012
August 10th 2012
We tried to ride today, didn't get far though. We were taking horses out and around the block to stretch their legs but aft the second set another storm rolled in which put an end to that. I rode Cylene and Geologo though. Then we were stuck doing random stuff around the barn, mostly helping the guys. Of course, in the early afternoon our Internet went away which put a damper on our day. Dinner and off to bed early.
We tried to ride today, didn't get far though. We were taking horses out and around the block to stretch their legs but aft the second set another storm rolled in which put an end to that. I rode Cylene and Geologo though. Then we were stuck doing random stuff around the barn, mostly helping the guys. Of course, in the early afternoon our Internet went away which put a damper on our day. Dinner and off to bed early.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
August 10th 2012
August 10th 2012
There was really nothing to do today. With the ring still soaked and all the horses clipped and looking good, Katie and I helped the guys in the morning. In the afternoon we went into the Hipico with Rachel and Martin to watch the 1.40m class which was fun. There were a lot of nice horses and some really cool rounds. It took a while to get home thanks to traffic but then dinner and bed. Well at least, we tried to go to bed, but then Criminal Minds came on and it was a really good one so we stayed up. No idea what we are doing tomorrow...
There was really nothing to do today. With the ring still soaked and all the horses clipped and looking good, Katie and I helped the guys in the morning. In the afternoon we went into the Hipico with Rachel and Martin to watch the 1.40m class which was fun. There were a lot of nice horses and some really cool rounds. It took a while to get home thanks to traffic but then dinner and bed. Well at least, we tried to go to bed, but then Criminal Minds came on and it was a really good one so we stayed up. No idea what we are doing tomorrow...
Thursday, August 9, 2012
August 9th 2012
August 9th 2012
I managed to sleep through my alarm this morning. Thank you Katie for waking me up. Somehow I managed to shower and eat before 5am when we started getting horses ready in the barn. Off the farm by just after 5:30 and to the grounds with time to spare. We managed to get the same stalls as yesterday and got started. We had the series 1 and Benito and Puccini. So Justinion, Cylene, Georgia, and Mauro. I school Justinion a little in the early morning and walked him around for a bit. Mostly I tacked horses up, untracked horses and took video for Martin. The horses were good despite the limited work this past week with our ring flooded. Not sure what we will do tomorrow but at least tomorrow starts at the normal time. Sleeping in!
I managed to sleep through my alarm this morning. Thank you Katie for waking me up. Somehow I managed to shower and eat before 5am when we started getting horses ready in the barn. Off the farm by just after 5:30 and to the grounds with time to spare. We managed to get the same stalls as yesterday and got started. We had the series 1 and Benito and Puccini. So Justinion, Cylene, Georgia, and Mauro. I school Justinion a little in the early morning and walked him around for a bit. Mostly I tacked horses up, untracked horses and took video for Martin. The horses were good despite the limited work this past week with our ring flooded. Not sure what we will do tomorrow but at least tomorrow starts at the normal time. Sleeping in!
August 8th 2012
August 8th 2012
Horse show day! Up at 3:45am and off the farm by 5:30. We brought Benito, Puccini, Luli, Nixon, and Skyline. Benito and Puccini were just there to school since they are showing tomorrow and our ring is pretty much useless. I schooled Nixon early to get him out. For the most part I took video and rode horses back to where we had them tied. The series show is tomorrow so another early day and probably another afternoon of putting around looking for stuff to do. Heading to bed early.
Horse show day! Up at 3:45am and off the farm by 5:30. We brought Benito, Puccini, Luli, Nixon, and Skyline. Benito and Puccini were just there to school since they are showing tomorrow and our ring is pretty much useless. I schooled Nixon early to get him out. For the most part I took video and rode horses back to where we had them tied. The series show is tomorrow so another early day and probably another afternoon of putting around looking for stuff to do. Heading to bed early.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
August 7th 2012
August 7th 2012
Something new happened today! With the ring still unusable (for the most part) and two days of showing coming up, Martin wanted to school the series 1 horses at the Hipico to get them used to the indoor (which was right up next to the highway and very scary) before showing there the first time. He brought me along, leaving Katie and Rodrigo to trot the other horses around some. I tacked up horses and lunged a few while he was riding. Nothing major. We came home, had lunch, and then Katie and I did random barn chores, helping the guys some, and packing for the show tomorrow. It will be a very early day tomorrow since Martin wants to get a chance to school two extra horses tomorrow morning before the warm up ring gets packed.
Something new happened today! With the ring still unusable (for the most part) and two days of showing coming up, Martin wanted to school the series 1 horses at the Hipico to get them used to the indoor (which was right up next to the highway and very scary) before showing there the first time. He brought me along, leaving Katie and Rodrigo to trot the other horses around some. I tacked up horses and lunged a few while he was riding. Nothing major. We came home, had lunch, and then Katie and I did random barn chores, helping the guys some, and packing for the show tomorrow. It will be a very early day tomorrow since Martin wants to get a chance to school two extra horses tomorrow morning before the warm up ring gets packed.
August 4th 2012
August 4th 2012
I am turning into the cat lady. There are currently three cats in our house, two of which are on my bed. Chester and Lady Jane (my regular cat). Ramone is also in the house thanks to Katie so we shall see how this goes.
Since our ring is still soaked, we took 10 horses over to San Martin to get them worked. The show was supposed to be today but got moved to tomorrow thanks to the rain. We took Benito, Luli, Nixon, Puccini, Skyline, Justinion, Mauro, Cylene, Georgia, and Buck. I rode Skyline and Justinion, just a light flat school as prep for the show tomorrow. On the way back we dropped Buck off at her new home. We had dinner with Martin and Rachel and now off to bed. Early start tomorrow.
I am turning into the cat lady. There are currently three cats in our house, two of which are on my bed. Chester and Lady Jane (my regular cat). Ramone is also in the house thanks to Katie so we shall see how this goes.
Since our ring is still soaked, we took 10 horses over to San Martin to get them worked. The show was supposed to be today but got moved to tomorrow thanks to the rain. We took Benito, Luli, Nixon, Puccini, Skyline, Justinion, Mauro, Cylene, Georgia, and Buck. I rode Skyline and Justinion, just a light flat school as prep for the show tomorrow. On the way back we dropped Buck off at her new home. We had dinner with Martin and Rachel and now off to bed. Early start tomorrow.
August 5th 2012
August 5th 2012
Horse show today so up at 4am. It was at City Bel, which is one of the longer drives so we had to be out early in order to get both loads of horses there. We brought the series 1 and 2 horses as well as Skyline (who from what I understand is about equal with the series 1). I warmed up a few for Martin and got to watch several rounds as well. It was fun but a long day. We got home and wrapped up the horses for the night before crashing early.
Horse show today so up at 4am. It was at City Bel, which is one of the longer drives so we had to be out early in order to get both loads of horses there. We brought the series 1 and 2 horses as well as Skyline (who from what I understand is about equal with the series 1). I warmed up a few for Martin and got to watch several rounds as well. It was fun but a long day. We got home and wrapped up the horses for the night before crashing early.
August 6th 2012
August 6th 2012
Not much happened today... Martin let Katie and I sleep in, even if that really was only till 7:30 when the guys arrived and started making noise. We were lazy all morning, unable to find Martin to tell him that we were ready to ride the few that needed it. In the end we waited until after lunch. Since the ring was still too wet to do much in it, we tacked up some to go on a tail ride off the compound. After a few false starts we sort of gave up and called it quits. Katie and I did a few things around the barn and then walked down to the store to get a few things. Then dinner and another early night.
Not much happened today... Martin let Katie and I sleep in, even if that really was only till 7:30 when the guys arrived and started making noise. We were lazy all morning, unable to find Martin to tell him that we were ready to ride the few that needed it. In the end we waited until after lunch. Since the ring was still too wet to do much in it, we tacked up some to go on a tail ride off the compound. After a few false starts we sort of gave up and called it quits. Katie and I did a few things around the barn and then walked down to the store to get a few things. Then dinner and another early night.
August 3rd 2012
August 3rd 2012
Rain. Lots and lots of rain. The ring is totally flooded and there was no way we were going to ride. In the morning, with Rodrigo's help, we cycled all the horses through the walker. In the afternoon I clipped Lion. Other than that not much happened.
Katie and I are somehow best friends, even though we spend every waking moment together. Today we had a laughing fit over the smallest thing but we even laugh the same! When we get going we can't breath and then start squeaking, which scared Rodrigo who came over to see what was going on. Somehow, living together, we just like each other more and continue to get along which is good since we will be spending a lot more time together before this is over.
Rain. Lots and lots of rain. The ring is totally flooded and there was no way we were going to ride. In the morning, with Rodrigo's help, we cycled all the horses through the walker. In the afternoon I clipped Lion. Other than that not much happened.
Katie and I are somehow best friends, even though we spend every waking moment together. Today we had a laughing fit over the smallest thing but we even laugh the same! When we get going we can't breath and then start squeaking, which scared Rodrigo who came over to see what was going on. Somehow, living together, we just like each other more and continue to get along which is good since we will be spending a lot more time together before this is over.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
August 2nd 2012
Another damp day. Rode Geologo, Twilight, Skyline, Herodes, Pastracito and I was about to get on Lion when it started to rain. I jumped Twilight again and did much better than yesterday. I also schooled a few jumps on Herodes to make up for my not so hot ride yesterday.
It really rained, like poured, so the ring is nicely flooded. In the downpour Katie and I put foals on the walker and had a few interesting moments. One of them got away and decided to be a mountain goat, jumping up onto the muck pile (which was when I let go, deciding not to risk a face full of crap, literally). I then set about the task of clipping all the noses and ears which was interrupted often so took longer than expected. The afternoon went fast enough though but tomorrow is probably going to be very slow with no ring and only doing barn stuff.
It really rained, like poured, so the ring is nicely flooded. In the downpour Katie and I put foals on the walker and had a few interesting moments. One of them got away and decided to be a mountain goat, jumping up onto the muck pile (which was when I let go, deciding not to risk a face full of crap, literally). I then set about the task of clipping all the noses and ears which was interrupted often so took longer than expected. The afternoon went fast enough though but tomorrow is probably going to be very slow with no ring and only doing barn stuff.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
August 1st 2012
Wow, over a month here. The days seem to fly by, which is good I guess. The weather sucked today, not too cold but damp and almost drizzling most of the day. Mono came by to watch Martin so we banged out a lot of horses really quickly, finishing them all before lunch. I rode Geologo, Twilight, Justinion, Nixon, Benito, Lion and Herodes. Twilight I jumped a bit and was so so. It started out fine but then I had trouble holding pace and we sort of crashed and burned. Katie and I had lessons on Lion and Herodes (she was on Jour and Pastracito). Both were very similar, working on accuracy, I was just riding two very different horses. In the afternoon we walked the foal and did little things around the barn. I organized all of the boots because it was getting on my nerves, and helped Katie clip noses and ears and stuff. Dinner and then off to bed as usual.
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