A Prayer and then some Drill

Well, here are a couple of pics from Drill practice. This is the shot of me giving my fan section the thumbs up and the all go. At this point all I want is for her to behave and act nice. I prayed for Jesus to give me the patience to take whatever happened in stride and not get discouraged if she was naughty. I really did this I am not joking.

Yes, she is wearing her Super Sonic Speed Hot Pink Cheetah Wraps. Sha Zam. They however were not working that night for some reason. They were more like Super Slow This is so beneath me Hot Pink Cheetah Wraps.

I am not sure what this maneuver was exactly. However , she had her ears forward and was moving off my leg and seat. She can spin on a dime when she wants, or she can take a country mile to turn if she is so inclined. I truly believe once she gets into the groove of it, she'll enjoy it. It's a challenge, and for a horse like her it's what keeps her happy and sane.

Oh we ROCKED IT! Yes we did!!! For a first time horse and rider, we did great. She had her " you are in my 5 foot personal space bubble" issues at first but settled down after awhile. I can't put into words how smart she is, someday I'll post a video of it. :)

We are going to RULE....

The Chiro came out this morning and she was a bit off, but mostly shoulder area from her fall.

She is also a saddle fitter and she proceeded to tell me that my new saddle in pinching the crap-ola out of her and pounding her withers and it is the answer to my mystery of her sudden change of behavior. From relaxed and willing, turn and burn at the canter, ears forward sweet girl, to cranky, shifty, bucking and rearing big B. The coolest thing about Star is that she tells me if she has an issue. There is no guess and then KABAM you are a lawn dart. She gives plenty of warning, and if I don't listen she yells louder. I love that about her.

So off to shop for a new saddle!

I hope Clinton and Stacey don't come watch.

So I semi-joined this Drill team. It's not official but it sure sounds and seems like its going to be a lot of fun.I really don't want to just do shows, so I thought this might be the ticket.
So, I was cruising the Internet looking at outfits, I've seen some FUGLY outfits on competition drill teams, and just wanted to check what other were wearing.

WHITE???

White would last for like 5 minutes around grass eating and drooling, dust sneezing horses with their Diet drink, chili dog eating owners.
Not to say that I don't think it looks awesome, but I would never be clean. Those chaps? Love them...We have a man on our team.. so not so much...
These women are top ranked in US...


GOLD ??? Hell no.. With matching hat bands? You've got to be kidding. This just screams.. look at all my fat rolls. Can you imagine if I put gold streamers and Twinkle on Sis?
Her expression would be one of .. What the Eff? I was supposed to being doing dressage n stuff.
Where's Jewel my Union rep?


Pink. I love pink... But is our token Guy/Coach tough enough to wear pink???? hmmmmm


Well, I have more looking to do as we are having a team meeting on Monday to work out the particulars and drink beer.. :) yee haw!
I think I may have to throw this in the hat...

ELVIS....

Kudos to these gals. They go out in SUMMER HEAT, in those outfits to entertain crowds and raise money for charity. They deserve props big time...

Awards

Sweet! I got a couple.... I loved being so graciously tagged.
First:
Gttyup
She gave me the Lemonade stand one... Thanks!




Punchy
gave me the Muckboot one.. Love it!


I may have missed one I am not sure! I just wanted to give a shout out to those cool gals who were kind enough to send them my way. I'm not going to re-tag this time, but I will as soon as my days slow down at work.. ha ha ha
Love ya sisters...
Sorry I have been so remiss in posting, I am in a funk... I have literally injured myself to the point of tears, pain killers and ice packs THREE TIMES in the last two weeks. My mare started this bucking issue that has left me sore and frustrated. ughh... I'm such a whiner!
BUT! I did semi-join a competition Drill team, and will post pics of star and I's first practice as soon as BBFF downloads them for me from her camera. !!!
It was so fun, but boy do I see much more sore thighs and bee-hind in my future!
Ta !
HUGS TO ALL MY BLOGGER PEEPS!

We had a visitor!

I was so excited when I got the call when my friend T asked if she could come over and ride with me yesterday. She has Paisley at home without an arena and I board at a place where there are only three riders. Score for both of us.

Aren't they a cute pair? She is our blanket lady. She does the best job for the money in our area.

If anyone wants her name and # email me.

This is me on Paisley, I have never ridden her. Well, I was awful... No not awful.. HORRENDOUS. Poor Paisley what a good girl she was for having to deal with my serious lack of thigh ans seat control.

I was very sore from the previous days bucking, and then I hit my girlie parts on her pommel and well I started laughing and couldn't stop her. It was terrible. I was trying to ride without stirrups because I am a good 4 inches taller than T and being in her stirrups was like being a jockey.

So next time she offers to take down the stirrups I'll let her.

Good Lord in heaven it was just horrific. But I do have to say, I am totally getting a Barrel saddle if I continue to do drill. I may get one anyway.

Paisley and her Mamma working circles around me. I have to tell you my blogger peeps that is is the " other woman" in my life. Her soft brown eyes, brown hair, she is my husbands mistress. He makes no secret about it either his love and affection for her. How can I compete with that? If we are on the same drill team someday how is that going to work? Will he be able to love just me? I doubt it.
With a butt like that, how can I compete...

Well, it's simple... I am getting Shawn his own horse, so he won't oogle over Paisley anymore.

He is the same Overo like her but black and not chestnut. T is lucky that when Paisley was for sale a few years back we didn't have the cash-ola to buy her. It was so nice to ride with someone who can give me pointers and tips on dealing with that stock horse/paint mind and body. What I am going through T and P have been there done that as well. I feel so much better today knowing that I have HOPE!

Yeah I know I hate her, she's skinny, cute, nice, funny and well easy to hate.

Thanks T for coming over and helping Star and I on getting that canter better. See you tomorrow!

How to Vacuum a horse in 12 easy steps

Step 1: Find the nastiest dirtiest horse in the barn. Eenie Meenie Miney STAR... CHECK

Step 2: Tie her to single tie, not cross ties. Will stand like a statue in single tie. CHECK





Step 3: Go get Shop Vac, realize cord is too short, search for 10 minutes for ext. cord. Realize all I had to do was move horse to the right where plug in are. DUH.... See above Stars back? Yeah, I'm brilliant like that. CHECK CHECK

Step4: Stop what you are doing, smoke break, and call Blanket Lady and tell her you will be giving her disgusting stable blanket tomorrow. CHECK.



Step5: Attach new smaller attachment thingy. Realize it may still suck itself to her butt. Dammit. CHECK

Step 6: Considering another smoke break, this is a lot of work so far. Press on. CHECK


Step 7: Turn on Vac and start at the super scratchy spots. Watch mares eyes roll back and lip move. Wipe the white stiff hairs out of my lip gloss for the umpteenth time. CHECK.

Step 8: Take Potty break and hurry because it's cold in the porta-john in the dark. CHECK

Step 9: Work down to the withers, back and hiney. See the dirt rolling itself into the hose. Kick self for not buying the vac sooner. CHECK


Step10: Under NO circumstances allow vac to suck itself to the flank or soft underbelly. This is mandatory if you want to make the Shop Vac remains your mares friend. One sucky suck to the flank and well, you paint the picture. CHECK




Step 11: Vacuum yourself occasionally as this process will cause stiff hairs to fly around and cling to you like Velcro. Forgo the lip gloss or chap stick this will cause nothing but grief. Wearing Black is also not a good idea if you have a white horse. Once again my brilliance is really shining through here. CHECK

Step 12: Sit back smugly as you have just sucked 5 pounds of hair and dirt into the vac and it took all of about 5 minutes. AWESOME... Revel in the fact you spent 30 bucks, plus 5 for the new attachment thingy and mare almost looked well... relaxed afterwards. She luuuurves herself some Shop Vac! I hope you found this helpful.!

Where did my week go?

Wha???? It's Friday??? I haven't accomplished a darn thing! All I have concentrated on is work and when I get home I am so tired I can't turn my brain on anymore. Most of you know I work for a boss who is the Spawn of Satan and well it's draining.

So on that note: I still need to:

1. Finish shopping for Lisa and Kristina for the give away. When I fell out of Shawn's truck and tweaked my knee, it took the wind out of my sails to do power shopping. ha ha ha
2. Pick a book for Book Club.. This was harder than I thought it was going to be.
3. Keep a movie date promise with a friend who needs a movie date with a friend who keeps her promises.
4. Ride my horse a lot before Mondays Drill team Practice. Don't want a Freshy Fresh mare whom will most likely have a melt down and embarrass me and I'll be asked to leave. ;)
5. Clean the house. This is a very low priority, but still nagging at me.


But on a side note: I rode Miss Star last night for the first time in a week due to my knee. She was sassy and stiff, her usual. But the funniest thing was she HATES her bell boots. She will buck in place like a little kid having a tantrum, GET THEM OFF GET THEM OFF.
She was lazy one minute and wanting to turn and burn the next. Cadence is not her strong point. So, we are working on that :) OH CRAP Another thing on my list... ugh...

So Lisa and Kristina boxes will go out Saturday come HE** or High Water.

Good Book Anyone?

I am going to the MECCA of Bookstores tonight and would love a recommendation for our Book Club book for February and March. I am hosting March , so I want to look smart and everything.

I hate self -help books and we have put a ban on them. :)

Other than that..

Tell me what you have read and why you loved it!