Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Hoopa Play Day
Today we did something I have never done--we did barrels, poles, and combinations of both. I really had fun and am glad we did it. Lynn said this is how it is: sit around watching others, socialize, ride, sit around watching others, socialize, sit around watch them change the arena for the next event, repeat. Good thing Star was not with us--"Star's bored," would have been Shirley's mantra.
Nope, she had Mr. Boring who gave her a rodeo ride just inside the gate. That was it--none of us wanted her to go off, so that was the end of her "play day." The wind kicked up, Shirley didn't eat anything all day, and Buster was no fun, so she was ready to leave. But we stayed most of the day. Lynn and I rode the events and visited with people.
Ziggy was nervous so he kept his tongue in his mouth the whole day! He ran beautifully and reined perfectly. Lynn knows her way around barrels and poles and such so they were fun to watch. Jupes was awesome! He and I are rookies, but he did everything. It might have been a little jerky (my fault) and he high-stepped a little in the middle (his "I'm all that" attitude), but it was fun. He is so smart--once he understood what I was asking, he just did it. Lynn didn't get to do the poles or watch me because Shirley wanted out of there, but Jupes did the poles like an old pro. He would've run if I weren't a big baby.
We also rode outside the rodeo grounds and went to the river. There were no bathrooms or porta-potties, so we saw someone crouching in the tall flowers to go so we rode around on the roads below the arena a little, too. (: It was funny. Alisa, if we aren't camping in Bieber, you might have to come over here and we'll do it again the third weekend in June. Keota is smart; he would be good, too.
Anyway, I had a blast. Anything I get to do with my horse and my friends is fun. I got to surprise a lot of people who only know me as the high school teacher, so that was fun, too. We took some videos, so once I am somewhere where I can upload more quickly--I will put them on YouTube so we can watch them! They turned out pretty good.
Nope, she had Mr. Boring who gave her a rodeo ride just inside the gate. That was it--none of us wanted her to go off, so that was the end of her "play day." The wind kicked up, Shirley didn't eat anything all day, and Buster was no fun, so she was ready to leave. But we stayed most of the day. Lynn and I rode the events and visited with people.
Ziggy was nervous so he kept his tongue in his mouth the whole day! He ran beautifully and reined perfectly. Lynn knows her way around barrels and poles and such so they were fun to watch. Jupes was awesome! He and I are rookies, but he did everything. It might have been a little jerky (my fault) and he high-stepped a little in the middle (his "I'm all that" attitude), but it was fun. He is so smart--once he understood what I was asking, he just did it. Lynn didn't get to do the poles or watch me because Shirley wanted out of there, but Jupes did the poles like an old pro. He would've run if I weren't a big baby.
We also rode outside the rodeo grounds and went to the river. There were no bathrooms or porta-potties, so we saw someone crouching in the tall flowers to go so we rode around on the roads below the arena a little, too. (: It was funny. Alisa, if we aren't camping in Bieber, you might have to come over here and we'll do it again the third weekend in June. Keota is smart; he would be good, too.
Anyway, I had a blast. Anything I get to do with my horse and my friends is fun. I got to surprise a lot of people who only know me as the high school teacher, so that was fun, too. We took some videos, so once I am somewhere where I can upload more quickly--I will put them on YouTube so we can watch them! They turned out pretty good.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Never a dull moment
On March 20, 2010, we drove to Oregon and got Jupiter; tomorrow he will be turning eight! I can't believe how much fun we have had together. I am glad he's my partner, BUT he wears me out! Today we went on the Hoop-de-do trail to check out whether there were any down trees. Nancy, Lynn's sister-in-law, intimated that she would ride with us if asked. Long backstory, but ultimately, we went to check out whether it would be do-able to meet her above her house on the trail.
Well, this is the trail that always makes me nervous, even though it's fun. Jupiter has been so well-behaved that I should have expected the day we had. He started out feeling like he was a spring under me and then it just escalated. It all came together as we started running up a hill behind Buster and Ziggy. It was deja'vu. I know we have been here before. He jumped and crow-hopped his way up with me yelling, "DOGGONE IT!" He stopped and I whaled on him and told we were not doing this. He pouted and sulked all the way to the end. Then coming back, he acted up coming downhill. So I used the spurs and reminded him that I am the boss and he is to do what I ask him to do.
Sheesh. Gorgeous day, but I was tired. I think I gritted my teeth most of the day. Tomorrow, we are going to Hoopa to a gymkana/play day. I am not sure what we will do--Shirley thinks we'll ride in it--poles, barrels, whatever. We'll see I guess.
Well, this is the trail that always makes me nervous, even though it's fun. Jupiter has been so well-behaved that I should have expected the day we had. He started out feeling like he was a spring under me and then it just escalated. It all came together as we started running up a hill behind Buster and Ziggy. It was deja'vu. I know we have been here before. He jumped and crow-hopped his way up with me yelling, "DOGGONE IT!" He stopped and I whaled on him and told we were not doing this. He pouted and sulked all the way to the end. Then coming back, he acted up coming downhill. So I used the spurs and reminded him that I am the boss and he is to do what I ask him to do.
Sheesh. Gorgeous day, but I was tired. I think I gritted my teeth most of the day. Tomorrow, we are going to Hoopa to a gymkana/play day. I am not sure what we will do--Shirley thinks we'll ride in it--poles, barrels, whatever. We'll see I guess.
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