So what day is it now? Ah yes it's labor day! So September 3rd!
The horse show was yesterday and Saturday! And well let's just say saturday was our better day...
Well I'll start from the beginning shall I?
Ok so Friday, schooling day, pretty good:) he refused the first jump we tried to take, horribly unlike him! Freaked me out! Last time I showed out in this field I couldn't get over a single fence without the horse refusing the jump! But I finally got him to focus and just do it! Then we moved to the big ring which he LOVED! He hated the the other ring but he loved this one! Maybe cause the jumps were bigger an more sturdy looking and colorful in this one the other one they weren't? I don't really know.... But yes schooling day ended up being a success! Even though my left ankle kept acting up very badly:/ I would have done better had that not happened but hey what are you gonna do now:/
Coming up to the barn that night though he was limping and bleeding, turns out he threw a shoe refusing that first jump! So thank goodness he was on grass because that really could have hurt his feet if he was running without one on harder sand (he's kind of a sissy about it) he was just kinda scratched up from over reaching and not wearing his bell boots :/ my fault. But he was supposed to get the shoe back on that night but the farrier never got out there, and Saturday morning she was supposed to be out there at 8:00 and she didn't get there until almost 9:45 and I got lucky that one of the moms who is helping coordinating the show helped by holding my class for me so I didn't have to scratch.
Saturday we were I the big ring which Cash loves! So thank the lord! But m ankle was still acting up so I was loose on my left side the whole time, it was hunters so they really weren't judging me thank the lord! And big man looked awesome flying over these jumps! Talk about seriously over jumping! Not that the jumps surprised him but he just does that:) so Saturday was fun:)
Now Sunday was a different story, trainer told me to get there by 9:30 and I should be safe, class should start but the class didn't end up starting until 2:30 that afternoon! So crazy! And it was in the first smaller ring where he refused on schooling day, we got in there and it was my fault because I looked down at the first jump and he refused it, I fell, second round I got in and rode it like I know how, didn't look at it and legged him on but he refused again and I fell off again. The third time I got him over the first and second jump and he refused the third jump :/ so Sunday was a really really tough day for me:/
But you know what, I am NOT done! I am NOT giving up on horse shows! I am going to keep at this! This is really only the second horse show for us and you know what shit happens! Pick yourself up and keep going! We WILL get this! He loves this! He loves to show and he is good at this! :) it's just we need to hit our stride and I need to feel better about myself and I'll be a better partner for a horse who is such a wonderful partner for me:)
So what did we learn this weekend? That one show isn't the end, but you need to be confident and tough to get through the day, cause they aren't all easy. :)
I'll keep you updated in the days and weeks to come:) because we will be in boot camp until next show and it won't be pretty
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