Keeping things BUT with an epic disconnect!

I've managed to ride everyday this week but Friday (I partied too hard Thursday night wooops). I wish I could say things are getting better, but if anything we are getting worse and worse. As frustrating as it is I'm trying to not let it get to me too much. We've been through rough patches before we'll get through this soon?

He's just being soooo resistant to everything! I know this horse inside and out yet I feel like here lately I don't even know the horse I'm on. On the ground he's fine. His flatwork is horrendous! The only time I can get some semi-decent work out of him is popping him over a couple of jumps but that's not really going to help in the long run. So I'm at a loss for now.

I suppose we'll keep trucking along and hope things improve in the next week...or somethings gotta give!

3 days in a row!

We've been off to a productive week so far. Three rides in a row!!!!!!!!!! Of course since he's been off for a little over a week they haven't been the best rides, oh well.

Monday and Tuesday were just flatwork rides focusing on forward and softness. They were moderately successful. But we still have a bit of work to do so that we can catch up to where we left off.

Today I decided to jump, when I got to the barn someone had set up a bunch of new jumps so why not! He was pretty freaking awesome. We had a slightly rocky start while he was figuring out his balance. But he put in some really nice jumps overall. Of course it didn't help that I had quite a bit of lack of control on the flat, but he was listening much better when I gave him something to focus on!

Here's to hoping we can keep up this good streak!

Where Poncho narrowly escapes the vet.

Most people don't really know the extent of Poncho's hatred for anything vet related. In the 8 years I've had him 6 1/2 of those years he's been unbelievably violent with anything pertaining to vet work. Previously the vet couldn't even take his temperature! However he really turned a corner when I took a temporary position working for my vet a couple years ago and he's pretty much been golden ever since. We can now give him shots without the help of at least 3 people PLUS food.

So on Wednesday the vet was coming out to do Midnite's teeth and give the horses their PHF booster due to the sudden outburst of cases in our area, eeeeeek. Poncho saw them coming and pull out the all the dental stuff....naturally he hid in the corner where no one would ever find him! Luckily he quickly realized all he got was one poke and a peppermint. Life went back to being fantastic for him! What a goober...

The handsome man!

Hopefully I'll have something worth reporting soon. It's just been death outside!

I need to get my act together some mornings.

Yesterday I lucked out and the weather decided to stay nice all day. Which was perfect because I was not feeling heading out to the barn first thing, I went to a Marilyn Mason show on Thursday (which was great!). So I was not super awake first thing. But I finally got my act together around 2:30 and went out to ride.

It wasn't a super long ride but it was just what I needed. He was nearly perfect for the whole thing! It completely made my day!

This morning I was working the barn and my mom wanted to come out and help so we could ride early. WELL I must mention how OCD I am about doing barn stuff. I have a certain order that everything has to be done and then I divide that into sections of 4 horses that must go in the same order. Of course my mom didn't get with the program, not that I expected her to. But it really got me agitated. SO I didn't have the best ride. It lacked focus and after awhile I just said screw we'll just hack out so Poncho can atleast enjoy his time.

I hate when that kinda thing happens to me but I just have to do things a certain way. It's a work in progress I guess! Better luck to me next time!

Woops we fell off the face of the earth...momentarily.

Soo i pretty much disappeared for little while. I've just been super busy. So I'm just going to give a quick run down of the latest so that I can pick right back up and not back track.

-Poncho (and Midnite) started to get hives from the sudden wave of bugs we got. That meant several days off because they were right where the girth goes.

-I decided to get my butt in gear and really ride. Out came the spurs and we got to work! It's amazing what actually riding can do. He's forward, soft, relaxed, and more consistently rounding up.

-It got wayyy to hot to ride.

-The 4th happened.

-I got to squeeze in a quick ride on Sunday.

-Monday and Tuesday he lost his mind and was just freaking out in the stall, therefore no work got done.

-Today he got his act together and we had an awesome ride!!!!

Birthday Boy!

The big dude turned 8 yesterday!!!!!! It of course rained all afternoon once I got off work. SO I just went out and gave him some of his cake and hung out in his stall with him for awhile!