So tonight was amazing and awful at the same time. So this weekend I got really sick with a high fever. I was feeling better so I decided to ride. Especially since it was the last ride before show. If you miss the last ride before show you don't ride in show. So I got Larry # 20. One of my friends got Utah girl and we switched horses in the pasture on accident. So we had to switch them up in the arena. Grooming went pretty quick but my head was throbbing and I felt like I was going to pass out. It was also really hot in there. I splashed some cold water my face got a drink and felt a little better. Once I was up I felt better. So we mounted up at the arena and got flags I got a white one this time. White horse white flag pretty cool. So my instructors knew I was not feeling the greatest. They were being so nice and kept checking on me. I agreed to call the first drill. Definently not as loud as I normally was. Larry was the perfect horse for me to get tonight. He had a nice trot and a really great lope. He just doesn't listen to leg cues at all. Then for the second drill I was 3-1. A chance to redeem myself from last week. Any time we were slower than a trot my head would start throbbing. So I correctly came out this time and I got to lope outside propeller. It was so much fun. I also got to do it for the third drill and they told us to go even faster. Larry had a hard time keeping up but it was great his lope is so nice. We dismounted and a chaparral took Larry. I was kind of relieved the ride was over cause I felt pretty bad but I didn't want to stop riding. Two renters were drawn to ride serpentine. I was not picked. Then I asked if I would be calling show on Sunday. They said no but that I would get to call WHITE OLYMPICS!!!!!! I was so happy because that drill is done entirely at a lope and it is such a judged performance. Kinda stinks that I have to wait till August but it's worth it. Also means that I will most likely be loping up for the propeller for Sunday's show. Overall it was a pretty good ride but I am so ready for bed.
Westernaires is a precision mounted drill riding group, this blog was used to record my time at Westernaires. I leased a 21 year old quarter horse draft mix named Bo. Prior I rented and rode Stretch, Chey, and GoldDust. My teams were T1, J1 (Top Junior),White Star (Captain), Colorado Stampede (Captain), Nighthorse Rangers, Royal Rangers, Red Liberty, Red Ropes, White Vaulting, White Batons, Jr. Instructor, and Jr. Wrangler. I now ride on the Evergreen Drill Team since I graduated in 2017
Get better soon! Does that mean that "the other girl who was riding 1-1" will be calling?
ReplyDeleteYup. She actually doesn't want to. But oh well. Thank you. I am feeling a little better today. Should be good for J1 on Saturday
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