White Star Summer Ride 8/5

Well tonight was interesting. It was fun before getting our horses cause us ropers pulled out our ropes and practiced in the red a little. It was fun. My friend on T1 came to watch since she will most likely be on White Star next year. So when we got horses I asked for Skeeter but he wasn't available. So then she showed me the list and I chose Emma #16. I got her again!! I was so happy. So I tied her up and went to go get her grooming bag. I come back and from a distance I see her head up really tense and not how I left her. Then BAM! The second I noticed Honey bucked out and poor Emma got the blow. So they moved Honey and I took Emma of the rail. We watched her walk around then I ran so she would trot a little. She seemed fine so I finished grooming. She was perfect as always. The bonus of having her on Saturday was I already knew where my stirrups needed to be. It was great. During the ride I got a White flag :) I like the Red ones best but it wasn't a heavy one or a baby one so I was happy. Using a technique a JI showed me on Saturday I was able to sit Emma's trot so much better! I'm finally figuring it out :) I am so glad. We warmed up a little and then Loped in pairs like once around the arena. We did 3 drills tonight. The first drill I was 2-5. My friend called. I have ridden 1-1 so much it was so weird being somewhere else. I did like being on the outside of star. The drill was... Eh. We started out pretty strong until we got to out of circle. I was supposed to lead out, but our caller called out at the wrong time and someone else did. But we as a team tried to fix it and I still ended up on the inside of propeller. It was the worst propeller we have ever done. Then we finished the drill out strong. It was all done at trot minus the propeller. Then for the second drill I was moved back to 1-1. It went a little better this time. Everyone ended up where they needed to be. It was still just falling apart at some points. We also kept this drill at a trot. Emma was doing great. She wasn't pulling on me as much and we really clicked and worked together. I like her a lot. SOOO Pretty. Finally we got to our 3rd drill. I stayed at 1-1. We timed everything so much better this time. We actually pulled out a pretty decent propeller and star. It was a good drill to end the ride on. But still at a trot. The ride next Tuesday is our LAST RIDE before White Olympics. We are supposed to lope so hopefully we have our heads together next ride. We want to look good for the Tenderfeet and try to win in AA. We drew our two renters for serpentine and it was not me once again :( Oh well I get to carry the team flag for show so that makes up for it. Then we helped our 4 renters unsaddle. Emma was taken by a Chaparral. So I was helping the girl on Cruiser pick his feet. OMG that horse is talented. He locks his front legs and splays them so they are nearly impossible to pick up. I was able to get them though with the help of my teammates. It took awhile and all my strength. I was so proud I got them though. It's just his front feet. Then I got to go home :) I am really tired. I hope the ride goes better next week or we will be a AA team trotting Olympics. If that''s what it takes for us to be safe.. So be it. But I know we are capable of loping it. The right people just have to be at the right positions. Write Saturday!!