What a Day - Specialties 2/7/15

So yesterday was another 12 hour or so day of Westernaires for me :) I checked in for grooming at 7 and saw I had Bandit for Liberty. He was surprisingly not to grumpy for grooming, just the rubber curry and the cinch. So then I helped some teammates and we rode down. I was soooo close to mounting up. I should have it soon. Bandit is pretty comfortable. We warmed up with some circles and pair work. Bandit responds pretty good to the wire but He was throwing his usual morning bucks. They let anyone who wanted to take their bridles off. I chose not too :( I just wasn't comfortable enough with Bandit. So then we worked on a ground pole. I'm getting so much better at lifting! I can get air under my butt now! So Bandit likes to jump the ground pole and when he lands he does a little buck head shake thing. It's kind of funny. I'm glad I kept the bridle on though because he likes to race the horse next to him and doesn't stop very well. Then we handed our horses off to some red division riders and WE had to jump the full jump. It really put it into perspective how the horse can't really see what they are jumping. Overall it was a good class. I hope to be able to take my bridle off next time. Then I saddled Bandit and ran to batons. We worked on all our old tricks, turn around, and reverse figure 8's. I got dismissed early to go meet with my instructors. I picked up my two corrections I turned in and tried to turn in one but she told me what to fix so I'll turn it in next time. I had a little break so I got something to eat and headed to ropes. It was totally my day today I was on a roll! Somehow, I have no idea, I got back through Texas skip!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHH. I think I got a little too excited... oops. Then I had a guy teaching me and I have these jump exercises that I have to do 100 of each day. He also taught me how to catch the rope on the other side. He said if I could preform this at a show I would be the first white roper in eons if ever to preform it at a show. It would make history. I AM ON A MISSION! He said he couldn't believe how fast I had picked it up. He also showed me a trick for Double Spoke Hop and I kind of got that too!!!! Overall it was a really good class. I filmed Crimson and Royal because it was the graduation rides for the girls who just moved up to Precisionnettes. Congrats! Then I helped with Blue Ropes at 3. I think I see some white ropers in the making. At 4 I practiced ropes a little more and then checked in for Vaulting up at the Red. My partner and I got Brutus. I tried to use my new cinch on him but it was sooo big. So I went back to the rope one. I think 32 inch is the way to go. So I helped my partner up and as I was getting ready to mount Brutus shifted... onto my foot. I tried to push him over but another horse made him pivot. OW! I was also in my tennis shoes. I shook it off and got up. My toes were throbbing the whole ride. It was an important ride but super boring. The trick person hopped off and we met in a group. We practiced falling from the rail and then switched and rode in a circle. Brutus is soooo smooth and he listened really well. That was the ride. He cooled off really quick and rolled like 8 times. Then I went home and iced my foot.