Awesome Weekend! - Specialties 3/7/15

3 Days in One again :)

Friday - 3/6/15
I helped out with Hoedowners and Legionnaire's grooming class. I got to bring out Cruiser as a demo horse and my friend and I taught some Tenderfeet who were making up classes. We pulled up Nugget. It was a good class.

Saturday - 3/7/15
So it was inside schedule so Batons and Ropes were cancelled. I came early to help at grooming. I watched T1/9 and Red Liberty. Then I watched White Vaulting. I really hope I can move up. Then I checked out my horse for Liberty. I had Summer #65 I was super excited because she is so smooth!!!! She was on the rail at 10 so unsaddled and brushed her mane and tail. My friend and I also had to pull Levi out of the pasture cause he didn't make it up this morning. So Liberty went really well! I was so close to mounting. Summer responds to the wire pretty wel. We took of bridles and got to do half jumps. I was so excited! Summer doesn't really like to jump. I nearly ran the jump dad over like four times. Eventually we smashed her between splatter and pepper and she went over. I'm getting really good at lifting and jumping is really fun. Then I helped a girl from NIghthorse saddle summer. I then realized I had a giant hole in my jeans. Uh oh! Luckily I had a back up with me. I watched nighthorse and Crimson. I also watch Royal blue trick and blue Liberty 4. I practiced ropes during Crimson. I also met with my baton instructor and learned some more tricks. It took forever but it was finally time for vaulting. I checked in and my partner and I got Yukon. Our class went well and I finally got to do tricks! Then my partner and I were able to switch on the horse! Then we tried lay out over the croup at a trot. Move ups are next ride for vaulting. Eek. I'm feeling pretty good about it. The we ran acrossed the butts and worked on but vaulting. It's really hard! I couldn't even get on Casper!!!! Lol. Then we had to unsaddle. The end. 

Sunday - 3/8/15

It was wrangling class and it was muddier than saturday! We got to chase the horses up from the lower pasture. I held the gate as they all ran at me so I got really splashed with mud. I led Blaze, Zena, and Squirt for horse ID. Before that my friends and I had to go get Nevada. We had to lure him out with carrots and I ended up babysitting him for a half hour. He got nippy with the carrots but it was keeping him from bolting back to the pasture. He's retired so he doesn't like to leave. We did horse behavior and I still love watching the horses interact. Brutus and outlaw are fighting for top spot right now. It was a good class but it was super muddy.