Well, guys, I’ve got lots of ”news”, but not all of it is good! I’ll tell y’all the bad news first, because there isn’t much of that.
So, the first bit of bad news is that Fancy has been sold to another farm. ): No more little grey Fancypants for me. Sigh. So the points we’ve accumulated in the hunters don’t mean anything. I’m really going to miss her quirky little self.
The second part of that is that I am switching barns, show teams, etc. This isn’t really bad news at all, but I am going to miss Mrs. Nikki and Kimberly. They’ve been my family for the past several months. But I’ll see them at shows and such, so that’s not all that bad.
A few pictures you haven’t seen..
Now, back to the blogging. It’s time for the good news! I have a good bit of it. (:
Alright well first of all, my old trainer, Jennifer, called my mom a few weeks ago and asked if I’d be interested in exercising and training ponies for her. Of course I am! Haha. So that’s my new job. (: You guys should look forward to lots of pictures of adorableee ponies!
Second of all, Logan will be moving back out to Circle A (where Jennifer is) and he’ll be used in lessons a few times of week to help earn his keep.
Thirdlyyy, I have some exciting new show news! I was supposed to ride Nikki’s horse at a schooling show last weekend, but she texted me the day before and said that he wasn’t ready. I was kind of disappointed about not being able to show. About five minutes later, Jennifer texted me and asked if I’d like to show her pony, Dundee! I was sooo excited. He is a 14hh buckskin welsh pony from Florida that she has on lease. I had never ever seen him until that morning, then I got on him in the schooling ring for about 30 minutes before taking him into the open equitation division. We got second place on the flat, only because Dundee got spooked by the horse behind him and fought me to pick up the canter. Jennifer heard the judge say she was going to place me first. “/ But then we had our over fences. We went last out of everyone and as soon as we walked out of the ring, I saw a few faces drop. Hahaha. It was seriously the best round of my entire life. We won the class, and got equitation champion. (: Nobody could believe I’d never ridden the pony before!
Here are a few pictures my new friend Demi took at the show of me riding Dundee. I’ll have new pony pictures on Sunday!
It is sad to hear about Fancy but Dundee is sooooooo incredibly cute!!!!! I am soo jealous because I LOVE duns! Congrats on your wins!
~Claire
Oh and I am also jealous of your amazing new job!!!!!!