My last post in this blog was February, 2013. Well over a year ago. In that year:
- I graduated Rutgers and began searching for a new job (May 2013)
- I broke up with my long term boyfriend, leaving me with a summer completely to myself.
- I rode more last summer than I ever have before, growing tremendously as a rider.
- Ended up taking Gali to a few shows every month, eventually breaking through to First Level by the end of the year (mid-50s, but hey, I'll take it!)
- Agreed to take on Acorn, a pony I have known for years, as a sale project along with my barn owner.
- Showed Acorn over fences!!! (LOL, 2' crossrails... but still!)
- Got a job at an event barn nearby, picking stalls and grooming horses.
- Continued riding a lot, both at the event barn and at home. Fell off a few times, got back on, yada yada yada.
- And then, I went to Aiken for the winter.
I'll pause there and elaborate a little. KB, eventing boss, asked me to go with them for the winter. I'll tell the rest of the story in pictures:
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| The farm was gorgeous and our apartment was right above the barn. This was the view from my balcony. |
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| The horses (Jackson, above) settled in really nicely |
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| And then Hell froze over. You know that EN picture of the firetrucks bringing water? That was us. |
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| We didn't have water for over two weeks, but luckily Brooklyn and Drake helped me fill buckets and Jerry cans. |
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| Once we got through that, it was incredible. I got to ride some CCI** horses and audited PD clinics weekly. |
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I also had the world's cutest temporary puppy, Wilco, for whom I found a home in NJ :)
Three months in Aiken were unbelievable and I learned so much about horses, farm management, and riding. I've been excited to be home, though, and picked up with Gali and Acorn right were I left off. I'll try to keep this blog a little more active now that I have the time!
Here's a recent picture of each of my boys:
Galabad looking sharp
The chill pony not caring about anything.
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