Whew, the week got away from me! That's okay, it was a bit on the slow side anyway, so I don't feel super behind on blogging. Monday it was still actively raining when I got up, so I let myself take a day off and have a relaxing morning before work. Tuesday it was still pretty soggy -- I made an attempt to ride Cinna, but the arena was too squishy to do anything but walk. I decided to give the Pixio another go, but I almost threw in the towel after another wildly unsuccessful attempt to get it to work. I was pretty grumpy for the start of my ride, but we ended up just walking for almost 20 minutes, which was actually really good for Cinna's brain. Her mind is usually going 1230923473248 miles a minute and she is always trying to figure out what I want next, but about halfway through our ride I could just feel her let out a deep breath and just relax. The second half of the ride was really pleasant -- I need to make a point to do some more just walking arena rides with her :)
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| No riding photos (too annoyed to take any, haha) from Tuesday, but this sunrise was lovely! |
Wednesday morning I actually didn't ride either, because DH was getting ready to leave on a work trip, so things were a little manic. So I was determined to ride yesterday! (and spoiler alert, I did).
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| Look, my horse is wearing a saddle! And a fancy custom Ogilvy baby pad that I LOVE ;) |
I had done some more playing with the Pixio Wednesday (not with the horses, just messing with it in general) so I decided to give it one more go before I just chucked the whole thing in a box to ignore. I'm glad I did, because it worked like a dream, and I got some really useful video of the ride. Apparently the secret (for me) is getting the Pixio synced up with the free app, because then I could actually check the battery levels! (since half my problem has been dead batteries or batteries dying mid-ride)
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| Score! |
Ruby and I had a nice, laid back ride, where I used not only the Pixio, but also tracked my ride via
Equilab and tried out SmartPak's
Ride With Me app. I still enjoy Equilab for a general sense of how long I rode and in what gaits, and I was giving Ride With Me a chance as a backup safety app. So basically Thursday's ride was ALL THE TECH haha. Unfortunately I spent most of my time this morning reviewing video and pulling a few GIFs, so I kind of ran out of time (and brainpower) to write. Having this much media is cool, but it's also too much of a good thing sometimes! I barely had time to write before, now that I'm adding in reviewing all this video and trying to pull interesting bits for you to watch, I'm too fried to write... #firstworldmediahoproblems
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| Best girl <3 |
At any rate, I'm looking forward to a long weekend, and soaking up some sun! (and also trying to get rid of this AWFUL poison ivy I've got on my leg, I kind of want to cut my leg off ugh.) Any fun plans for the long weekend?
Ohh love the saddle pad! I have a grey/teal one that I bought this winter but I have yet to use it LOL. It's almost too pretty to use! ;-) Ruby looks great (and you too!). Glad your tech is cooperating haha.
ReplyDeleteHaha I got this one last fall and finally cut the tags off it! I'm so weird about hoarding saddle pads and then using the same 3 or 4 pads, I need to get over that!
DeleteI so want a Pixio! But when would I have time to watch my rides?
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of turning in to a (first world) problem, haha! Like, I really really love it and it's so useful, since I ride alone all the time. But it basically makes rides 3x more time consuming.
Deleteglad you finally got the pixio working with you!! all that media is so much work but so so so worth it to get it all documented!! Ruby looks great ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm glad I got it working too. Tuesday I was in the depths of "I hate this thing and I quit" and less than 48 hours later I was like "technology is magical and I love everything!" 😂
DeleteYay for a functioning pixio! The video looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine it's a ton to go through. Can't wait to have that problem one of these days!
I think I'll have to limit filming to one or two rides each week otherwise I'll spend all of my time on the computer! Haha. I hope you're experimenting with yours soon! I want to hear how you like it ☺️
DeleteI keep wanting more pads. You had better start planning again 😂
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure my wallet can take it 😂
DeleteI STILL HAVE 500 TABS OF PREDNISONE FOR YOUR POISON IVY THANKS CORNELL!!!!!
ReplyDeleteUm, anyway. I think you need to go full epic #mediahopro by using the Pixio, a helmet cam, AND the drone all at once. Media. Expl(h)osion.
I mean, I wouldn't discourage you from mailing them to me.... Dachshunds are prone to back issues, it's steroid central in my house. Which actually gives me an idea...🤣
DeleteHaha so would you believe me if I said I don't own a helmet cam? Since I just flat I felt like it would be boring? (I mean, the Pixio video is also like watching paint dry, which is why I only post GIFs 😂). And sad news, DH crashed the fucking drone and broke it, which is why drone videos have been lacking 😒 and after dropping $$$ on what is now a very expensive plastic paperweight, I'm not eager to replace it for him 🙄
But the idea of a media expl(h)osion appeals to me, so now I feel compelled to keep pushing the envelope 😎
Ha ha ha you're welcome for that pad.
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DeleteUgh I love the Pixio footage so much and I want it for my full training client horses so I can stop torturing Mike. Only, I don't have enough full training clients to justify the expense. This would be cool for the racehorses toooooo... *grabby hands* Anyway! My point is that I love all the extra media you're getting, although I relate to not having enough time to actually write by the time you're done sorting through it.
ReplyDeleteFor the racehorses, you might need the soloshot 😉 the Pixio has some space limitations. But it's perfect for what I do, in my tiny arena. And I definitely think it would be SO useful for a trainer!
DeleteI really didn't consider the ramifications of all the time I'd have to spend going through like 5x the media! I wasn't getting photos of every ride, and usually DH only photographs a few minutes before he gets bored and wanders off. And even that was time consuming. This is a vortex of time suck lol. But #worthit
That saddle pad is beautiful! Walk work is so useful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I love it! And it really is, especially for Cinna.
DeleteThere is a TON of poison ivy everywhere - we had to dodge it this past weekend
ReplyDeleteThe initial poison ivy on my leg is finally clearing up but now 60% of my body is covered in a fine red rash (seems different than poison ivy?) and I itch so badly I basically want to crawl into a vat of hydrocortisone 😂 ughhhh whyyyyyy
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