Y'all. I can't even. It has been a goal for ACTUAL YEARS to try to get a schoolmaster on lease, even if only for a summer, to lesson and learn on. With the exception of a pretty well schooled NSH rescue (who by the way just celebrated his 30th birthday and 11 years with his perfect family 🥳), I've owned pretty much exclusively young/project horses. I can count on one hand the number of times I've been able to ride something that knows more than me - living in a perpetual cycle of green horses has been rough. Like don't get me wrong, it's taught me an incredibly valuable school set, and Ruby and I are creeping along at a glacial pace, but I KNEW learning from a horse more educated than me would be so valuable. And somehow, that situation fell into my lap.
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| She is the best. |
I took Emmy out to a lesson with my trainer last weekend, and it was phenomenal. Was it always pretty? Absolutely not. We had a lot of unintentional changes, emphasis on the flying 🤣 my half halt needs to be recalibrated so I don't get lawn darted because homegirl has a GOOD STOP in there. Picking up the right lead is hard - she'd rather counter canter for dayssssss. But wow did I learn so much. And now I know that feeling I am trying to replicate on Ruby. In fact, I went home after the lesson Saturday and DH watched Ruby schooling and commented that her canter looked more like Emmy's than he'd ever seen (which I was actively working on lol).
My trainer asked me what my show plans were for this summer - and I'm not sure I have any, sigh. Wasn't necessarily budgeting for having this many horses and dogs 🙈 I want to show but I don't want to go into debt to do it, and I'm just not sure it's in my budget this year 😭 then she asked me what my pie in the sky goals were and it's just..... Leave a horse show NOT in tears sometime? Is that too much to ask for? Apparently 🤣
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| Ran through basically all of 2nd level at home on my own minus the medium trot - struggling to find different gears in the trot so that's homework. |
I don't even know that I have a point really. Just had these lovely photos and some video and I am excited to have Emmy in my life. But simultaneously bummed because money is a thing and I can't take her out there to do ALL THE THINGS.
She’s just lovely and you look great on you. I hear you on always bringing on green horses. And on the money. Sigh. Adulting is hard.
ReplyDeleteThank you! And yes, I know I am not alone on that struggle bus 🫠
DeleteYay Emmy video! She seems like such a gem
ReplyDeleteShe is a VERY GOOD GIRL 💙
DeleteI feel this so much! I finally have the time and the horses, but not all the cash... If I have the cash, I don't have the time or the horses. First world problems, but so frustrating!
ReplyDeleteStill must feel wonderful to get to lesson with Emmy. I feel like riding something well schooled can be very validating. Like when you hit the right button, you get the right answer. With the young ones (or with horses like Shiny...) you may be doing everything right but the answers might be wrong for awhile. Makes you question yourself. Glad you're getting this opportunity! Especially with such a gorgeous horse on top of it!
Yeah part of me is like "hey I can sort of ride" and then she throws 8 late changes and I'm like "nope, nope I cannot" 🤣
DeleteFirst world problems, to be sure lol.
I want to come watch!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome any time! Didn't make it out there last weekend because of the NEC schooling show and next weekend Bri is hosting a clinic, but maybe the weekend after? 😁
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