A- Lose more weight
B-Get out hacking again
C- Learn to canter
D- Buy a little horsebox so I can start showing my Ponies/ or go to nice scenic place for hacking.
E- do a walk trot dressage test
My biggest priority atm is to find a place to move my horse that is closer to where I am living, and finish her up. She is a reliable mount but I wouldn't call her "well trained" and due to some saddle issues/unevenness in my body and landing on my head at the canter more than once, we haven't quite mastered that gait. I also need to take some weight off of her, which means riding more! Get 30 days on my gelding... just get 'er done, I guess!
This is a good idea, I think that I need to set goals for my self so that I have something to work towards!
* Be healthier- reduce junk food, exercise more, and loosing weight would be good but as long as I feel more energetic and have higher self esteem I think Ill be happy
* Trailer out to the LT to ride for the equivalence of once a week
* Ride 2/3 times a week at the house and work on trotting and cantering
* Focus on school and maintain a good GPA
* Don't stress out about work
I really just want to be more confident as a rider. I realize that my mare isn't getting the attention she needs, so it's no help to me when she is misbehaving...
1. not break any bones riding. In 2010 arm when horse rolled over backwards on me, and 2011, there was this girl......= two broke ribs.
2. related but not identical to the above, fall off less. Anybody ever fall off a horse that wasnt moving ?
3. Complete my first 50 mile AERC ride.
I ran a 5k this fall. I was hit with a stomach flu about 25 minutes before I left... but still insisted on running. BEST experience ever. My family, my boyfriend, and several of my friends were at the finish line cheering me on. I can't wait for the weather to clear up to start running again. I really loved being able to push my body in that way!
1) lose some excess weight so I feel more energized
2) fall off less, and yes Joe I have fallen off a horse that was standing still, I was dismounting at the time...hilarious..and embarrassing..
3)ride more! camp more!
-Get a good summer job (so can have money for lessons and for a possible tropical holiday with my whole family)
-Find the barn I want to stick with and ride at
-Advance sufficiently in riding as to be able to call myself, without a doubt, an intermediate.
-Try and publish a children's book
1. Lose some weight so I can get on my horse easier and feel better about myself.
2. Get a better paying job and hopefully one I enjoy more than the current
3. Go to more trail rides now that I have my own trailer
4. Get more trail buddies, so many people at my barn just want to show
5. Work on my balance at the gallop
6. Establish a good headset at the canter
7. Hopefully build a better relationship with the trainer at my barn so I feel comfortable taking lessons again. I want to learn more and she's nice, but I think it's just her style of teaching that leaves me a little intimidated.
I hope to lose enough weight to get back where I was last summer, and keep going from there. I've been told (even by members of this forum) that I'm too heavy for my girl, so riding is not an option at the moment, but maybe by next year? I was down to 265 - 270 last summer, so I have 27 pounds to lose by April or May. Weightloss is very hard for me due to underlying health issues, but I am determined!
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