Here we go!
Here's the directions:
- Answer the questions (below) on your own blog, and leave a link to that post in the comments here.
- In your post, invite readers to answer the questions on THEIR blogs, and link those blogs to yours AND to here.
- Let's see how far this can travel!
- Pictures! Let's see lots of pictures of people and horses!
* Introduce yourself!
* Introduce your horse(s)!
* What's your favorite horse sport? Do you cross train in other activities?
* Who else in your family rides?
* What's your proudest equestrian accomplishment?
* What was your lowest moment as a horse owner/rider?
* What's the most important small thing you ever learned in a lesson?
* Do you have any riding rituals or superstitions?
* What are your short term goals for yourself/your horse?
* Long term goals?
* If time and money were no object, what is your dream equestrian vacation?
* What kind of horse activities were you doing 10 years ago?
* What kind of horse activities do you think you'll be doing 10 years from now?
* What is the quirk about your horse that you like most?
* Introduce yourself!
Laura, crazy horse girl, trainer at Riding Journey, photographer
* Introduce your horse(s)!
The one and only red headed thoroughbred mare! Journey, or Rare Journey the one who started me on my journey to become a better rider.
Diesel, my Akhal-teke Sporthorse. My jump all the things pony
And the infamous Spookaloosa, Quick or Viva Sozar (please do not call him Sozar, everytime someone does he spooks. )
* What's your favorite horse sport? Do you cross train in other activities?
Endurance of course, and I do really enjoy the challenge of a 100. I do a ton of dressage work with everyone, and event my jumper pony! I always wanted to event since I was little.
* Who else in your family rides?
My cousin and that is about it.
* What's your proudest equestrian accomplishment?
I have two. Completing Tevis with Quick and getting Diesel to the recognized event at Inavale this year.
* What was your lowest moment as a horse owner/rider?
The toughest was when Diesel coliced. It was an all night colic, he wasn't even 3 yet. I hadn't had him a month, and he had just finished a purge worming. The vet believed it was due to a worm die off. I walked him all night, (before and after the vet was out and before the vet came out again in the morning) and finally when he was able to stand without rolling I sat in a chair while he stood with all four legs splayed and we waited for the vet to come again.
2yr old baby Diesel. He has no neck!
* What's the most important small thing you ever learned in a lesson?
Breathe. I remember when Trish first told me she did her down transitions on a breath. I was blown away, sure that I could never be that subtle. Up and down on a breath. It is pretty amazing.
7yr old Diesel, working on stretching his neck out.
* Do you have any riding rituals or superstitions?
No really. Aside from checking gates, etc like crazy.
Taking Journey out for a ride after her horrible stress founder.
(a story for another day)
* What are your short term goals for yourself/your horse?
Complete more 100s on Quick. Take Diesel novice next year and show in in 1st level Dressage. Have a nice normal canter on Journey... simple things in life
Complete more 100s on Quick. Take Diesel novice next year and show in in 1st level Dressage. Have a nice normal canter on Journey... simple things in life
* Long term goals?
Show through Training level eventing (or higher, but being realistic here) Compete in International level endurance.
Show through Training level eventing (or higher, but being realistic here) Compete in International level endurance.
* If time and money were no object, what is your dream equestrian vacation?
Everywhere.
Everywhere.
* What kind of horse activities were you doing 10 years ago?
I had no idea what endurance was!
I had no idea what endurance was!
* What kind of horse activities do you think you'll be doing 10 years from now?
Hopefully the same things I am doing now. Maybe making a living off of it, but doubt it.
Hopefully the same things I am doing now. Maybe making a living off of it, but doubt it.
* What is the quirk about your horse that you like most?
Quick likes to untie himself and has an amazing sense of humor. Diesel is highly opinionated, I've given him the motto "here hold my beer, watch this". Journey well, she is super sweet and wants to snuggle.
Quick likes to untie himself and has an amazing sense of humor. Diesel is highly opinionated, I've given him the motto "here hold my beer, watch this". Journey well, she is super sweet and wants to snuggle.
