I had an awesome spring break in California! So not ready to get back into school work...
The main reason I went to CA was to look after my 5 year old cousin, Sasha, but I also got to spend a huge amount of time with my aunt, uncle, and grandma. Sasha has legg somethingsomethingsomething syndrome so she walks with a limp, and is in a lot of pain.
My grandma and I flew in Tuesday around 11:30, and were greeted at the airport by my Uncle John and Sasha. We drove around and saw where John works, where Sash goes to school, Ghiridelli Square, and the really crooked road. We went to a little cafe for lunch and met Anne (John's girlfriend) and played Life for a few hours... Sasha and I CLEANED HOUSE. It was really fun :)
On Wednesday, Nanny (grandma) and I were alone with Sash while John worked. We went to the Di Young musem and walked around until Sasha's leg hurt too much to keep going. It's a really cool museam... there's a sculpture garden with a really cool domeish thing that you go sit in. We put flowers in there and came back after lunch and they were all smushed to the ground :( We also went to the Japanese Tea Garden and it was beautiful. We had Jazzmine tea with these really spicy little cracker things that Sasha ate like candy and Nanny and I thought were REALLY hot...
Thursday we took Sasha to Pier 39 on the cable car... or I should probably say she took us.... We got kinda lost and had to call John for directions. Nancy had us all over for dinner and we moved camp to her house.
On Friday John drove us down to the Monterey Aquarium. It was really neat! The sea otters are amazing :) I also really liked the new sea horse exibit. We stopped at a nice beach to watch the sunset. It was a great day, but really tiring. We didn't get home until around 11:30.
Saturday we drove across the bridge and went hiking. Sasha was fine, and we all had a great time. We played Apples to Apples for hours.
Sunday we went to the Japan Town Cherry Blossom Festival parade. It was really cool. The best part was the really big drums :) John made up a really special game called Blue Lips... but where's the thorax?
Nanny and I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday. We also got to go pick up Sahsa from school and see inside it. Nancy came home from New Orleans. Said goodbye to everyone.
We woke up early on Tuesday so we could go catch our flight intoo KC, then had a 4 hour delay in KC and didn't get hom until around 1:30. Mom let me sleep though 1st and 2nd hours :)
On the other hand..... I'm going to be spending my whole weekend ( literally the whole weekend, I might even be sleeping over at the barn manager's house so I get there early and stay late enough for all the commotion we have this weekend...) and I get to ride with some of my old friends in an earlier lesson :)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter for all those who celebrate it, and happy Sunday for all those who don't!
I had a ton of fun yesterday at the barn :) Up until the point when the three boys decided to go hide in the lodge and no one knew where they were... yeah. So here's how my day went!
Around 9:55ish - Got to the barn, helped the 10:00 beginners bridle their horses, helped the 9:30 private lesson kid untack and turn out his horse, and then brought in Gino.
11:00 - Helped the 10:00 lesson kids untack/turn out their horses, brought in Murphy
After that - Stole the mounting block from the arena, asked Katie if I could use her pulling comb, and spent 1 1/2 hours pulling gino's mane
12:30 - Helped Tasha free school Gino, tacked up Murphy for the lesson
1:00 - AWESOME lesson on Murph, it was the first time I ever rode him and I LOVE him!
2:00 - Cooled out Murphy, grazed him for a while while Andrea and Dani broke the barn (tisk tisk) then turned him out and brought in Hank
2:15ish - Pulled Hank's mane for... 2 hours, then tacked him up and rode him because my instructor was interviewing a girl who wants to be a camp counsoler, and she needed to see her teach
5:00 - Finished pulling Hank's mane, then turned him out
After That - looked for the missing children for 1 1/2 hours.... turns out they were in the most obvious place and I can't believe no one thought of looking there earlier...
Overall, great day :) Made my two boys extra pretty, fell in love with Murphy, got to ride twice, and had breakfast for dinner!
I had a ton of fun yesterday at the barn :) Up until the point when the three boys decided to go hide in the lodge and no one knew where they were... yeah. So here's how my day went!
Around 9:55ish - Got to the barn, helped the 10:00 beginners bridle their horses, helped the 9:30 private lesson kid untack and turn out his horse, and then brought in Gino.
11:00 - Helped the 10:00 lesson kids untack/turn out their horses, brought in Murphy
After that - Stole the mounting block from the arena, asked Katie if I could use her pulling comb, and spent 1 1/2 hours pulling gino's mane
12:30 - Helped Tasha free school Gino, tacked up Murphy for the lesson
1:00 - AWESOME lesson on Murph, it was the first time I ever rode him and I LOVE him!
2:00 - Cooled out Murphy, grazed him for a while while Andrea and Dani broke the barn (tisk tisk) then turned him out and brought in Hank
2:15ish - Pulled Hank's mane for... 2 hours, then tacked him up and rode him because my instructor was interviewing a girl who wants to be a camp counsoler, and she needed to see her teach
5:00 - Finished pulling Hank's mane, then turned him out
After That - looked for the missing children for 1 1/2 hours.... turns out they were in the most obvious place and I can't believe no one thought of looking there earlier...
Overall, great day :) Made my two boys extra pretty, fell in love with Murphy, got to ride twice, and had breakfast for dinner!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Inside the Mind of a Horse Lover
Hey everyone! My name is Rosie, and I ride horses. I have been riding and caring for horses for around three years now. I do not own any horses, but two special lesson horses have stolen my heart.
The first is Hank, a 17 year old mutt pony. He was donated to our barn because his owners were having troubles with him. He has a little spunk, but is very calm and loving. This is a pony that knows when he has little kids on his back and will be a doll, but also knows when a more advanced rider is on him and he will throw some things at you. He used to be an eventing pony, and he absolutely loves cross country. At our barn, we ride dressage and showjumping, and we are currently working on a cross country course so we will become more of an eventing barn. Hank loves to be out of the arena and run around freely!
The second horse that I ride most of the time is Gino, a 5 year old Welsh/TB cross. Gino and his half brother Jimmy have a reputation of being naughty - rearing, bucking, biting, other fun stuff like that - but he also gentle side. My trust in him has been shattered recently, and I'm trying to build it back up. He and I have come a long way since I started riding him, and I think we make a great team and could go far together.
Personally, I do not have any show experience besides schooling shows at my barn. In those I placed pretty well, 4th overall in the series. With Hank I got a 4th and a 1st in dressage, and a 6th in jumping, and with Gino I got a 6th in jumping. I rode another horse, Splash, for the other two shows, and got a 3rd in dressage and a 7th in jumping with him. Last fall I only did one show, a jumping one, and got 1st with a horse named Taco. Taco and I made a great team, but sadly he got injured and I'm not sure how long he is on rest. The only other show I have done is a hunter pace with a bunch of other girls from my barn. I rode a haflinger/draft cross named Hulk, and we didn't place, but we had a ton of fun.
I've tried to start blogs or journals in the past, and hopefully I'll keep this one up. I ride once a week for a lesson and someimes I ride on my own in between. I hope you have as much fun reading my entries as I have writing them!
The first is Hank, a 17 year old mutt pony. He was donated to our barn because his owners were having troubles with him. He has a little spunk, but is very calm and loving. This is a pony that knows when he has little kids on his back and will be a doll, but also knows when a more advanced rider is on him and he will throw some things at you. He used to be an eventing pony, and he absolutely loves cross country. At our barn, we ride dressage and showjumping, and we are currently working on a cross country course so we will become more of an eventing barn. Hank loves to be out of the arena and run around freely!
The second horse that I ride most of the time is Gino, a 5 year old Welsh/TB cross. Gino and his half brother Jimmy have a reputation of being naughty - rearing, bucking, biting, other fun stuff like that - but he also gentle side. My trust in him has been shattered recently, and I'm trying to build it back up. He and I have come a long way since I started riding him, and I think we make a great team and could go far together.
Personally, I do not have any show experience besides schooling shows at my barn. In those I placed pretty well, 4th overall in the series. With Hank I got a 4th and a 1st in dressage, and a 6th in jumping, and with Gino I got a 6th in jumping. I rode another horse, Splash, for the other two shows, and got a 3rd in dressage and a 7th in jumping with him. Last fall I only did one show, a jumping one, and got 1st with a horse named Taco. Taco and I made a great team, but sadly he got injured and I'm not sure how long he is on rest. The only other show I have done is a hunter pace with a bunch of other girls from my barn. I rode a haflinger/draft cross named Hulk, and we didn't place, but we had a ton of fun.
I've tried to start blogs or journals in the past, and hopefully I'll keep this one up. I ride once a week for a lesson and someimes I ride on my own in between. I hope you have as much fun reading my entries as I have writing them!
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