You Can Do Better...

MEGAN: I got up early this morning to read for the Festival. With all the time going into the fundraiser, I have not gotten through as much of the books as I’d hoped to by this point. However, I am going to continue to get up early to study, so hopefully I will be in better shape in a few days. Anyway, we went to the stable, fed our horses and did turnouts as usual. I swept out the corner of the arena, then cleaned my horse’s water buckets and his stall, taking him out for a walk and graze as well. After he was taken care of I took towels to Mica’s barn, did laundry and fundraiser stuff, and found Lendon’s sunglasses. Extra brownie point for me!!! I also found Flurry’s dog bed in the feedroom and let Sam, owner of two horses (Koa and Nexus), listen to the MSUCC on my MP3 player. He loved it, and I love sharing the choir with people who know nothing about it. As I make the decision about whether I will return next year, something that always pulls on my heart is my love of the choir and beauty we create. There is nothing like beautiful, artistic music, and I simply can’t seem to let that go. Oh, well. That is for another day. After talking with Sam, I tacked Simba up and we rode in front of Lendon. It was marginally better than yesterday, but neither she nor I are satisfied. Her parting comment was, “You can do better.” It will come if I keep working, but for everyone else it just sees to happen without effort. They just ride well without exertion, without any extra thought on their part. I am sure it is hard, but from my perspective it does not seem so. After cooling Simba down, I hacked Astro with Nikki on Cambridge and then took Simba out over hills. He is fantastically forward on the trail, so I have hope that I can make that carry over to the arena work. What a good boy he has become on the trail! I am very proud of the progress he has made even in a week. Now he seems to enjoy our walks, a relief for an anxious mother and conditioning coach. After finishing up with Simba I did stuff for the fundraiser, then cleaned over half the saddles in Mica’s barn. Laura took Emma, Rachel and I to Target and Party City to get supplies for the fundraiser, then upon returning home I went for a run, showered, and ate beef stew over rice for dinner. Though not having to cook is nice time-wise, I miss it and hope to be cooking up a storm soon!! Now I am ready for bed, looking forward to the clinic tomorrow. Heather has generously set up a group for the working students, so I will get to ride with Tina Konyot!!! I am soooo excited!

SIMBA: I enjoyed my walk and grass as usual this morning, then Mom rode me in front of Lendon. She keeps telling Mom to ride me forward and round, forward and round, forward and round- you’d think she’d have it figured out by now! Oh, well. Until she gets it, it means I only have to go when she remembers to ask me. Ha, ha. I am not giving her any gifts- she will have to earn everything. After a short rest, Mom took me out in the woods and around the field and barns. Those hills sure are hard! That must be why Mom likes to run up all those hills- I see her almost every night, even though she doesn't think I see her! After you get to the top, you feel like the king of the world. That must be why Mom likes to What a great feeling- similar to which I am experiencing now as I fall asleep. Bye!