Long, Hot, and Great!

MEGAN: I got up at 6:00 this morning, went to the barn, and helped water, hay, and do stalls. Then I groomed and walked my horse and talked to Lendon about giving Simba meds with his stomach upset. We decided to just keep an eye on him, and I spent my morning grazing, walking, grooming, picking stalls, and generally prepping myself for my class at 1:38 pm. I had a nice warm-up, though I got on about 7 minutes too early for my warm-up with Lendon. We had a good test (1st 4) with two mistakes- my seat changed in the loop on the counter canter so my wonderful, trained horse did a flying change!! He also misinterpreted an aid into the trot as a canter aid, so we got a 5 on both those movements. But, I got an 8 on rider with a 69% and won the Jr/Yr division and was second overall! After hosing my horse, cleaning my tack, and drying all my wet show clothes, I went for a 45 or 50 minute run around the showgrounds and after that, got to watch the Grand Prix. After some appetizers (i.e. dinner) we (Annie, Mica, and I) got ice cream and did nightcheck, then showered and went to bed. What a day- long, hot, and great!

SIMBA: Mom took good care of me this morning, walking me over to that grass I’d been eyeing since yesterday to eat, and scrubbing my buckets with care. Then, she put all my tack on and expected me to work in this heat! When she put that saddle on, I turned and looked at her- I couldn’t believe it! Oh, well, I went out and did my job, though Mom messed up a perfectly good test with some silly mistakes. I got a nice bath after my test, with Vetrolin and cold, cold water. Ah… Now I am resting in my stall, munching my nightcheck hay. Mom watched the Grand Prix then came back to give me my hay and water. I am tired, but relaxing as the heat disappears. What a long, hot day!! I am going to get some rest, so I can perform tomorrow. Night, all!