Show Prep

MEGAN: The morning began extra early for me- the house next door hosted a great party to which I was not invited, but still was able to take part in… at 2:00 am. After finally falling back asleep, I work up as usual and went to the barn to feed, turnout, and do the indoor. After cleaning my stall and doing water, Simba and I went for an extra-long walk and handgraze. Asia, an adorable little girl who just brought her pony to Gleneden, helped me scoop and tidy up in Mica’s barn, and also helped with laundry. Then, I got on Simba for a 12:30 lesson- on, no. It’s actually a 1:00 lesson! So, we walked on the trails for a bit, then warmed up to do our test for Annie. She said we totally nailed our Second Level test! Yahoo!!! We worked the section with rein-back, turn on haunches, free walk, and the first loop of the canter serpentine for about 10 minutes, then went back to the barn for a bath- with shampoo and conditioner! After cleaning my horse, I scrubbed his boots, then went to tack up Melos. Heather saw me warm him up and was really happy with how I was riding him, so she helped me with him a bit before hopping on herself. Caspian and I went for a short hack, then I cleaned tack and equipment for the show tomorrow. When we got home I changed and ran to church while the others went swimming. After church, I ran to the barn and helped pack for the show and put the finishing touches on the rest of Simba’s stuff. I ran for a bit longer, then came home and showered. Now, I am off to have some vanilla yogurt and strawberries for dinner and go over my tests in my head for tomorrow. Wish us luck!

SIMBA: Now this showing stuff is worth my time. That First Level stuff is for silly horses- I did compete through Intermediate I after all! Second Level, though also quite simplistic, is a slight bit more of a challenge- more for Mom then me, though. Well, I am all bathed and clean, and I saw Mom packing so I can only assume we have a show tomorrow. OK, Mom, let’s go strut our stuff!