News

I haven't updated in forever! I plan to change a few things on this bad boy, then use it more religiously as a training journal. But life just kinda got too busy for blogging. It's a catch-22. When I have things to write about, I don't have any time to write about them. Anyways, here is what is going on in Megan-Andy-Love Bug-And-Sometimes-Callie Land:

• Andy and I are going to our first dressage show the weekend after next! We're doing Intro B an C with all the other 11 year olds. We have 6 more shows during the season to make it to training level.
  
• Andy actually did break my foot when he stomped it.
• I found out that I had the old break when I got my foot re-xrayed after it got hurt when Andy BUCKED ME OFF! Straight up broncoed me off, in front of Katie. It was the third bucking fit he had during that ride. It turned out to be caused by pent up energy due to little turnout, but we had a very hairy few weeks.
• Andy and I JUMPED! I hauled him to Kandice's barn for a jumping lesson, and he did fabulous. Of course, they were only 12 inch verticals, but he stayed so calm the whole time, and rated his speed so nicely. He really missed his calling as a hunter/jumper or eventer.
  
• LB got her foot caught in her paddock fence kicking at the adorable pony, scrapping off a lot of skin and causing a $200 emergency vet bill. She's perfectly fine now, and regrowing hair on the wound.
• I had a lesson with Sara on LB, and we got her to pick up the left lead canter! Multiple times. I have since repeated this feat, and on Sunday I caught Love Bug willingly cantering on the left lead when she was loose in the arena. She even did a flying lead change to get on the left lead.
• I ordered a new dressage saddle! It's being made in England right now. It's worth waaay more than Andy or LB put together.
  

I think that is all the big news. I did have a massive realization about my riding and training Andy two weeks ago that I will write about a little later.