Sunday, October 24, 2010

We had a lot of fun as always, we rode in the outdoor again- trying to get in as much time there as possible. I met katie today (the 16 year old) she is very nice. We were in the outdoor riding together at the same time. So far i think we have met 5 or 6 women and they are all soooo nice.

Lesson

First jump ever at Jefferson Knolls, and first jump ever outside!!! Even at SaddleBrook


Basically love this pic

one of the tack rooms!

SKy in the crossties

On tuesday Julie and I went down to the stables. I was supposed to wait to jump until Courtney did, but i braved it and jumped!!! he did great. My lesson was on Wednesday, and he was great, we jumped a course already and there were two other horses in there!:o It was challenging and alot of fun having to jump and watch two other horses too, while keeping Sky at a collected canter! I was legit sweating when i was done, it was hard work but i loved it. i still love the outdoor tooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

I love this stables!!! Saddlebrook was nice, but this is most def awesome! The people are so kind and helpful. They have two dogs, one a big bull dog and the other a lab. They also have a pond full of ducks, every color and size! The indoor arena is the same size or maybe a bit bigger than at Saddlebrook, but the outdoor is AMAZING!!! I rode Sky in it for the first time on Saturday, it was a blast. I have never ridden him in a ring that big. It is Olympic size, I swear I might get lost in there. There is a 16 year old girl that boards there and I am looking forward to meeting her. He is settling in great, loves his new pasture buddies and loves his stall. Only because he is on the end and can look into the tack room and see what everybody is doing, everybody gives him pats and treats. As you can imagine………he absolutely hates that. He can also hang his head over the stall door all the time:) The view from anywhere in the barn or in the fields is great. White fence posts everywhere! The house there is huge, 8,000 square feet. I think we will have a lot of fun there! Especially since both Sandi and Courtney are there! We went to a tack shop and a bought Sky a new saddle pad, it’s the blue one in the pics! I don’t have it in the pictures because he didn’t need it, but I bought a blue crop, like the exact same color as the saddle pad, and it has pink swirls in it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I am a matching freak!:)
Views from the outdoor!



Sky and I in his new stall!

The outdoor! We have a great time:)













Riding in the indoor!

Jumping

The jumping was awesome! The U.S. got bumped out of 3rd, so we didnt place, but we got 4th. I loved the jumping is was maybe my favorite!





























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