Perhaps one of the most fun things of the past 3 months is that Paladin went to his first horse show ever! He was wonderful and we had tons of fun... here are some pictures of my handsome boy in action!
Jumping his heart out (can you tell which way we're turning next?)...
Good boy!!!
Hangin' out with the gang - L to R, Jamie, me, Juliette, Melissa and Galen (that would be, horse-wise, Spike, Paladin, Arrow, Jestic and the big boy, Jazz!)
It was a great experience and we can't wait for little schooling shows to start again in the spring. And, speaking of shows, we are just two weeks away from our first show at HGF! We've been planning like crazy and still have a ways to go, but we are hosting an "Eclectic Horse Show Series" for the holidays, with one show in Oct., one in Nov., and one in Dec. Instead of the usual classes from just one discipline, like jumping or dressage, we are incorporating lots of disciplines into a fun show for everyone. We will have groundwork and round pen classes, dressage classes, jumping classes, and some other fun classes including a costume class in October and hopefully a pairs class in November!
While I've been crazy with this stuff at the barn, Luke has been working weekends at a dude ranch, leading trail rides! 1000 Acres Ranch is located near Lake George, almost an hour and a half from here, so Luke stays up there the weekends that he works. He's enjoyed the different experience, but is ready for it to be over (he has one more weekend to go).
One weekend while he was gone, I redid our entire bedroom! I pulled up old carpet, stripped old wallpaper, primed and painted and got the room set back up again before he returned as a complete surprise. I have lots of pictures step by step, so I'll have to post them sometime soon.
Well, I'm up to the barn to teach some lessons and hopefully ride my own horse today! I know I've said this before, but we promise to not let it be another 3 months before posting... eek.
