Minor Setbacks

Hey Yall,

So things have been quite relaxed lately. I am not having a lesson this week since it is the first week of school so I have been working Amador regularly and working on myself on the pony. Yesterday my mom and I got to ride together. She hacked Amador and worked on her position and I did a whole ride practically without stirrups on Tiffany. She is so great for that kind of thing.

This was all great, but as many of you know I broke my wrist a while back and it has been giving me some problems. Today I had to get a second steroid shot in it and am typing with just one hand. lol It hurts pretty bad and I probably won't be able to ride for a couple of days. I am not going to let this stop us! '

-Paula

Presenting...!

Presenting the new super improved Amador and Paula duo! Yesterday I had a super amazing lesson with Charles! Amador and I worked super hard and as a result we were stellar! We jumped for a solid half hour within which we made it to the base of every fence except two! Even Charles was impressed. He even said he thought we were ready to show again. So... we are headed to Mullet Hall in September for the Pinto show. I am super excited to get back into the groove of showing and watchout yall because we are ready to compete!
-Paula

My Little Pony!

Hey Yall,

So everything has been going super well with Amador. We had two great lessons this past week and Charles is even talking about us showing again! Amador and I are really getting to the base of each fence much more consistently now although we are haveing trouble with our once perfect flying changes. But we are going to work on it.

The big recent news is that I got a pony! Her name is Tiffany and her show name is Goodnight Moon. She is a small welsh pony and is normally black although the sun has done a number on her coat. She is quite chuncky and on an intense diet. Shes super sweet and super good for my little god sister and friend Grace to ride. Many of you may know her she was in Sally Martin's lesson program and did a stint on the show circuits in a variety of pony classes. Then she was at Tuxbury where there were some issues with her undersaddle. However, she has proven herself to be a quiet and easy ride. We are smitten with the new addition to our family. I will try to put pics on soon.

-Paula

I'm Going To Miss You Sonny <3

My prayers are with my friend Susan as she grieves the loss of her horse Sonny. Sonny was a truly talented and brave horse. Many of you might remember Susan's name. She was helping me with Amador while I was between trainers. In exchange I rode her horse Sonny. He was a big 16 something hand chestnut thoroubred. He was sweet and gentle and funny. Sonny was blind in one eye so he was a chalange but he handled it so well. Sonny coliced very badly last night and had to be put down. I'm so sorry for your loss Susan, I couldn't imagine how I would feel if this happened to Amador, Sonny you will not be forgotten.

Also I am supposed to have a lesson tomorrow but after I got off Amador tonight I saw that his shoe was very loose. I left him in for the night and will check on him in the morning. I hope that the shoe will hold through the afternoon.

All Better!

Hey Yall,
So two days ago the vet gave me a thumbs up for Amador's eye. He said that it was looking way better and that as soon as the dialation was back to normal that I could ride him again! I am so excited to ride again it seems like I haven't ridden in like a year. haha I have been working around J&B to keep busy and just doting on my baby. I am having two lessons this week with Charles since next week I am off to Florida for an entire week for the Ultimate Life Summit (that thing I got a scholorship for). That's another week without riding but this will be alomost unbearable because I won't see Amador either! Well thats all for now. I will let you know how my lessons go, Hailey is supposed to come with me to one of them, so I might even have pics!
-Paula

OWIE!

Hey yall,
So Tuesday I drove all the way to Seabrook for my lesson only to pull Amador off the trailer to find that he was unable to open his eye. So we loaded back up and called the vet. Sally Banner (our favorite vet) came and she told me that he had an ulcer in his eye. So we are our of commission for the next week until his eye is all better.
-Paula

Lesson Day

Today Amador and I loaded up and went over to Seabrook for our weekly lesson with Charles. It was a good lesson and I learned a lot. We worked on my position on the flat as well as over fences. We also continued to work on riding to the base of every fence. Amador was a little fast but we improved steadily with each round. I got to ride with my friends which was really cool.
-Paula