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

Guess Who's Back!

Hey Yall,

So my internet has been down for at least two weeks! I have so much to post about it is insane! So to start, the most exciting news is that I have now had three or four lessons with Charles and they have gone super well! Charles thinks that we will be ready to compete again in hunters in two or three months! I want to do as many shows as I can but money is tight so we are going to try our hardest. In our last lesson with Charles we worked alot on my position and how it effects the horse. I have been working hard to build up my leg strength and to ride every day.

Next big ticket item is that Amador has moved to J&B for the summer! He is loving being in a stall. We had to move him because he was getting so sun bleached and also his hoof rot was getting progressively worse because of the wet ground at my house. I love being at a barn again. As much as I loved being at my own farm and making my own rules and such, I now realize how much I have missed the comrodery of a barn.

Well that's all I can think of right now I am super tired!

-Paula

All the Way to North Carolina

Hey Yall,

So it's been a while since I blogged and so much has happened! So Thursday night Ken Moody came out and put Amador's shoe back on which turned out to be a very difficult task. Since Amador has been out in the pasture and it has been so wet he has gotten hoof rot. This means that there was not very much foot for Ken to nail to. We have been very proactive though to get rid of this nasty development. I have soaked his feet first in peroxide then in kopertox he is on a hoof supplement now and I am still using keritex. So hopefully he will be all better soon.

Next big news is that I drove my horse trailer all the way to Brevard, NC and back!!! Yay! It was very cool I have never drivin on the real interstate before and never that long all at once. So the reason we went to NC was to take Danny and another pony back to Camp Rockbrook for the summer. My mom and I always have the best road trips and we had so much fun staying at High Rocks where my mom grew up going as a camper and then a counsuler. Now it is all boys, but I hope to work there as a counsuler to one day. Amador seems quite lonely without Danny so we are going to try to find him a buddy. Any ideas message me please! :-)

Tommorrow my plan is to mow my ring and get all of the new jumps set up. I am going to ride Amador, then give him a break and get everything ready to go to Seabrook tomorrow. Then I am going to go down the road and pick up Kaijsa and Em so we can go swimming with our friend Trey and his horse at this super cool crystal clear pond thats back off a trail. This will be really good for Ami since when I rode today he was a tad bit stiff. I am excited bout the ring and I am going to take pics of that and our ride! Also I have pics to post from our trip.

-Paula

Fox Hunt!!!

Hey Yall,
So today I was bored during pe so I went and saw an old friend by the name of Diane Geradeau, (I think that's how it's spelled) who used to board at M&M while I was there. She is super neat and fun and she told me about this thing she is doing with some women from her barn. She is going to the Rein and Shine first annual hunter pace benifit. It is June 20th at Poplar Grove and for those 18 and under it is only 35 dollars and for adults 45, both including luch. All the info is on the Rein and Shine website but this is a great and fun way to help out a local organization that does so much for the community. They do so much and I have seen first hand the effect that they can have. It is going to be a blast and I hope to see everyone out there supporting this great cause! I am trying to put a team together. So far we consist of myself and my friends Sarah and Hailey from J&B Stables so if anyone is interested and likes to go fast and has a horse that is in shape give me a call, but our super team is not for the faint hearted!
-Paula