I feel like my goals go to crap, and starting off the year with an oncoming cold spell is doing little to help my motivation. But alas, here we go:
Competition Goals:
- Have a strong (educational, learning from previous experience, improving, who cares about ribbons) year at BN
- Become member(s) of the USEA - this didn't make sense last year, but I'd like to have the membership and the magazines again. Area IV Adult Riders may be a thing, once I check if the clinics that they list (and offer 25$ paybacks for) are ones I would attend.
- Continue to lower dressage scores.
At Home Goals:
- Go on a trail ride with Bailey.
- Continue to work on ground manners, standing, lunging and other solid-citizen skills with the red horse.
- Ride or lunge Foxie once a week or more.
- Jump BB at least once a week, and jump creatively (arena XC, grids, mini courses, etc)
- School XC and trailer out for lessons more regularly / become more confident hauling the trailer.
In the Arena Goals: (for BB)
- Cement shoulder in, haunches in and leg yields at the walk and trot.
- Improve strength and consistency at the canter as reflected in collection / extension exercises. If she is strong enough, begin teaching flying changes.
- While the canter is brewing, work on prompt and correct simple changes.
- Insist on quality, forward work every time. No more head tossing / getting away with being a sassy pants / giving up. Pony needs to learn to try.
Some of these goals seem pretty lofty... but I guess I'll check in after a few months and see how we're doing (seeing as I suck at blogging, this doesn't seem too lofty of a goal...)
Happy New Year, Guys.
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| No more giraffing on the center line, plz |
Competition Goals:
- Have a strong (educational, learning from previous experience, improving, who cares about ribbons) year at BN
- Become member(s) of the USEA - this didn't make sense last year, but I'd like to have the membership and the magazines again. Area IV Adult Riders may be a thing, once I check if the clinics that they list (and offer 25$ paybacks for) are ones I would attend.
- Continue to lower dressage scores.
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| BB: I spook when I am bored. And for fun. |
At Home Goals:
- Go on a trail ride with Bailey.
- Continue to work on ground manners, standing, lunging and other solid-citizen skills with the red horse.
- Ride or lunge Foxie once a week or more.
- Jump BB at least once a week, and jump creatively (arena XC, grids, mini courses, etc)
- School XC and trailer out for lessons more regularly / become more confident hauling the trailer.
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| Flat work is too hard, mom. Standing is better. |
In the Arena Goals: (for BB)
- Cement shoulder in, haunches in and leg yields at the walk and trot.
- Improve strength and consistency at the canter as reflected in collection / extension exercises. If she is strong enough, begin teaching flying changes.
- While the canter is brewing, work on prompt and correct simple changes.
- Insist on quality, forward work every time. No more head tossing / getting away with being a sassy pants / giving up. Pony needs to learn to try.
Some of these goals seem pretty lofty... but I guess I'll check in after a few months and see how we're doing (seeing as I suck at blogging, this doesn't seem too lofty of a goal...)
Happy New Year, Guys.
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