Tuesday, June 7
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Cool-ish, overcast weather, that felt pleasant.
I talked with Sister S for a little while, mostly to let her know that that family friend had passed away. My sister also visited with this lady when she went to see Mom, since they are in the same care facility.
I called Mom, and she seemed cheerful. Mainly we talked about the garden, birds, and a plant she was interested in that was growing just outside the window of her room. I didn't mention anything about our friend dying, since maybe she only remembers if someone mentions it. No point in doing that to her over and over again.
I managed to plant the zucchini seeds and some sunflower seeds. Not sure if the sunflowers will have time to get big enough to flower, but I'll try. I did a bit of watering while I planted.
I went to the barn, though with a lot of strange feelings left from the show. I don't know that I was marginalized a bit in that Liberty class or not, but it left me with some questions.
Questions like: how did a woman and her pony who have only been doing Liberty with this barn for a month manage to get fifth place in a class, and they didn't use a halter? I have been taking lessons here for a year and a half now. Are we just "slow", or did she teach us differently? I haven't been working on Liberty for the whole time, but still? I've been dancing around the edges of it for about a year, why did it take us so long to get to the same point as this woman?
So I was working with River outside, when along comes the teen girl who uses River as a lesson horse on Monday. Normally I wouldn't see her there on Tuesday.
She says "Guess what? I'm having a lesson with Arrow today!". Arrow is a horse of R's that is quite spirited. The whole rationale behind this girl working with River, is that he is pretty laid back, which is what R said this girl needed. Why would the next horse that she work with be one that is known for being very hot?
So, I don't know if she is still going to be using River or not.
I am okay with whatever they feel they need to do, but it annoyed me to find out this way, abruptly.
I could understand the decision; River's breathing issues in the summer make him less than ideal for lessons, but maybe mention it to me?
It is just all a little weird.
On a better note, we did a casual video "show" of obstacles, both a ridden class and an in hand class back in May, and we finally got the results, and River and I got the best scores. It was just for the people at the barn. We did the pattern on our own time and videoed it on our own, and sent the video to R to judge. That was a bit of a surprise for me, though I did think at the time that we had done a good job.
https://youtu.be/qtaVqghQyV0
https://youtu.be/987IeXGil3k
I go back and forth sometimes wondering if my reactions to things are appropriate, or if I am being overly sensitive to imaginary slights.
I am not trying to create drama, but I have a very hard time trusting people. As soon as something seems off, or something doesn't add up, I start to question what is happening. I DO trust most people to be acting in their own best interests.
I ended up having a very good session with River. We worked in the round pen entirely at Liberty for some ground work, and I just said "what the heck" and got on him to ride, and decided to try it without any tack. If he acted up at all, it was just in the round pen and he couldn't go anywhere. Pretty simple just to slide off if I needed to.
He ended up doing pretty well without tack. I did some figure eights to work on turning, and halts, and did okay if not perfect with those. Then I did walk trot canter each direction, and I was surprised at how I could actually sit his trot better than when I use a bareback pad. I worked on just loosening up and really sitting the trot by rolling with his gait instead of staying tight in the hips like I tend to do.
I really enjoyed the feeling of connection with him today.
I came home and let everyone out into their pastures, while I got some mowing done. It REALLY needed to be done.
I learned that Martha Gellhorn, a journalist, was the only woman to land on the shores of France during the invasion of Normandy. She was turned down when she applied to cover the events, but stowed away instead, pretending to be a stretcher-bearer.
Martha was the estranged wife of Ernest Hemingway, who was also a war journalist, who covered the same event. She got there first.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/d-day-150000-men---and-on_b_5452941
Cool-ish, overcast weather, that felt pleasant.
I talked with Sister S for a little while, mostly to let her know that that family friend had passed away. My sister also visited with this lady when she went to see Mom, since they are in the same care facility.
I called Mom, and she seemed cheerful. Mainly we talked about the garden, birds, and a plant she was interested in that was growing just outside the window of her room. I didn't mention anything about our friend dying, since maybe she only remembers if someone mentions it. No point in doing that to her over and over again.
I managed to plant the zucchini seeds and some sunflower seeds. Not sure if the sunflowers will have time to get big enough to flower, but I'll try. I did a bit of watering while I planted.
I went to the barn, though with a lot of strange feelings left from the show. I don't know that I was marginalized a bit in that Liberty class or not, but it left me with some questions.
Questions like: how did a woman and her pony who have only been doing Liberty with this barn for a month manage to get fifth place in a class, and they didn't use a halter? I have been taking lessons here for a year and a half now. Are we just "slow", or did she teach us differently? I haven't been working on Liberty for the whole time, but still? I've been dancing around the edges of it for about a year, why did it take us so long to get to the same point as this woman?
So I was working with River outside, when along comes the teen girl who uses River as a lesson horse on Monday. Normally I wouldn't see her there on Tuesday.
She says "Guess what? I'm having a lesson with Arrow today!". Arrow is a horse of R's that is quite spirited. The whole rationale behind this girl working with River, is that he is pretty laid back, which is what R said this girl needed. Why would the next horse that she work with be one that is known for being very hot?
So, I don't know if she is still going to be using River or not.
I am okay with whatever they feel they need to do, but it annoyed me to find out this way, abruptly.
I could understand the decision; River's breathing issues in the summer make him less than ideal for lessons, but maybe mention it to me?
It is just all a little weird.
On a better note, we did a casual video "show" of obstacles, both a ridden class and an in hand class back in May, and we finally got the results, and River and I got the best scores. It was just for the people at the barn. We did the pattern on our own time and videoed it on our own, and sent the video to R to judge. That was a bit of a surprise for me, though I did think at the time that we had done a good job.
https://youtu.be/qtaVqghQyV0
https://youtu.be/987IeXGil3k
I go back and forth sometimes wondering if my reactions to things are appropriate, or if I am being overly sensitive to imaginary slights.
I am not trying to create drama, but I have a very hard time trusting people. As soon as something seems off, or something doesn't add up, I start to question what is happening. I DO trust most people to be acting in their own best interests.
I ended up having a very good session with River. We worked in the round pen entirely at Liberty for some ground work, and I just said "what the heck" and got on him to ride, and decided to try it without any tack. If he acted up at all, it was just in the round pen and he couldn't go anywhere. Pretty simple just to slide off if I needed to.
He ended up doing pretty well without tack. I did some figure eights to work on turning, and halts, and did okay if not perfect with those. Then I did walk trot canter each direction, and I was surprised at how I could actually sit his trot better than when I use a bareback pad. I worked on just loosening up and really sitting the trot by rolling with his gait instead of staying tight in the hips like I tend to do.
I really enjoyed the feeling of connection with him today.
I came home and let everyone out into their pastures, while I got some mowing done. It REALLY needed to be done.
I learned that Martha Gellhorn, a journalist, was the only woman to land on the shores of France during the invasion of Normandy. She was turned down when she applied to cover the events, but stowed away instead, pretending to be a stretcher-bearer.
Martha was the estranged wife of Ernest Hemingway, who was also a war journalist, who covered the same event. She got there first.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/d-day-150000-men---and-on_b_5452941
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Date: 2022-06-08 10:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-08 10:35 pm (UTC)Thank you about the leg position, that was hard won (as is everything!). My toes are still pointing out a bit too much, but my leg length and position at the girth is better.
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Date: 2022-06-09 02:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-09 07:25 am (UTC)I don't think there is anything deliberate about this, but it is strange. Usually our communication is pretty good.
I guess I can't rule out the possibility that there is something a little off in her world, after all she is human too.
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Date: 2022-06-10 06:23 am (UTC)I hope R feels she can be transparent with me about things like the girl needing a different horse. It just feels different when you are out of the loop.