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Well this past weekend's horse show was an interes

Well this past weekend's horse show was an interesting one to say the least! We started off our warmup almost getting crashed into a few times by a baby horse with no steering...and that set off poor Jax. Sadly he was only with me about 40% in our 4th level debut and it was not pretty. When you are struggling to be good in the contact and get a relaxed back...none of the harder stuff is going to flow out. It didn't and we earned our lowest score...not MY lowest score...but Jax's (a 57%).

In years past this would have decimated me. This time...I didn't really care. I came out knowing it was going to be a bad result and just walked him between our tests with only a quick jont in the to the warmup to do one movement of our Freestyle in hopes that it would help him relax between rides.

With the more relaxed warm up and lack of vigilance from Jax...we were able to put in a very good pass at our first 3rd level freestyle (a 70%). I was more than pleased with that result...period. Notwithstanding our earlier test of the day, but thrilled to be able to pull out a much improved test second test out. We even got some decent scores on our single changes (which feels like a miracle).

We are going to be adjusting some things before the next show to give me more control (aka likely moving back into the double even though I've been hesitant to do that with him). I'm looking forward to the next one and trying to redeem ourselves at 4th level as I know we're both better than what we showed.

I have to say the best part of the whole thing was my barn mates. I love them all and I appreciate all the support and laughs and fun. @caballocookies @healthyhorsemassage @kellysika @bearerider

Prepping for a show this weekend (eeek!) and for D

Prepping for a show this weekend (eeek!) and for Derby's 5th birthday (and a lot of people coming to visit or stay) and feeling a touch overwhelmed. HOWEVER! I had to get out this review I've been working on for the last few weeks...because you might just need this shirt. 😉 Another super product from @maybabesequestrian ! Channeling my inner 90s Supermodel in this one. I love it so much. <3

I know I've been a little quiet lately. There's be

I know I've been a little quiet lately. There's been so much going on. I thought I would share a little bit about what's going on with us. Jax is all healed up and we are back in full work and things are going pretty well. We are going to show 4th level test 2 in a couple of weeks as well as a 3rd level freestyle! So excited to move up with him to 4th!

We had a bit of a rough clinic last week, but we've been doing all of our homework and the things we really struggled with on that day have gotten a lot better. So while it was a rough day, it was definitely worth doing and I got some good exercises and tools to use moving forward.

Jax is an interesting one. He is very smart and and a bit of a know it all. He thinks that he knows exactly what he's supposed to be doing even when it's not what I want him to be doing. So we have to work on that some more. More but that's just always going to be his personality. Some days he's going to be there with me and he's going to listen and other days he's going to try and take over. It's just trying to find the right balance with him.

On the other side of things I have been trying out a whole bunch of new stuff from various brands and I am loving all of it which is amazing. I adore this new print from @kasteldenmark . I am definitely going to end up buying the lilac version as well. It is just so sophisticated! I have been pairing it with the new higher rise breeches from @r.j.classics in Grape Shake which is a super pretty look for spring. We rocked them both for our clinic last week.

My review of the @marengoequestrian spring 2024 bo

My review of the @marengoequestrian spring 2024 box comes a little late as my box went on a very long journey thanks to the USPS...but everything arrived safe and sound...so no harm no foul. Loving this particular curation. Lots of good useful stuff here! <3 To read the review, visit the link in my bio.

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It's been a strange week this week for more than o

It's been a strange week this week for more than one reason. If you saw my story the other day, Jax injured himself early in the week and that has added some uncertainty and sadness to the week. A vet visit later, and she thinks he just really wacked his head hard on something. No riding for a while because it's right under where his bridle sits behind his eye. Thanks to @healthyhorsemassage for the laser today. That plus the Surpass hopefully will do the trick. Think good thoughts for the big guy. <3

We are going to likely miss the virtual schooling show we were trying to do with @cdseastbay , but hoping that he's going to be good to go for our next show at the end of April.

I picked the @equine_healthcare Bit + Wash Kit up

I picked the @equine_healthcare Bit + Wash Kit up on a whim…because that’s what we all do in tack shops right? I wasn’t expecting too much, but thought it might be nice to try a new bit cleaner and I love the ease of a spray. Check out my review (link in bio) to see why this has become a grooming box staple!

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