I haven't updated in way too long!

So much for my plan to write regularly, lol.


Things are going wonderfully for me right now! I've just switched barns/trainers and sent Logan for training at a barn about an hour away from me. He's being ridden by my new trainers daughter, a very talented girl who just aged out of the juniors this year. She really, really likes my guy and is excited to work with him!


Riding with Barb (my trainer) is wonderful. I've gotten lost of saddle time on different horses/ponies at the barn that Logan is at, and I took one lesson with her at her other barn on a horse named Paco, who was her daughter Ashley's 3'6" horse. He's easily one of the most adjustable horses I've ever ridden and he was tons of fun! 


Between the lesson with Barb and Ashley schooling me over fences, I've only ridden with them a total of six times and the two of them, my grandma, and I have all noticed MAJOR improvements in my riding. Both of them think I have quite a bit of potential as a rider, and have said I have the overall picture of an eq. rider, but just have a few things to work on such as using my ring better, thinking/acting ahead more, centering my seat a tad more, bettering my eye so I can get better spots on unfamiliar horses, not second-guessing myself at the last minute, and working on my hands/elbows. Because of riding Logan for so long who's happy to be either long and low or in a frame the entire ride, I developed a tendency to float my reins on him. Because of that, I started riding with "piano hands" and sticking my elbows out slightly. Working on keeping a constant feel of the horses mouth and riding them into the bit has helped with this. :)


I'm going to my first show with them next weekend! We're doing Chagrin in Ohio. Ashley's taking Logan in some of the green classes (at least the flats) and schooling him over fences, and I'm catch riding one of their sale horses in either the eq. or the jumpers (or both)!