The World According To Madeleine

Last week I had a really bad lesson. It was so bad someone else had to get on Guy for me. But this week I’ve had some awesome lessons. I’ve been getting Guy to go into the corners, and I’ve been keeping him cantering on the correct lead very well (or even cantering). The course this week is pretty hard too, it’s got tight turns, and two bending lines. In one, the fences are in a straight line, but the second one is turned. That was the only fence I’ve had a refusal on all week, and only one too.

This is my twenty-seventh post. Sad.

I had my first jump teams a couple weeks ago. I would have them today, but we have way to much Chistmas shopping to do. Last year, I think I made it to the third round twice. This time, I made it to the third round, but with no jumping faults, even in the rub round! It was my first time going clean (but then again, I am riding a different horse), and our team won.

I finially found out what chair I am in jazz band! I’m second chair, Taylor got first of course. I’ll kick his butt in challenges though!

Last night I had a really good riding lesson, it was the group of people (young teenagers mostly) that you get to do a lot of fun stuff with. We even got to hand gallop! It was my first time and it was so much fun! We also did lots of lead changes. When we jumped we did bending lines (my first on Guy), which I love, especially on Guy. I had one refusal, but I knew what I did, which I have a hard time doing.

This actually happened a while ago (beggining of June) but I never blogged about it. I rode a horse named Guy who I could half-lease if I liked him, he was super fun and now I’m half-leasing him. Guy is an awesome horse, he makes me work, but when I do everything right he makes me look good and is so much fun to ride. Sometimes he spooks but I can avoid that. He’s super smooth and he loves to jump. He’s really pretty too. I’m actually going to a show with him this weekend.