Well time is flying by again as usual. I have now officially hit the 6 month mark here at Millar Brooke.
I went home for a one week vacation....it was so nice to see everyone and have a little more down time....not that I had much time to have down time with so many things I wanted to do haha.
Back at the farm here everyone is getting ready to head to the Bromont show tomorrow. We have plenty of staff so it'll be a great time to get caught up on everything that needs to be done here at home. I get to put in some more riding time which is greatly appreciated. I'll be riding Amy's mare Piccobello (very excited about riding her :) ) as well as Ralph who is one of the young horses.....but he's massive....I'm sure he's over 18 hands.
The next few weeks will fly by I bet. Horses will be coming and going each week to different show circuts.
Life never cruises in the slow lane around here...pedal to the metal and let's GO!
Just thought I'd drop a few words in....hope everyone is doing well.
TTFN
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Guess what I did today.....
Today I had such a great day that it brought me back to my blog to share. To some people it would be no big deal but to me....it made my whole week :)
So it started off as any other day....I was pretty tired and people telling me I look that way :( Hmmm I'm 24 I'm NOT supposed to look tired lol. Anyway I've been working pretty hard lately as the crew was away at Spruce for 4 weeks so I was running the farm at home with two other staff. I've been riding Cash lots and lunging a few of the young ones to get them back in the swing of things for riding.
I like perfection and worked my A$$ off to get things perfecto for when the Millars arrived home. It paid off as Ian told me I'm doing a fantastic job and everything looked great......a HUGE compliment coming from him :) I was pleased with myself and my efforts.
I was excited for the others to come home as it's been quiet around here. I will miss my regular 7 am-4 pm days with a lunch break but oh well....ce la vie!
We are currently a little under staffed so that all the grooms who were at the show can have some down time to relax and catch up on some much needed R and R before heading off to the next one. Today flowed well though and we have a good team.
I've been ridng Cash and loving every minute of it. Yesterday I went out to ride in the jumping field with Jonathan and his lesson. It was great to watch and he helped me with a few things as well. I take every bit of coaching I can get and just love when I get the opportunity to.
So back to why my day was so great......I GOT TO JUMP! I was running around like a mad barn manager all day and finally the time came to ride. I was getting out all my tack and ziging and zaging through people in the barn....Amy, Ian, the vet, the other grooms ect....it was a busy place this afternoon. Amoung all the hustle and bustle Ian mentioend to Amy we need to start putting Cash over fences, then looks at me and says "Can you jump?" I quickly think in my head....hmmm well yes I can jump, not like people around here can jump but yes I can hang on and get over it haha. No I actually can jump and I LOVE to I'm just out of practice. So I answered back with a yes. He told me to set up a couple cavellettis. I must have been grinning ear to ear. Amy got on her horse and said she was going to hack outside then would be back to help me. I thought ok great so I headed to the ring to get Cash warmed up. He feels like a completly different horse to ride now that hes getting stronger. His power and fitness are back in order and he feels even better. I worked on the things that Jonathan had pointed out the day before. Ian was lurking on his cell phone by the door....I was trying to ignore him as it's a little intimidating riding while Ian Millar watches you.....
So Amy rides back into the ring and gives me a few pointers. Tells me to pick up my canter and ride the cavelletti. Again....pretty sure I was BEAMING :) Other then a few mistakes and the odd bad distance on my part the ride was great. The jumps were little but here I was riding at Millar Brooke Farm with Amy Millar giving me a little lesson while Ian is now sitting at the rail watching me jump. I was trying to pretend he wasnt there haha. I felt on top of the world.....I still do. It's amazing how one little thing can mean the most when its something you really want and appreciate.
Ian is going to jump Cash out in the grass field tomorrow. Amy said I need to make sure to go watch as Ian is really good about critiquing everything I'm doing wrong and explains what I should do better and work on. So I'll go set fences so I can watch and be apart of it all. I'm so grateful for every ounce of knowlegde that gets offered to me. Any chance to learn and better myself as a rider is graciously accepted.
Tomorrow is going to be a good day too.
Only 7 days now until I come home!!! A much needed break and I'm excited to see my friends and family.
Well I really need to clean my aprtment and do some laundry but this was a moment in my adventure I just had to share.
Thank you world...today was fabulous!
So it started off as any other day....I was pretty tired and people telling me I look that way :( Hmmm I'm 24 I'm NOT supposed to look tired lol. Anyway I've been working pretty hard lately as the crew was away at Spruce for 4 weeks so I was running the farm at home with two other staff. I've been riding Cash lots and lunging a few of the young ones to get them back in the swing of things for riding.
I like perfection and worked my A$$ off to get things perfecto for when the Millars arrived home. It paid off as Ian told me I'm doing a fantastic job and everything looked great......a HUGE compliment coming from him :) I was pleased with myself and my efforts.
I was excited for the others to come home as it's been quiet around here. I will miss my regular 7 am-4 pm days with a lunch break but oh well....ce la vie!
We are currently a little under staffed so that all the grooms who were at the show can have some down time to relax and catch up on some much needed R and R before heading off to the next one. Today flowed well though and we have a good team.
I've been ridng Cash and loving every minute of it. Yesterday I went out to ride in the jumping field with Jonathan and his lesson. It was great to watch and he helped me with a few things as well. I take every bit of coaching I can get and just love when I get the opportunity to.
So back to why my day was so great......I GOT TO JUMP! I was running around like a mad barn manager all day and finally the time came to ride. I was getting out all my tack and ziging and zaging through people in the barn....Amy, Ian, the vet, the other grooms ect....it was a busy place this afternoon. Amoung all the hustle and bustle Ian mentioend to Amy we need to start putting Cash over fences, then looks at me and says "Can you jump?" I quickly think in my head....hmmm well yes I can jump, not like people around here can jump but yes I can hang on and get over it haha. No I actually can jump and I LOVE to I'm just out of practice. So I answered back with a yes. He told me to set up a couple cavellettis. I must have been grinning ear to ear. Amy got on her horse and said she was going to hack outside then would be back to help me. I thought ok great so I headed to the ring to get Cash warmed up. He feels like a completly different horse to ride now that hes getting stronger. His power and fitness are back in order and he feels even better. I worked on the things that Jonathan had pointed out the day before. Ian was lurking on his cell phone by the door....I was trying to ignore him as it's a little intimidating riding while Ian Millar watches you.....
So Amy rides back into the ring and gives me a few pointers. Tells me to pick up my canter and ride the cavelletti. Again....pretty sure I was BEAMING :) Other then a few mistakes and the odd bad distance on my part the ride was great. The jumps were little but here I was riding at Millar Brooke Farm with Amy Millar giving me a little lesson while Ian is now sitting at the rail watching me jump. I was trying to pretend he wasnt there haha. I felt on top of the world.....I still do. It's amazing how one little thing can mean the most when its something you really want and appreciate.
Ian is going to jump Cash out in the grass field tomorrow. Amy said I need to make sure to go watch as Ian is really good about critiquing everything I'm doing wrong and explains what I should do better and work on. So I'll go set fences so I can watch and be apart of it all. I'm so grateful for every ounce of knowlegde that gets offered to me. Any chance to learn and better myself as a rider is graciously accepted.
Tomorrow is going to be a good day too.
Only 7 days now until I come home!!! A much needed break and I'm excited to see my friends and family.
Well I really need to clean my aprtment and do some laundry but this was a moment in my adventure I just had to share.
Thank you world...today was fabulous!
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