Wednesday, April 8, 2009
PICTURES
I posted more pictures on Island Horses for you all to see http://www.islandhorsesforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=33867
I am high on life
I am just smiling ear to ear today. So many things happening, so many dreams coming true and so many becoming even bigger. Even a few months ago if you told me I was going to be here doing this I would have never believed you. I am exactly where I need to be for right now. I strongly believe everything happens for a reason and those who dream big and work even harder to get there...will get there. Nothing can stop me and I am on a mission.
Two grooms and 10 horses left today. Started at 6 am, put all the horses on the walker and hand walked the rest before their long trailer ride home. Groomed them all up nice and loaded them onto the truck. Its so neat how those big rigs load. (again I need to upload the pics I took)
With 4 grooms and only 7 horses left in the barn out day felt empty. We actually had time to WATCH the show today :) My two horses showed first thing this morning so by 10 o clock my horses were done. We got the barn cleaned and our other chores done. So by 1 o clock we got to watch the $10 000 stake class that Ian and Jonathan were riding in. Our horses did well today coming 4th and 6th out of 30 or so riders. (again I got good pictures of them jumping since we were outside in the sunshine) I almost felt guilty for just sitting and enjoying it....and getting paid for it. But really...we never sit so it was a well deserved break. By 2 we headed back to the barn to get the show horses cleaned, wrapped and put away for the night. We were done and off work by 4....that has never happened once since we've been here :)
Tonight the 4 of us went out for dinner to a Thai restaurant...mmm it was yummy. Went shopping to pick up a few things and am now happily at home and almost ready for bed. I am dog tired this evening after waking up at 5....blek! Had a great talk to my sister who I miss SOOOOOOOOOOOO much. I am so proud of her and everything she is working towards. I'd like to think she's taught me a few things about a thing or two haha.
Ok...time to shower and sleepy down time.
T minus 5 days until returning to the great white north....TTFN!
Two grooms and 10 horses left today. Started at 6 am, put all the horses on the walker and hand walked the rest before their long trailer ride home. Groomed them all up nice and loaded them onto the truck. Its so neat how those big rigs load. (again I need to upload the pics I took)
With 4 grooms and only 7 horses left in the barn out day felt empty. We actually had time to WATCH the show today :) My two horses showed first thing this morning so by 10 o clock my horses were done. We got the barn cleaned and our other chores done. So by 1 o clock we got to watch the $10 000 stake class that Ian and Jonathan were riding in. Our horses did well today coming 4th and 6th out of 30 or so riders. (again I got good pictures of them jumping since we were outside in the sunshine) I almost felt guilty for just sitting and enjoying it....and getting paid for it. But really...we never sit so it was a well deserved break. By 2 we headed back to the barn to get the show horses cleaned, wrapped and put away for the night. We were done and off work by 4....that has never happened once since we've been here :)
Tonight the 4 of us went out for dinner to a Thai restaurant...mmm it was yummy. Went shopping to pick up a few things and am now happily at home and almost ready for bed. I am dog tired this evening after waking up at 5....blek! Had a great talk to my sister who I miss SOOOOOOOOOOOO much. I am so proud of her and everything she is working towards. I'd like to think she's taught me a few things about a thing or two haha.
Ok...time to shower and sleepy down time.
T minus 5 days until returning to the great white north....TTFN!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Packed and ready to roll....load # 1
Started at 7. Mercy and Aubie were showing today so I got them ready to be lunged and ridden then headed to the show grounds. Kaila was able to help me take one so it worked out well. It was actually (dare I say it) COLD out this morning. The wind was blowing and everyone was whining how freezing it was....haha just wait til we get back to Candada. Me being the hot blooded one was loving the coolness of the day and actualy felt human instead of a big ball of sweaty grossness. As I sit here and write I do actually have a sweatshirt on for the first time I think since I've been here.
In between getting horses ready we were busy cleaning and packing up the barn. The first load of 10 horses leave tomorrow and we had to pack as many of the trucks and stuff on this load as possible. With 10 going home we are going to be left with only 8 horses for this last week. Only 6 days now until I head home.
Had a great talk with Ian and Lori today about what I'll be doing at the farm and which apartment I'll be in ect. I'll wait until I get there to actually comment on what my position is. I am very excited about it and I am definatly moving up in the world. It's going to be alot of responsibility but I feel like I'm up for the challenge. Wish me luck :) Goodnight Ya'll....Oh I should upload pictures...I've been trying to take lots the last few days.
In between getting horses ready we were busy cleaning and packing up the barn. The first load of 10 horses leave tomorrow and we had to pack as many of the trucks and stuff on this load as possible. With 10 going home we are going to be left with only 8 horses for this last week. Only 6 days now until I head home.
Had a great talk with Ian and Lori today about what I'll be doing at the farm and which apartment I'll be in ect. I'll wait until I get there to actually comment on what my position is. I am very excited about it and I am definatly moving up in the world. It's going to be alot of responsibility but I feel like I'm up for the challenge. Wish me luck :) Goodnight Ya'll....Oh I should upload pictures...I've been trying to take lots the last few days.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Just another Monday morning
Well I have lucked out this week. Monday has rolled around again and I got it off YAY. It also happens to be THE last day off while we are here as next Monday I am heading back to Ontario.
So just to recap I had Saturday off....worked Sunday and now have Monday off :)
Sunday was organised chaos. It was the last $25 000 Grand Prix of the season and Assini was showing in it. I got Mercy ready for patrick to ride in the am, then got Cuervo Gold...some of you might know him he was one of Margie Goldstein or Ingle or...whatever her name is now, old horse. Kaila had all 3 of her horses showing so we all helped where we could. I took him up to the grounds where I met here and switched horses to bring Jose back. It all took longer then planned though so I was late getting back to the grounds to get Assini ready. I ran back to the barn with Jose where Lori met me so she could drive me in the golf cart....thank goodness because it was like 90 degrees out!
Got up to the grounds with a few minutes to spare. The other girls thankfully got her braided and ready for me so all I had to do was put her bridle, boots, hoof oil on and go.
All 5 grooms were busy with taking horses to the grounds and poor Niclas was stuck back at the farm all alone.
The day ended well.
So today....I am just sitting outside tanning and relaxing. It's a blistering 95 degrees out but not all that sunny...it comes and goes with wind and clouds...kind of odd weather.
I might update again later...time for a glass of orange juice and back to tanning :)
TTFN
So just to recap I had Saturday off....worked Sunday and now have Monday off :)
Sunday was organised chaos. It was the last $25 000 Grand Prix of the season and Assini was showing in it. I got Mercy ready for patrick to ride in the am, then got Cuervo Gold...some of you might know him he was one of Margie Goldstein or Ingle or...whatever her name is now, old horse. Kaila had all 3 of her horses showing so we all helped where we could. I took him up to the grounds where I met here and switched horses to bring Jose back. It all took longer then planned though so I was late getting back to the grounds to get Assini ready. I ran back to the barn with Jose where Lori met me so she could drive me in the golf cart....thank goodness because it was like 90 degrees out!
Got up to the grounds with a few minutes to spare. The other girls thankfully got her braided and ready for me so all I had to do was put her bridle, boots, hoof oil on and go.
All 5 grooms were busy with taking horses to the grounds and poor Niclas was stuck back at the farm all alone.
The day ended well.
So today....I am just sitting outside tanning and relaxing. It's a blistering 95 degrees out but not all that sunny...it comes and goes with wind and clouds...kind of odd weather.
I might update again later...time for a glass of orange juice and back to tanning :)
TTFN
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Day off again
I had a day off today....I was supposed to have one on Wednesday but my horses were showing so it wasn't possible. I am supposed to have Monday off but I'm not sure if I'll still get still or not? If i do we are going to the waterslides :) YAY
I spent my day tanning for the morning until the sun went away. Then I just relaxed in the house and watched TV. Once the others got home from work we went to the grocery store. After that I decided I wanteds to make the trek to TJ Maxx....I LOVE that store. I had never been before so I pulled directions off of Mapquest. Driving on 8 or more lane highways in a big truck is imtimidating when you are by yourself and have no idea of the area haha. Had to stop and ask where I was going once but then I found it and boy did I shop. Again...I adore that store. Had to have the truck home by 8 so the others could go to nightcheck.
Two of our grooms leave on Wednesday with the first load of 10 horses. The rest of us leave the following Monday, 5 days later.
It`s getting bittersweet thinking about leaving. I will miss the sunshine on my days off but not on that days I have to work in it. I know once I live in the cold I will want the sunshine back again...
Assini is showing tomorrow so we are starting at 6:30 so she can flat her before the class at 12.
I better get to bed. I just love seeing how many people are reading and where you all are from :) Very neat. Thanks for reading!
Shawna
I spent my day tanning for the morning until the sun went away. Then I just relaxed in the house and watched TV. Once the others got home from work we went to the grocery store. After that I decided I wanteds to make the trek to TJ Maxx....I LOVE that store. I had never been before so I pulled directions off of Mapquest. Driving on 8 or more lane highways in a big truck is imtimidating when you are by yourself and have no idea of the area haha. Had to stop and ask where I was going once but then I found it and boy did I shop. Again...I adore that store. Had to have the truck home by 8 so the others could go to nightcheck.
Two of our grooms leave on Wednesday with the first load of 10 horses. The rest of us leave the following Monday, 5 days later.
It`s getting bittersweet thinking about leaving. I will miss the sunshine on my days off but not on that days I have to work in it. I know once I live in the cold I will want the sunshine back again...
Assini is showing tomorrow so we are starting at 6:30 so she can flat her before the class at 12.
I better get to bed. I just love seeing how many people are reading and where you all are from :) Very neat. Thanks for reading!
Shawna
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Good ol Thursday
Thursday....started at 7....I LOVE when we start at 7....we get to sleep until 6 and don't have to leave the house until 6:45....it almost feels like sleeping in hahahahahahaahahaha.
This morning was a typical morning, no one was in a rush because the classes didn't start until 12 pm. Put my horses on the electro blanket, on the walker and got them turned out.
Mercy and Assini were showing in back to back classes so Niclas had to take Mercy to the grounds for me.
My rider flatted Aubie and Assini during the morning. I got Assini cleaned and ready again for the 1 o clock class. I walked all the way up to the show grounds....takes 15-20 minutes and JUST as I was almost to the International ring I heard Lori hollar at me from her scooter zooming up behind me. Turns out they changed the time of the class to two o clock....ugh. So now being 1:00, I turned around and headed back to the barn. Took off her sheet, boots and bridle and tied her in her stall for 20 mintues. Got her out and ready and headed BACK to the ring to be there by 1:45 haha. It wouldnt have been so bad if it wasnt killer hot out today. I believe is was 93 degrees....thats like 34 celcius....it was gross. The heat doesnt stop...each day we say its so hot and then the next day is even hotter...please stop.
Assini was AWESOME in the class and only had one rail down. It was a BIG 1.45 course. I was proud of her. Ian won the class on Leroy. Today was a good day.
I took a few pictures but I want to take some more before I upload and resize them all. Got a nice pic of my sock tan hahahaha. TTFN.
PS....I am loving my new tool that shows where people log into my blog from. I had NO IDEA so many people from all over the place were reading. Hi All!!! Thank you for following my story
This morning was a typical morning, no one was in a rush because the classes didn't start until 12 pm. Put my horses on the electro blanket, on the walker and got them turned out.
Mercy and Assini were showing in back to back classes so Niclas had to take Mercy to the grounds for me.
My rider flatted Aubie and Assini during the morning. I got Assini cleaned and ready again for the 1 o clock class. I walked all the way up to the show grounds....takes 15-20 minutes and JUST as I was almost to the International ring I heard Lori hollar at me from her scooter zooming up behind me. Turns out they changed the time of the class to two o clock....ugh. So now being 1:00, I turned around and headed back to the barn. Took off her sheet, boots and bridle and tied her in her stall for 20 mintues. Got her out and ready and headed BACK to the ring to be there by 1:45 haha. It wouldnt have been so bad if it wasnt killer hot out today. I believe is was 93 degrees....thats like 34 celcius....it was gross. The heat doesnt stop...each day we say its so hot and then the next day is even hotter...please stop.
Assini was AWESOME in the class and only had one rail down. It was a BIG 1.45 course. I was proud of her. Ian won the class on Leroy. Today was a good day.
I took a few pictures but I want to take some more before I upload and resize them all. Got a nice pic of my sock tan hahahaha. TTFN.
PS....I am loving my new tool that shows where people log into my blog from. I had NO IDEA so many people from all over the place were reading. Hi All!!! Thank you for following my story
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Fools Day
Just realized it's April fools day haha. Shows you how busy I am....I usually have no idea what day it is.
Woke up at 5:30....looked at the "the book" when I got up and noticed the time had changed....could have slept another 20 min...ugh. "The Book" is where we write messages to other people in the house and where the time we start work in the morning is always written down. Lately it keeps magically changing once we have all gone to bed which makes for a not so happy morning for most....
Yesterday morning I got told I could take today off so I was happy about that...however by the end of the day they realized I had a horse showing today so was no longer allowed to take the day off. This is the first time I've had to work a full two weeks without having a day off though so I'm not complaining.
It is still grossly hot and continues to get hotter each day....I am SO ready to go home (home being the farm in Perth Ontario). Apparently we are going to have a meeting soon to talk about who's going when and with which load, vehicles ect. I REALLY want to be on the first load that leaves in 7 days now :) Fingers crossed.
I have two horses showing tomorrow so that should be fun in this heat. All the riders and horses have sure noticed the difference in temperature.
Well on that note I am going to have a shower....I had to clip Aubie today and with the humidity I think the majority of his hair stuck to me....itchy!
Hope everyone is having a GREAT day. TTFN
Woke up at 5:30....looked at the "the book" when I got up and noticed the time had changed....could have slept another 20 min...ugh. "The Book" is where we write messages to other people in the house and where the time we start work in the morning is always written down. Lately it keeps magically changing once we have all gone to bed which makes for a not so happy morning for most....
Yesterday morning I got told I could take today off so I was happy about that...however by the end of the day they realized I had a horse showing today so was no longer allowed to take the day off. This is the first time I've had to work a full two weeks without having a day off though so I'm not complaining.
It is still grossly hot and continues to get hotter each day....I am SO ready to go home (home being the farm in Perth Ontario). Apparently we are going to have a meeting soon to talk about who's going when and with which load, vehicles ect. I REALLY want to be on the first load that leaves in 7 days now :) Fingers crossed.
I have two horses showing tomorrow so that should be fun in this heat. All the riders and horses have sure noticed the difference in temperature.
Well on that note I am going to have a shower....I had to clip Aubie today and with the humidity I think the majority of his hair stuck to me....itchy!
Hope everyone is having a GREAT day. TTFN
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