"However, I fell in love..."

Last summer I was looking for a job like a crazy woman. I emailed countless stables, determined to find a horse-related job, but scared enough of regection to not just pick up the phone and call. Ridiculous, I've heard. I eventually got a job (this february, actually) working at a local restraunt. It was ok, and I eventually gave up my dream of horses.

One day, I was checking my emails like I usually do. I had an email from a local stable telling me they wanted a working student. I was SO happy! I called them and we set up a date to meet. When that day came, (last thursday) I was so eager I left like an hour too early. I ended up walking around wal-mart to kill time. Ha. Anyway, I rode a horse named Freeze, and the trainer assessed my skills. She said I had great balance and great potentiel to go far! YES! I'm mucking stalls in return for private lessons, which will eventually turn into a half-lease on a horse once I pick one I want and what discipline I am interested in.

I went back the next Monday, and I rode a horse names Judylicious, a 4 y/o race bred pinto/paint registered mare. Honestly, I thought she'd be a total hothead at four, and being bred like she was. However, I fell in love. She rode like a dream, listening to the slightest shift of my seat and the lightest tightening of the rein. My trainer said she usually had more go in her, but she acted like a better horse with me. She also said she liked me on Judy. Definite lease possibility.

Right now, I'm brainwashing myself with Charmayne James DVDs. I'm going to work on barrels with Judy, and eventually compete. Also, Judy is started in jumping and she's good at that as well. I would LOVE to ride some english too, and compete in the future. I can't imagine a better match than Judy, but I don't know if my trainer with have me try other horses just in case.

I'm going tomorrow to ride & muck, wish me luck!
Rhyme unintended, but I think it worked out well! :)