The New Year is Here!!!

Well I have not done as much as I wanted to since my last post. I have kept up on Kizzy's ground work and ground driving but not as consistently as I would have liked to. Between the holidays, weather and family it has been a busy time. My New Years resolutions are to lose weight, work out and really work on becoming a stronger rider. I plan on working Kizzy this month on the same basic things so that she is ready to go to Patricia's in February...I am really excited for her to start with Patricia I think they will get along well and I feel Patricia has a perfect personality for Kizzy. If I can get Kizzy strong in what she knows Patricia should be able to move forward with her right from the get go.

My lessons with Chelsey have been wonderful and she is really making me understand how to ride. Looking back at my riding over the years I don't know if I ever really got pushed to ride the correct way and make the horse understand. I had a great horse in Gunther and he did what he was told whether I was asking correctly or not we rode together for so long that we learned how each other worked. I don't know at that time if I could have rode a different horse as well. I guess what I am saying is Gunther made me look like a better rider then what I really was. As hard as that is to admit I am ready to become a strong correct rider now and I feel my lessons with Chelsey are getting me on the right track.

I like to set my goals high in life and my horses are no exception...When I started back into riding I wanted to get up to Prelim. I competed up to Prelim back in the day but I feel I didn't do it well. I got my confidence knocked a bit and my goals dropped down to training level. Well after riding with Chelsey and working with Kizzy my goal is Prelim once again. I feel with the correct coaching and training I can do it. I just need to work very hard and keep focused. Of course Kizzy is a bit of an unknown at this point but as I work with her and watch her I don't see any reason why we can't achieve our goals....This year is going to be a fun one!!!!!