Going Steady

I'm back! It's been a few weeks since I've posted and many things have happend while I was away.

School is going good just keep trucking along. Recently made a 92 on my Organic Chemistry test, 87 on my Principles of Nutrition test, a 95.5 on my Microbiology test, and a 92 on my class discussion in Literature. So although stressful and tons of work, its been paying off in the recent weeks. Still waiting to get my final draft back for Health and Disease, so we will see what grade I make on that one. In the upcoming weeks I have a final paper for literature due, a final paper for Principles of Nutrition, another paper in Health and disease due, and 4 tests before finals start, so wish me luck!!

Things at the barn have been going well also! Kimberly took Brooke to a schooling show recently and I tagged along as groom for the weekend. The show was a success!!!! Brooke got first place in the BN combined test out of a field of about 15 horses in her first combined test (her first time jumping at a showever) finishing on her dressage score here is a picture of Kimberly and Brooke with the blue ribbon!  Brooke is a really cool horse, perfect for an amateur or professional wanting to move up the levels.

Brooke also did 1st level test 3 at the show and got a 64.52% . It was a great weekend! We also got to see Thatcher who is Brooke's sire while we were at the show.  I will link the videos of the 1st level test and the BN jumping round below.

Dressage test:

BN Jumping:

The weekend before the show Kimberly took Brooke and Landzerin to Calimar for a Mary Bess clinic. They both did great and Mary Bess liked both of the horses! I am now riding Landzerin because there are quite a few training horses at the barn and not enough time in the day for Kimberly to ride everybody. I am having a blast!! He has come a long way in just one week, so I am excited to see what we can accomplish while I'm riding him. After a little pep-talk from Kimberly yesterday we went out in the field and did some cross-country work and some gallop sets on the driveway. It was totally fun! He defiantly feels more at home out of the arena (Kimberly was right :)). So will keep you updated on the progress of that. Hoping he can build my confidence and maybe I can teach him a few things.

A few other changes have happened at the barn since the last time I wrote. Sylvester went back home with his owners. Here is a picture of the orange pony before he left :) It was too cold to give him a bath so we had to leave him orange. I'm sure Sylvester didn't mind!

 

Kimberly is also riding the babies more often now. They are both about 2 1/2 now, so we are doing lite work with them.  Mainly walking up and down the driveway with a little trot here and there. So far so good! King has beaten Loyal is the ease department, but that's ok. Loyal was breed to be more of an athelete, so I guess he feels entitled to let us know it :) Here is a picture from King's first ride down the driveway and first trot.

My sister and I went to the Georgia game last weekend with our Dad. We were in one of the skysuites and had a blast even though the games wasn't all that close. Here is a picture of us with a little color added. Go Dawgs!

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Quote of the day 

"Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself"                          

                         -Uknown

Until next time Be Creative!

Lindsey



Short Week??

Well its been a few days since I posted. This week is a short week at school, but so far it hasn't felt that short at all! The weekend went pretty good. Landzerin did well at the show on Saturday settled in nicely.

Sunday the Calhoun class of 2011 lost a dear friend. Camyrn Pass lost her life in a tragic car accident. I graduated a few years before them, but knew who she was. She had many people who loved her dearly, and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

On Monday Kimberly and I took Brooke off site to school in a large dressage arena to practice First Level test 3 which she will be doing next weekend down at Poplar Place. We also brought Landzerin along for the ride to get some more off the farm exposure. Both of them did really good. Then it was back home for me to help teach a dance class. The girls did pretty good we learned a few new steps, so their dances should be pretty exciting in the spring show :)

Tuesday was a rainy but busy day. Someone came to look at a horse for sale in the morning, so had to get the barn looking tidy for their arrival. The rain let up, then as soon as they arrived the clouds opened up and needless to say everyone was soaking wet, but on a positive note they loved the horse and he also was a very good boy considering the circumstances. The vet got there about 10 minutes after they left and we vaccinated and  pulled coggins on about seven horses and a few other things on some of the horses. After he left the rain started up again, afternoon lessons were canceled,  so I headed home for a much needed nap :)

Wednesday school started back. We had a pretty interesting Microbiology lab. We went to the dairy and milked some cows. Friday we are going to test the milk samples we collected for mastitis. Fun fun :) Gathered some research for my health and disease paper after class then headed to choir practice. Practice went well despite our choir director being absent due to a loss in the family. Our Christmas music is sounding good getting ready for our Christmas dessert theater at church. After choir I headed home to write my research paper on the procedural and economic implications of Foot-and-Mouth disease. Was pretty interesting finished most of it, but only a rough draft. Then had to study for my Principles of nutrition exam. Finally went to sleep about 3:30am and then had to wake up at 6:30 and do it all over again.

Made it to school this morning with rough draft in hand and felt semi prepared for my exam. Swapped my paper with someone for peer review and took my exam which I felt pretty good about.

So as you can tell from my LONG post my week hasn't been very short at all!!

Here's the quote for the day
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"Life wouldn’t be the same without you and all the memories you have given me."
                                                                                                    -Unknown

So remember the ones you've lost not by the fact that they are not here anymore, but by the memories they gave you and be glad you had them in your life while you did knowing that one day you will meet again.

Saturday Boredom

Well it's the weekend finally, but that doesn't mean life slows down at least for me. Every Saturday I work in the office at a car dealership in Rome to fill in for the regular secretary on her day off. So this morning I had an early start. Feed the horses at Fairhaven then drive and feed the horses I am watching for someone and now I am sitting at work (with nothing to do, because I am a master at filing haha) . At least the lady I am horse sitting for comes home tonight so this morning was the last morning I had to feed her horses. I am posting some pictures of Flingh and Jimmy, two of the horses. Forgot to take pictures of the other three as I left my phone at the upper barn and didn't want to hike up the mount Everest in her back yard twice :)
 

Last night I went to the annual chili cook off here in Rome. Kimberly and I rode out after we finished riding and feeding all the horses to support her husband and the rest of the Floyd County Wildlife Club team. (And partake in the great food: whole hog, beans, slaw, and some jerk chicken)  A good time was had by all, until pretty late in the night. Today is the judging, so good luck guys!! I didn't get any pictures last night because the backlight is out on my phone so seeing in the dark is a challenge.  We will be headed back tonight to finish what chili is left:) perhaps if it's still light out when we get there I can take a few photos.

Other happenings at the barn this weekend:

Kimberly shot a new video of Brookelynne yesterday which turned out quite well. Brooke is a 2006 KWPN mare, who is mature well beyond her years and just an all around really cool horse!! Brooke is for sale, so if you want more information give Kimberly a call! I will link the video so you can enjoy!

Link to video incase the above doesn't work

Today while I sit at work, she is taking a couple of the youngster to a nearby show for some showday experience. Loyal her 2 year old Holsteiner baby and Landzerin the new project are the candidates for a saturday outing. Well see how it goes and I'll update later.

Well I guess that's all for now. Here's my quote for the day.

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Life is the sum of all your choices.

- Albert Camus

So choose wisely and may you enjoy the life you choose.

Until next time,

Lindsey

Saddle Therapy

Finally got to ride a horse today! It's been a crazy week and there is nothing like riding a horse to make the week better. Like Ronald Reagan said, "There's nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse."


Weinbrand was my mount for the day. He is coming back from an injury; considering, he was a very good boy and totally fun to ride. He is quite knowledgable and even got to teach me a few things today. Here is a picture of him enjoying himself after his "Hard" workout with his pint sized pasture mate bullet.

We also got a new horse on the farm this week. His name is Landzerin. He is a 17h Holsteiner cross, and is Kimberly's new upper lever event project. Hopefully soon you will see them galloping through the flags, with me cheering them on/videotaping/grooming for the weekend :) Below is a picture of him (bay off in the distance) and his pasture mate Sylvester (pinto standing by the cross-country jump).

 We also had a horse leave and go to his new home. Bert was an american warmblood with the SWEETEST puppydog personality. We will miss his quietness around the farm, but he has a great new home, and is the perfect match for his new owner.

Me and Bert a few weeks ago

 

Well I guess I'm off to do some homework. Tomorrow is the last day of class for a while. We get a 5 day weekend. yay!!! I will be at the barn covering shifts for all the girls who are going home for the weekend.

I'll leave you with this tidbit from Albert Einstein. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."  So everyone find some balance in your life, move on from the past and look forward to a bright tomorrow.

Until next time,

Lindsey

Here we go

Well here I sit at Midnight on a Wednesday night. I didn't have any homework to do tonight, so instead of going to sleep I decided to create a Blog. I don't know maybe I was inspired??  I guess I am stuck in writer mode considering I wrote a 7 page analytical paper last night in about 4 hours for my literature class.Yea I am a horrible procrastinator, but I like to think I work best under pressure:).  Not really sure where this is going to take me or what all I will discuss, but maybe someone out there is cyber space (Hi!) will find my life and what I have to say interesting. Or perhaps it will just be a tool for my family and friends to keep up with what I am doing. Considering I am taking 18 hours this semester, I work as the barn manager for Fairhaven Farm here in Rome, and I have another side job on the weekends, I don't really have that much free time to spend with them. 

I guess I better go put the clothes in the dryer and go to sleep. Gotta wake up in the morning and Feed some horses that I am watching for a lady while she is out of town, then off to school for my 8am class.

Best Regards

Lindsey