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| BIG October event was clearly Kentucky |
Kentucky Recaps:
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Butterball |
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Training rides |
0 |
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Lessons |
3 |
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Hacks |
4 - Black Prong, Watermelon Pond, Allie’s
Farm |
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Flat rides |
6 |
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Conditioning rides |
3 |
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XC school |
0 |
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Shows |
1 |
Butterball had a total of 19 rides in October, with the majority of those days off coming post-Kentucky. We did end the month with another lesson with PW. I've spent a lot of time pondering what our next goal is these days. I still want to move up to training level on this horse. But while that is a solid goal, it's not one with a timeline on it. And, TBH, both my wallet and I are a bit burned out on travel from this fall (Bouckaert, Stable View, Kentucky). But seeing new courses and venues was SO COOL. I think 1 or 2 destination events per YEAR will be our new norm though.
I did put HITS on my December calendar, so there's that. PW had mentioned a few hunter classes. Honestly, I think it would be fun. I have basically zero experience in the hunters other than a few trips around a local show as a teenager with my appaloosa. But he assures me I have a fancy enough horse to go play some, so why not? He knows my eventing goals, so wouldn't do anything training wise that wouldn't mesh well.
It is the absolutely gorgeous time of year in Florida for more adventures. Mornings are cool and the middle of the day, even if it hits 80, is pleasantly dry, so it doesn't feel too hot. And I'm attempting not to lose the fitness we fought so hard for this fall. Which means I'm forcing myself to pencil in at least a little fitness work.
The other day I evaluated Butterball's topline. Unfortunately even with a different hay plan (stuffing him full of beautiful O&A), he lost a bit of weight and topline during the Kentucky trip. I also think that maybe JV's dressage was a more... user friendly way of learning/going FOR ME. And that we had more lift and push when I was riding him that way as compared to when I focused on softness first. The end goal did include softness. But it wasn't priority number one. So we will try to get back in with JV this month as well, after working on the homework from the last time we saw him (slowing the canter down).
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| Dolce got to FLY to NC and turned 10x cuddlier without her sister around |
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| What a goof (also my pants are covered in sawdust, she's not that dandruffy) |
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| Maybe hummingbird nest? |
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| Two buckskin best friends |
