Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
![]() My drug of choice ... the pedicure All of the stuff you've been reading this week was written over the weekend. It's all stuff I care about, but I knew ahead of time that this would be a very, very tiring week. This is the first moment in days that I've even felt like writing, and normally, I can't wait to sit down and write about my horses, my riding, or what I think about my horses and riding. We've had parent/teacher conferences this week. I've enjoyed meeting my students' parents, but finding the time to meet with 30 parents with only a one-hour minimum day has been hard. I've had to start my conferences at 7:00 a.m. which means I get to work at 6:15 a.m. Seriously?! I had a lesson on Monday which went great, but I didn't go to the barn on Tuesday. I just didn't have the energy. And even after eight parent conferences and a full day of teaching, I did ride again on Wednesday. Sydney was Awful (with a capital A), but I persevered. Thursday? I just couldn't do it. My mind was literally too numb. Instead, I stopped by the house for a pair of flip flops and then drove to my local nail salon and got a pedicure. Pedicures are my drug of choice. My local salon has full spa-style pedis: massage chair, foot bath, foot scrub, foot and leg massage, and so on. It's pure bliss after a long, hard day. Somehow, massaging my feet perked up my brain and Viola, it's back to blogging!
Val
10/27/2012 03:38:34 am
Parent conferences are exhausting, even when the meetings are pleasant and without issues. We have ours in January for four days, two and a half hours a day on top of a half day teaching schedule. I meet with as many sets of parents as I can, but it is not possible to see all of my students' parents (110). To say that I am tired by day four would be a massive understatement!
Karen
10/28/2012 01:55:08 am
I don't think people realize how hard those meetings are. When I did my last one on Friday, I realized that I needed to suck it up and be just as cheerful and welcoming as I had been for the first one on Monday morning. All I really wanted was to go home and crawl into bed (which I did at 3:30!).
Karen
10/28/2012 11:22:55 am
I don't get them regularly, maybe 4 times a year, but they are a wonderful way to pamper yourself!
Phil
12/16/2017 06:11:43 am
BEAUTIFUL TOES! Comments are closed.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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