Show Weekend

I am heading down to Ventura in a few hours for tomorrow's show. I am having a lesson today in the late afternoon with Chemaine Hurtado. Hopefully, she can be eyes on the ground and help me ease Sydney's tension by giving me some help with my aids, especially my weight aids.

On Sunday, I am riding Training Level Test 1 at 9:00 and Training Level Test 2 at 9:35. Going as early as possible is a good thing as there will be less commotion for Sydney to deal with.

In other news, I've been on barn duty for most of the week and will be glad to hand the reins back over to my barn owner. Getting to the barn by 6:15 to help feed, water the arena, and clean stalls makes for a busy morning! I also filled water troughs, raked and swept the barn, turned the other two horses out, and brushed on fly spray.

Oh, I also rode my two horses and then went to work in the afternoons. It's been a busy week.

The sun is just coming up.

By the time I have Speedy saddled, I only have about ⅓ of the arena in shade. By the time I get on Sydney, there's only a little bit left at this end.

And there's the sun!

Fourth stall cleaned (Speedy's), ready to saddle up!