Cant stop thinking about summer... :D

WOW! Sorry its been a long time sense my last post, seeing as how this is no longer a school required blog!
I have been busy, christmas was a blast, I got all the winter riding gear I need for my whole life, and I got a white christmas with my horsey. :D I was sick for most of our break, so I did not do much riding. Then I went off to NYC with one of my friends from Germany over new years, and that was SO much fun but I missed Lyra tuns even though it was only 4 days... shows my attachment. I got home yesterday afternoon, feeling a little excited that second semester is starting soon, and that summer is 6 months away!
I went out to the barn today, and rode Lyra for the first time in 2 weeks! She was so wonderful.... it was great! I love it when she feels like a million bucks! Also sense I have last blogged, I have started working out again, but not just running like I used to do, i mean REALLY working out. Going to the gym after the barn and before homework. It has been awesome, im getting stronger everyday, something I have missed. However, I have to say that working out is so boring I have no way to escape it, even listening to music does not always do it! I am so happy that I do a sport that is NEVER boring no matter what.
So, as you also know I am working all summer 2012 for Jessica Halliday at Highland Acres Equestrian Center, and I am SO looking forward to it. Jessica is currently down in Florida enjoying the winter riding and competing, something I can only dream of. Because school ends in 6 months, that means I have 6 months to make Lyra the BEST horse she can be, and the most prepared I can make her for her new job as a competing event horse. I cant wait to see what the winter brings, I hope its good :D
Sorry its been so long, talk soon!
-Ellie and her dreams of greener pastures... :D

Volo Horse Show, and MeCTA Awards!

WOW! What a fun weekend! Isabel, Brit, my mom and I left for Jessica Halliday's Barn in Grafton MA on Saturday morning so that I could meet Jessica, and see the barn that I might be living at for the whole summer! It was way too much fun. I saw my favorite friends Zoe and Emily at the barn, and I rode a great OTTB that is going training level eventing.
After such a fun night, and afternoon, we woke up early for the Volo team IEA horse show at volo equestrian center. We had a great show. I got forth for the jumping, which was awesome, and sixth out of 9 people for flat which is pretty good because I stink at Hunter Jumpers so far HAHA!
Then when we got home I learned that our MeCTA team won second for the Team challenge and thats just so awesome! I am very proud of Jessie, Ashley, Grace and I for a great season and a wonderful team! (: GOOD JOB GUYS! <3

Hopes, Dreams, Planing, and Disappointment

I wanted to blog about some things that have really been bothering me lately! Because of recent, and previous events, such as Lyra obtaining Lyme disease, I have been thinking a lot about what the two of as a team are going to do this winter for training, and what our summer goals and plans may look like!

Currently, Lyra and I are at a beautiful farm in Appleton Maine, it is a beautiful place! However, their are parts and pieces of boarding and training there that I don't like so much. I do have to say that we have  everything an eventer needs besides a indoor arena, which is totally necessary for Maines winter months. I also feel as though I am not supported by my trainer in my decisions, or hopes with Lyra. All I want at the moment is to be at a barn close by that has an indoor riding arena where I can train through the winter, and to have a trainer that really wants to work with me, and have ME to her training, and not pay for her to be trained by someone else. I would also like a trainer that would support me with training this tricky chestnut thoroughbred mare that I call Lyra!! Somehow I don't seem to have anything close to this, and I feel so stuck! Sometimes I feel like I am just being a drama queen, but is it to much to ask to want someone to support you and your wanting's with riding? Hopefully, some miracle will surface for us, and Lyra and I will be able to get something done this winter, training wise. Of course that would be after she gets home from New England Veterinary Hospital.

I hope that whatever comes with spring is a happy horse and rider, who have been working there tails off all winter to improve themselves! My only goal for the spring months is to get Lyra to a place where she can Walk, Trot, Canter,and jump in a controlled, and safe mannor. Also where we are both happy and not so stressed out when we are riding. I hope that this hard work would lead to a wonderful week at GMHA Junior Horsemanship Clinic for us. I learned SO much last June when I went, and I feel like if Lyra and I can go down with a good bace, we could learn SO much, and have those great experiences prepare us for a overwhelming summer of fun! After camp is over next year, I would love to go streight home with my friends from last year to board, and work for Jessica Halliday at Highland Acres farm in Grafton MA. This is a wonderful boarding, and training facility where my friends from GMHA board and train there event horses! I have heard nothing but wonderful things, about Highland Acres, and I think it would really benefit both my training, and Lyra's training if we were in a place with other fun riders and friends that are doing the same things that we are, and also with a younger, more fun and advanced trainer like Jessica who wants to work with me and Lyra to achieve our goals JUST as much as I want to work with her! The comforting part of this dream, is that my mom is finally totally down with my ideas! So it is nice to feel like I have someone on my side about my goals! I think this plan would be so much fun to cary out for the rest of 2012 summer. It would also give me a break from the Maine training and eventing world, because like it or not, there is greener grass on the other side of the boarder (: (: