tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post3957213316619403575..comments2024-03-29T06:50:02.941-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: putting it into actionemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-86448888779548744872019-05-23T18:25:15.692-07:002019-05-23T18:25:15.692-07:00So frustrating about you plans getting cancelled l...So frustrating about you plans getting cancelled last minute. that would drive me nuts. i'm please you had a good flat lesson though!<br /><br />That snake is cool Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-847034182465619422019-05-23T12:15:20.056-07:002019-05-23T12:15:20.056-07:00lol omg what a goofy horse! charlie honestly hasn&...lol omg what a goofy horse! charlie honestly hasn't shown that he much cares about it one way or the other, tho i'm sure it can't be comfortable. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72487534682800646242019-05-23T10:22:18.740-07:002019-05-23T10:22:18.740-07:00I was going to say much the same thing! The bay ma...I was going to say much the same thing! The bay mare I used to ride would get like that all down her midline, basically from chest to belly button, every summer. She lived for three months every year in a thick layer of Corona surrounded by a thick layer of the ungodly pink SWAT so you could see where it was. Didn't take care of all of the issues, in all honesty, but it did mean that she only laid down and scratched her belly while being ridden, like, once or twice a month rather than every day, and the summer kids weren't being freaked out by blood. ("Got" to ride her scratching her belly one time. That was the WEIRDEST experience. lol)Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32324679326738816372019-05-23T09:50:11.351-07:002019-05-23T09:50:11.351-07:00thanks, i'm oddly excited about doing 1-1, bc ...thanks, i'm oddly excited about doing 1-1, bc tho it's hard to believe, i've never actually ridden a proper first level dressage test in competition. it won't be good, but hopefully it'll be fun!<br /><br />and re: the SWAT, that's what i'm thinking i'll do when charlie's turnout switches to nighttime in a few weeks. right now, he goes out in the morning and i generally don't see him until the evening when he's in for the night. not sure how useful it would be to apply swat at that point, ya know?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-28154370083345968742019-05-23T09:48:54.080-07:002019-05-23T09:48:54.080-07:00haha yea... tho our bugs in maryland aren't ev...haha yea... tho our bugs in maryland aren't even as big as what you find just a few hundred miles farther south! the snakes are good tho - it's just a rat snake, one of the least aggressive types out there that just wants to slither around and rain hellfire down on the worse barn pests - mice and rats lol. so i actually like seeing them around!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-87889777823382957362019-05-23T09:47:34.892-07:002019-05-23T09:47:34.892-07:00omg yes that is exactly it. it's like i create...omg yes that is exactly it. it's like i create this beautifully constructed perfectly engineered little house of cards and then real life just swoops in and knocks it all over haha(sob)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65760766789061427012019-05-23T09:46:53.393-07:002019-05-23T09:46:53.393-07:00for sure - i was esp happy that the 2 lessons we d...for sure - i was esp happy that the 2 lessons we did get really met our current needs, tho of course it just makes me hungry for MOAR lol. <br /><br />and yea omg those wasps..... like obvi i was already in a pitiful state of mind but i seriously basically just melted into a helpless puddle. fwiw tho, esp with the nests being kinda small, one wasp sorta just left on its own after we left it exposed for a few minutes, and the other fled the scene as soon as we toppled the nest. i had been afraid that they'd come after us or something, and maybe they would with a bigger nest or if they were hornets instead, but these guys just.... left. whew!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65205263654554730642019-05-23T09:44:54.135-07:002019-05-23T09:44:54.135-07:00lol omg that is the TRUTH tho!! and thanks, it sho...lol omg that is the TRUTH tho!! and thanks, it should be a really fun weekend i think, at present i'm feeling the most zen i've ever felt at this particular level, which is perhaps yet another good reason to just keep doin what we're doin!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8297427478051385872019-05-23T09:30:57.915-07:002019-05-23T09:30:57.915-07:00Have you tried slathering his nether regions in SW...Have you tried slathering his nether regions in SWAT? It worked well for Annie last year - the bugs were absolutely murdering her navel area.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear about your 1-1 debut!!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-28883275816205380612019-05-23T09:03:28.560-07:002019-05-23T09:03:28.560-07:00OMG with all the "wildlife!" Um, no than...OMG with all the "wildlife!" Um, no thank you! The snake scared me way more than the wasps..<br />Your bugs also make me happy to live out here.. Yikes! Poor Chuck!nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290914277204973015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12186815005993827782019-05-23T08:57:27.090-07:002019-05-23T08:57:27.090-07:00I’d be frustrated with the last minute cancels too...I’d be frustrated with the last minute cancels too. I understand but it hard to rearrange your schedule and they bail. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346020257901575574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49418776275422778842019-05-23T08:48:53.233-07:002019-05-23T08:48:53.233-07:00I'm glad Dan's wife is going to be ok and ...I'm glad Dan's wife is going to be ok and yeah 2 out of 3 ain't bad but getting rescheduled on regularly is the absolute pits. If I were you I would probably burn your truck to the ground because it is an interdimensional hell mouth for wasps.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85130945835011984112019-05-23T08:40:08.758-07:002019-05-23T08:40:08.758-07:00The best way to ruin plans is to involve horses. F...The best way to ruin plans is to involve horses. FACT.<br />I hope you have a great show this weekend though! Can't wait to read about it!Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44997894609622763262019-05-23T08:35:14.689-07:002019-05-23T08:35:14.689-07:00honestly i'm not gonna even try to deny that t...honestly i'm not gonna even try to deny that thought didn't cross my mind...... emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27606111228264343292019-05-23T08:34:46.741-07:002019-05-23T08:34:46.741-07:00well.... not *all* the lessons got cancelled, in f...well.... not *all* the lessons got cancelled, in fact i actually summarized a pretty baller dressage lesson in the post above and am excited to take what we worked on in that lesson to our next show ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89865947383999860182019-05-23T08:19:19.676-07:002019-05-23T08:19:19.676-07:00I think I would have set my truck on fire and walk...I think I would have set my truck on fire and walked away from it if I found two wasps nests in it. I would not be able to stop thinking I felt a wasp every time a hair touched my arm. I get shivers just thinking about it now!Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57809226633339823882019-05-23T08:18:59.567-07:002019-05-23T08:18:59.567-07:00Ugh. To bad about all your lessons getting cancell...Ugh. To bad about all your lessons getting cancelled:( that sucks.<br /> Ollie gets bitten by the bugs pretty bad to... Sudocrem seems to help him a bit though! Marenhttps://poniesandpotter.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17217446143268594992019-05-23T07:25:36.504-07:002019-05-23T07:25:36.504-07:00oh god, poor Remus! these flies are vicious, ugh. ...oh god, poor Remus! these flies are vicious, ugh. luckily it doesn't seem to be bothering charlie too much at this point, but the fact that he's so bloody every day worries me about long term irritations :( not really sure what i can do about it tho??<br /><br />and thanks - i'm looking forward to the trial too. but yea isn't it kinda shocking how hard it is to get started with someone? like i feel like i'm hounding these people too and feel like such a creeper, but c'mon!! let me spend my moneh on your wisdom!!!! :(emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63050123125851170522019-05-23T07:09:16.680-07:002019-05-23T07:09:16.680-07:00Remus is bloody every day and he is covered pretty...Remus is bloody every day and he is covered pretty much head to toe with a flysheet and fly mask. UGH. Last nite he was being bulldozed by two bomber horse flies in his stall. HATE BUGS. <br /><br />Good luck at your trial and sorry you are having so much trouble with cancellations. I am hounding people down here for lessons (OR letting me haul in if not)....Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36656136392094477192019-05-23T06:34:44.789-07:002019-05-23T06:34:44.789-07:00totally frustrating, tho the lessons we DID do thi...totally frustrating, tho the lessons we DID do this week were great and exactly what i needed. plus there's always more to look forward to - a starter trial this weekend, some more planned (fingers fucking crossed) lessons, an upcoming dressage show.... emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18177190231536371642019-05-23T06:21:02.821-07:002019-05-23T06:21:02.821-07:00Um, where did 2019 go? Can't believe it is al...Um, where did 2019 go? Can't believe it is almost June. Too bad about the cancellations - it is frustrating as an ammy as it often takes a lot of work and scheduling to haul out to lessons. Hopefully you can get out anyway and do some fun stuff with Charlie the hunk! ;-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940386405998853917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37451922639423210612019-05-23T05:59:57.599-07:002019-05-23T05:59:57.599-07:00for real tho. it's kinda a crappy club, but at...for real tho. it's kinda a crappy club, but at least we have cool members!!<br /><br />and honestly tho, i keep reminding myself that *Charlie* doesn't know about these cancellations and foiled plans and disappointments. he doesn't have a clue. he just perks up every time i go to get him, and happily goes along with whatever it is we're doing for that day, whether it's a hack or dressage lesson or whatever. so for that, i'm grateful haha!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29027499151566622322019-05-23T05:58:50.594-07:002019-05-23T05:58:50.594-07:00oh man, sometimes a "boring" ride really...oh man, sometimes a "boring" ride really is the ultimate tho haha. here's hoping your conditions improve in the next two weeks so that you can feel a little more prepared. a lot can happen in that amount of time!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-9827335234521660272019-05-23T05:43:56.949-07:002019-05-23T05:43:56.949-07:00I feel you so hard. Try and schedule a dressage le...I feel you so hard. Try and schedule a dressage lesson? rain. Field trip? brake cable goes. Shoes lost, abscesses it's always SOMETHING.Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1281345216692206262019-05-23T05:17:30.757-07:002019-05-23T05:17:30.757-07:00I would be bummed over the cancellations as well. ...I would be bummed over the cancellations as well. It's very frustrating when you've arranged your life to fit them in and then nothing. Understanding it doesn't make it easier. <br /><br />I have a show in 2 weeks and we are so not ready. The weather has been truly awful. All I'm hoping for is to have a boring ride. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.com