Thursday, January 28, 2010

pics





I feel like posting pictures. These are at least a few months old. I don't know how many years old some of them are. THe paint is Toby. The ribbons were from a barn show. THe green cart is me @ the local county fair where I showed goats for FFA. And one is me and my cousin, Avalon, leaving the water park. okay...so my computers being slow so i'm going to go and do something else. maybe clean tack...maybe not...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Rode again today

I rode today. I was suposed to ride Friday but we decided to go ahead a have my lesson today due to possible winter weather. Anyway, I used my new saddle. :) Linnea likes it and loves how my position is nearly perfect. It's weird considering I really haven't ridden much in the past year and yet the only thing i'm being fussed at about is my shoulders or simple thing like my thumbs or how my hands tend to rest in my lap. I go back to the barn on my birthday, 02/06! I'll be 17. I don't know if i'll ride that day, but we'll see. And Linnea said that in the next few lessons or so i might be able to canter. :)
I just need to learn to not be distracted by psycho cats. haha. Tripp was so good. I only had to remind him that I wanted a forward trot, not a pokey trot.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Busy week



This week is a busy one. Tomorrow starts exams. The exam i have tomorrow is for Physical Science. It shouldn't be too difficult. But anyway. Last Friday I was able to start riding again. I had a private lesson and I rode a 16hh paint named Tripp. I love him he is soooooo awesome. I should be to use my own saddle at the barn soon. I've just been waiting for my new stirrup leathers to come in. I go again on the 29th and then on my birthday (February 6th) I'm going with my trainer to a clinic :)

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Wow 1st post of the new year.

And what a way to start this post other than almost falling out of my chair. Anyway. Exams are in a week : ( And I have to take all of mine since they are either state EOC's or State VOCATS exams. Three of them are going to be easy so i'm not worried about US History, Physical Science, or Animal Science 2. The one i am worried about is Algebra 2. I suck at it.

Next week i go to the doctor and see more about my wrist. hopefully he'll say i can ride this time. Last time he said no.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Finally On Break


Hey guyz! I'm finally on winter break! : ) We actually got snow down here in NC! It was actually a great snow and we're suposed to get more Christmas eve.I've moved and i'm going to the doctor again in less than a month to see when I can ride again! Hopefully soon! But lately i've been catching up with old riding buddies on facebook among other things. Hopefully you all have a great christmas and New year.
( I'm gettig yet ANOTHER cousin soon! : D )

The pic is of me & my dog playing in the snow.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Hey guys!


I hope you had a great holiday! With our family it was food galore! : D And right as i'm typing this i'm drinking a starbucks double chocolate chip frappachino. Which probably isn't the smartest thing to do not long before bed....oh well! Anyway, I moved last week and it's been okay. I have only gotten on the trampoline 2 or 3 times. Also i've only gone into the woods 1 time since. I'll probably do that after school one day or something. Sooo yeah. Anyway i'm trying to edit a video of a horse i used to ride. I've not ridden him for around a year now and I finally feel like i'm ready to move on. He was a hell of a horse.(He's still alive, don't worry) He taught me everything from walk-to jumping 18 inch courses. I went to my first walk-trot and walk/trot/canter shows with him.And had my first 2 falls off of him He was my partner in crime. When I was with him, nobody could beat us, as far as i'm concerned. We may not have gotten a ton of blue ribbons, but we learned every step of the way. Out of everybody that rode him, I was the only one who could get him to accept the bit. Not even my trainer could get him to do that. The day of my first show, my mom and trainer, Linnea, were standing @ the fence together and Linnea was talking about me and Toby. She said, " Christen and Toby make a great pair." My mom asked why. Linnea replied "Because they surprise each other!" We were great at jumping. I've only jumped 2 horses since and neither were as smooth jumpers as him. I'm not saying that i'll never find another horse for me, but, Toby was a great horse to learn on and i'll never forget him. I had some of my best times on this horse.

Friday, November 20, 2009

This week


This week has been awesome! My Animal Science 2 class had a feild trip on Tuesday. We went to the NC zoo. Then The Twilight Saga's : New Moon came out today! : ) I'm going to see it with my friend Elaine tomorrow : ) Sooo freaking excited!!! Then next week starts Thanksgiving break. I go to school Monday and Tuesday then off til December 1st :)

Well I gotta go. I have to be at the theatre by 9:30 in the morning and the drive is pretty far. : P But this is the best theatre in the area! Reclining seats, etc!

christenP.S. This pic was taken on the trip to the zoo!