Friday May 29th 2009

I burned my DVD. I ran into problems, but they were resolved. 

Wednesday May 27th 2009

I rode Classic for the last time for my senior project. He was great. We jumped a triple that was pretty big and did a bending 7. We even got lead changes. 

Tuesday May 26th 2009

I worked on the video today. I uploaded all the remaining footage and started to organize it. It took much longer than I thought it would. Making a movie is difficult. 

Monday May 25th 2009

Today I worked at the barn. I did Classic's stall and brushed him. He was very well behaved even though he didn't go out all night. He cut his neck in the field the other day, so I took care of that. I love working with Classic. I thought I would have a really hard time because of my nerves, but I learned how to control them. This project was just as good for him as it was for me. 

Friday May 22nd 2009

Classic was so well behaved today. We worked on collecting and extending. He listened very well. He was a little sticky picking up the right lead. He circled well and even cantered from the walk with ease. Classic was very calm on the ground as well. At the end of our ride, I walked and trotted him on the buckle. He stayed relatively calm. He didn't seem to mind the camera in the indoor ring either. This was probably our best ride :) 

Wednesday May 20th 2009

Today I rode Classic. He was so much fun. We lessoned, and it was very tough. Riding a thoroughbred is completely different from riding any other type of horse. I have to be so much more relaxed, and I have to make sure to keep my calf on him. We worked on w/t/c and lots of circles. We need to work on keeping is butt and head straight. 

Tuesday May 19th 2009

Today Classic's owner came and rode him. We talked about his future goals, and what she would like to see done with him. They lessoned, so I observed what he should be doing.