Show tomorrow. Step 1: acquire show food. Yes, I am a) a creature of habit & b) lucky.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 6, 2014
Home show, so much to do before I ride, e.g. giving numbers out, gate crew. etc., etc. Focusing on that keeps me from stressing. Mostly.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 6, 2014
4 am. Up. OTOH often wake up at 3:30. Internal clock? Show stress minimal. Small show, small class.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Good morning!
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Lots of rain last night. Outdoor ring. Are the horses ready to play all-terrain vehicle?
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Wheels up.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
retweeted by Wheels Down, an airplane/airport account.
And I arrive. Short drive. Joys of showing at home. Also breakfast from my chef.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Weather great. Footing ditto. Ringmaster. Hot.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
2 & 3 out of 3. Never got the left lead either class.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Bridles on. First lot warming up. (?)
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Found this on my phone along with another unsent Tweet. Guest Tweeter? Phone randomly sending out old tweets? Whatever. I was tickled (and very hot). So, I added the question mark & sent it out. Or tried to.
test
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Between the mystery Tweets & trouble contacting the mothership from inside the barn, the phone & I got confused. Second guest Tweet disappeared. Thinking back, it may have been one from Nationals about the leadline class. ?
I impressed the judge …
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
… by cantering without stirrups.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
She said she could hardly tell I lost my stirrups. My leg never moved. So that was nice.
Movement not called for at this level.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
I lost.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Losing a stirrup in equitation is like hitting a rail in hunters.
Glucerna & pretzel for belated lunch. Couldn't face a cookie in this heat.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
First two up for clinic. My schedule on a need-to-know basis.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Veteran horse. When rider gets in right place, horse snaps into position. I've ridden it. Amazing to see it.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Waiting to ride in clinic. Stewing about show.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Good lesson. Hot & tired but rose to the occasion. Trump as well.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2014
Home safe, day 1.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Kicking myself, as one does at 4 am. I've been riding a long time. I should be better at it than I am.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Not just show results but clinic lesson. Much of it was plain riding, not saddle seat. Shouldn't I have learned this by now?
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Good morning! Are we ready to clinic?
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
And we're back at the barn.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Apparently even when I did the right gait I wasn't doing well. Sigh. I thought I was hot stuff.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Back to camp. Lessons will be basics on the non-showing school horses.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Breakfast earlier. Glucerna & cookie now. Get thru today. Worry about diet tomorrow.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
How can I fix what I can't feel? It is asking someone tone deaf to conduct an orchestra.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
An hour of Pony Club in exercises. BTDT.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Around the world at a walk. The old lady still has it.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Letting me do two-point at a canter is a BIG mistake if the goal is for me to sit down & back.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Academy my ass, I wanna jump something.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
Home safe.
— Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 8, 2014
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