Goals for 2015

So, having been a Personal Trainer for a number of years, I don't like the term "Resolution."  It tends to set people up for failure. It's this thing you "have" to come up with and you "have" to achieve it.  Too much pressure.  "Goals" tend to be more relaxed and laid back.  You have short term and long term.  I just like the term much better.  I didn't have goals for 2014 except be able to ride my horse so I didn't have to sell him.  Now that I am keeping him, I have come up with challenging yet attainable goals for us.  Below are my riding goals, goals for Breeze, and my non-equestrian goals.

A Little Work is Better Than No Work

So today was a very interesting day.  I was planning on tacking up Breeze and lunging him with side reins today, but the tack up area was busy.  So I decided to just lolly gag when I went to go catch him.  When I entered his pasture, he came walking right up to me, like he was very excited to see me.  Then I noticed his pasture mate Jackson hovering over a pile of manure.  It looked as though he was chewing, so I watched him and sure enough, he reached down and took a huge chunk out of the pile. Eewww!  So I walk over to him to gently move him away from the pile and before I could even get 10 feet from the pile he pinned his ears completely flat, turned his butt to me, backed up towards me and lifted his back hooves off the ground.  So in response I try to shoo him away from me and he

Well Alright then! Let's Do This!

Hello to whom ever may be reading this first post.  I am going to jump on this blogging band wagon.  I figure it is a good way to keep track of me and my boys progress, and share with like minded individuals.  I plan on being 100% honest with myself in this blog.  If I suck, I am going to admit it; if my horse sucks (which is mostly cause I suck) then I will admit it.  He is not perfect by all means and I sure as hell am not.  Mostly that's because we are both green and I have a very large fear of my horse (thanks to a lovely maneuver called a BUCK).
In the coming days I plan to fill these pages with info about myself, my horse, and my other "team member."  I am going to chronicle my journey to gaining confidence to get on my horse and our journey together towards my long term goal of Novice Level eventing.  This is basically my riding journal, with bits of "real life" sprinkled here and there, reviews, and more.  I do hope you enjoy. And if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or tips; please feel free to leave them below.  Oh! Also, if you are so inclined, you can check out my YouTube channel that will correspond with this blog.  The link is here.