tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post2843159815265028207..comments2023-06-10T08:47:27.517-07:00Comments on The Working Rider: WEF Day 6 – Show Day 1 (ahhhhhhhh)Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-12699860525798693102014-02-10T07:39:35.124-08:002014-02-10T07:39:35.124-08:00Sounds like quite the project! DC is pretty easy ...Sounds like quite the project! DC is pretty easy going, and has in general been an easy one to bring along. How else would a 7yo be successful in the A/Os? :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-1736011142256999392014-02-10T07:38:38.981-08:002014-02-10T07:38:38.981-08:00Thanks Courtney! Super nice of you to say!Thanks Courtney! Super nice of you to say!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-43726900668420316422014-02-09T19:25:48.918-08:002014-02-09T19:25:48.918-08:00I came over from COTH and I am glad I did. This i...I came over from COTH and I am glad I did. This is really great. It reminds me of the first time I went with my $1000 barrel racing pony that I turned into a hunter. Word for word same experience. Expect my pony was 10 times more spooky. He had been abused really badly before I got him and it took me 5 years to get him to the point we could go there. Day one was like day one we I first got him. He cantered everywhere and even cantered in place if he was required to stop. Because the first year he had dumped me off at every jump we came to and he a reverted back to his old self I didn't think we were going to make it over any jumps, but we made it over all of them (and I got some amazing pictures). Our first class we didn't place as he was rushing through the course and it was obvious I didn't have any control. Our second class was still a little quicker then I would have liked but he was keeping an even tempo and we were hitting all our spots perfectly. We walked out with a third. Although I would get a first by the time it was all over with. I was more proud of that third then anything else and rubbed it in the faces of all the h8trs back at home that had told me the day I got my pony that the only thing he was good for was dog food. Congratulation to you and it is so much more worth it when you work for it. I can't wait to read the rest of your blog. Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521054371352093588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-63465878376606379832014-02-04T20:47:22.895-08:002014-02-04T20:47:22.895-08:00i enjoy reading your blog anna and big congrats on...i enjoy reading your blog anna and big congrats on your ribbon. He's so super cute all braided up. have fun and do good! Enjoy your time there. You really are a great blogger also...<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332409576300500083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-5242291897324353802014-02-04T18:57:03.706-08:002014-02-04T18:57:03.706-08:00Thanks! I feel like I have a lot of homework left...Thanks! I feel like I have a lot of homework left, but hoping that next week we can pull together some consistency.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-21960471766669071272014-02-04T18:56:33.398-08:002014-02-04T18:56:33.398-08:00The yellow Ninja turtle spongy looking things are ...The yellow Ninja turtle spongy looking things are none other than tennis balls. Yes, they are on there to eliminate the snaps hitting on the walls when releasing the cross ties. Works like a charm!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-12682555846628424842014-02-04T14:05:53.605-08:002014-02-04T14:05:53.605-08:00Bravo! Job well done, and just proof that you hav...Bravo! Job well done, and just proof that you have come prepared, have done your homework, and you DO BELONG!KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009363918838101327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-76568527546153520342014-02-03T17:00:02.028-08:002014-02-03T17:00:02.028-08:00I'm curious. What are the yellow Ninja turtle...I'm curious. What are the yellow Ninja turtle spongy looking things on the cross ties? Are they there to eliminate noise/damage from cross tie clips being released. I truly hope you are enjoying everything WEF! <br />Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731366641798418896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-75366764730842703642014-02-03T15:21:02.388-08:002014-02-03T15:21:02.388-08:00Thanks! I'll try to take pictures of the Jump...Thanks! I'll try to take pictures of the Jumps next week to prove my astroturf point. Maybe they will switch the jumps though, who knows. Some of the ins and outs of how this show is managed are incredible. I'm going to blog about that in these down days. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-73725942631086687422014-02-03T15:19:55.753-08:002014-02-03T15:19:55.753-08:00New goal. That's all I'm saying.
I wis...New goal. That's all I'm saying. <br /><br />I wish there was a photog as well, I keep stalking the Anne Gittins site in hopes she will post my division, but no luck yet.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-65651683190705708172014-02-03T15:18:26.654-08:002014-02-03T15:18:26.654-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-23967708418247443502014-02-03T15:18:21.262-08:002014-02-03T15:18:21.262-08:00I got the text from Matt at 10pm the night before....I got the text from Matt at 10pm the night before. "change of plans." Shit. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-75292817346568341512014-02-03T15:17:57.552-08:002014-02-03T15:17:57.552-08:00Thanks! He's so puuuurdy.Thanks! He's so puuuurdy.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-29229080316757263162014-02-03T15:17:47.020-08:002014-02-03T15:17:47.020-08:00I think the idea was that you would find mossy wal...I think the idea was that you would find mossy walls in the real world. But it just ended up looking like Astroturf threw up everywhere. None the less, DC was impressed.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060264733242139412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-39501927482769585812014-02-03T15:11:00.406-08:002014-02-03T15:11:00.406-08:00Great job, Anna! Congratulations on the ribbon an...Great job, Anna! Congratulations on the ribbon and the good rides, especially with the last minute ring swap. The "astroturf everything" defies belief! Your description of it (and everything else) is fabulous and fascinating. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756520699790321779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-19050411910418127752014-02-03T15:04:43.519-08:002014-02-03T15:04:43.519-08:00Congrats on the ribbon! I wish the photographer ha...Congrats on the ribbon! I wish the photographer had been there. You need some pictures do document your experience!<br /><br />I don't just mean iPhone pics between the horses ears.. Unless you want to take a jumping selfie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341144990873303943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-48435741143566265082014-02-03T10:43:45.544-08:002014-02-03T10:43:45.544-08:00Way to go, Anna - Congratulations :-)Way to go, Anna - Congratulations :-)Tommys Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786373985217815594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-24394130700574648202014-02-03T09:23:03.061-08:002014-02-03T09:23:03.061-08:00Oh I feel for you. The grand hunter ring is legit...Oh I feel for you. The grand hunter ring is legit, and that sort of change would have probably made my brain explode. Go y'all for rocking it anyway and enjoy that pretty ribbon :)SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-11303984928067933982014-02-03T09:22:37.975-08:002014-02-03T09:22:37.975-08:00Congrats on the ribbon and he looks really good br...Congrats on the ribbon and he looks really good braided up :)L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716619891820991363.post-44042192516666649442014-02-03T09:12:11.581-08:002014-02-03T09:12:11.581-08:00Way to go on your WELL EARNED ribbon! I know of a ...Way to go on your WELL EARNED ribbon! I know of a few occasions when I took a greenie to a show that any pin was a win :-) (I always set goals- like one ottb I had I just wanted him to pick up his leads without his always unexpected because he never did it twice in a row buck lol. He picked up leads all day long like a pro and we pinned a few times which was just a bonus since I was on top of the moon already lol) I would've probably thrown up at the last minute ring swap lol and the astroturf everything :-/ you'd think they could be a bit more creative than just green, maybe some purple or blue or something lol expect the unexpected at WEF ;-) Congrats to you both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048004999485598516noreply@blogger.com