London Olympics 2012

The Olympics are here!! I love watching the Olympics, both summer and winter. The opening ceremony is on Friday, but they are having preliminary rounds now as I type. I'm currently watching the live streaming on NBC.com. The USA soccer team is playing against the France team right now. I used to play some soccer when I was younger, so I actually understand what they are talking about (unlike other sports, lol.) I looked up the Equestrian events and unfortunately the times for that are really early in the morning where I am, but I'm going to try and get up early to watch some of it. Here is the link for the equestrian schedule:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/equestrian/results-schedules/index.html

I did some ground work with Pony and Mornin earlier. They are both greenbroke, and Mornin hasn't really been ridden since before she had Glory. I'm helping to train her some for her owner. And last time I was on Pony he bucked me off. I got right back on him, but I think the new mounting block rather freaked him out. It was difficult getting him to stand next to it, and then he started bucking as soon as I was on him. So, I was trying to get him used to it this morning; he was a little tense. I think I'm going to pull his mane either tonight or tomorrow. It's getting really long! The next couple of weeks will be spent watching the Olympics, and working with the ponies! Prepare for updates!

My Saddle is Here!

It has arrived! It's in really good condition, and I'm excited to try it out. It's been raining off and on the past couple of days though, so I haven't been able to use it yet. But hopefully it will be comfy for both me and my horse!! It also came with matching stirrups and stirrup leathers, so I don't have to worry about getting those. I do want to buy a breast plate though, so I'm going to look into that. I'm not quite sure what size to get though. Pony is 14.3hh, and I've heard that some average horse size ones can run kind of large. I'll have to try on my sister's horse's breast plate first to see if it fits.

In other news the state fair has started!! I'm excited! I haven't been yet, but hopefully I'll get there tomorrow. Also my summer class that I was taking is over, so now I'll have times for things. I'm also thinking about taking riding lessons again. I haven't had a riding lesson in forever, but I would really like to take some dressage lessons, or show jumping ones. I'll have to find some place to go to, where I can use there horses. Pony's not really ready for that, and, even if he was, we don't have a trailer to take him. I would love to show some too, but I'm afraid that will be too expensive. Must find a part-time job!!! lol

New Saddle!!

I got a new saddle!! I don't actually have it yet, but it should be here soon. It's a wintec close contact that I got off of ebay. Jasper's old saddle is a bit too narrow for him; I've been primarily bareback because of that. The new saddle is a wide, but the seat size is about an inch bigger than I wanted. So, hopefully it isn't too big for me. However, if it doesn't work, then I will probably let my mom use/buy it, because she is also in need of a saddle. She would just have to change the gullet size, but the seat size would be fine for her. I've never been in a wintec, so I don't know a lot about how they feel. I'm really hoping it works for us though. I didn't have a lot of money to spend though, but, if it doesn't work, I'll be back in the market again. Have any of you had experiences with wintec before; if so were they good/bad? What saddles do you recommend (none too expensive) if this one doesn't work out?