I was on Eventing USA blog and got to watch a great seminar on breeding and preparing a horse for 4 Star Eventing. Hosted by Bruce Davidson with other speakers like
his son Buck and good friend Denny Emmerson.
WOW... I mean great insight!
I was meant to hear it.... FOR SURE!
Everything they speak of... I have done....
well except going to IRELAND to train cross country in the Spring!
NOW WOULDNT THAT BE GREAT?
But honestly.... I learned to ride young, bopped around,
messed around endless days in the barn,
enjoyed riding for hours, I think back and Q "gee how far was that?!" Racing 3 wheelers, hanging with my horse in the pasture, showing locally, and understanding partnership.
In the last 20 years I have enjoyed
endurance trail rides
team penning
cutting
barrel racing
pole bending
dressage
Hunting cross country
showing western pleasure in AQHA circuit
& putting 5 national halter points on Baby just for something to do!
Now... I have not been nationally recognized for any of it.
Not even regionally mainly because I just enjoy doing whatever I want with my horses.
Side saddle and driving are things I have not tried AS OF YET, but I own a carriage and harness and have future plans to drive Baby at Acadia National Park SOON....
and a proud mamma I will be , as I will have trained her myself.
So goes the EVENTING... "I can almost taste it" are words I have used in my BLOG profile... and so Bruce has mentioned in this seminar. Those words speak to me and give me new hope and continued drive to keep on plugging forward toward my dream of
competing at the **** level.
I mean why NOT?
When not having a support group and going this dream alone ... it gets tough and you wonder, is it all just $$$ that gets you to the top? Is it luck? Is it a little of each or really is it the drive and hard work that one puts in day after day? I hope it is the latter.... as I will keep on keeping on after hearing this message that was meant for JUST ME! I have a OTTB and an evening TB / Appy that has scope and drive and play and courage... I KNOW HE IS THE ONE!
ANYHOOOOOOO... intersting seminar that hit many Q I had in my mind.
Answering most all of them... honestly... the getting fit one... hit really hard :()
ENJOY the movie in the link!
