RIDING ALL WINTER!!!!

I've Moved ... and looking forward to riding ALL winter!

Stay tuned for my revised goals... now returning to my maiden name of Cocchio and looking for God to lay out his NEW plan before me.

While I am awaiting my new job, I found a lovely place to reside and new friends to enjoy conversation with and hope that every day will be filled with learning, love and lasting relationships.

Nove 15th and the leaves here in North Carolina are just falling and it is a balmy 72 degrees. Gotta go ride Charlie right now but I will be back!

ITS BEEN A LONG TIME....

Its been a long time since my last post. I guess life does get in the way of a lot of things. Many changes and many more to come. Trying to sell the horses I have so that I can lighten my load and move to Kentucky. I am all done with swimming up stream in the forsaken north east. This past winter was hard... it was hard on us all... and its time to move onward and upward.

I think that relocating in the beautiful KY is the best decision I have made in a long time. The funding is the only thing holding me back. I will miss my life here, the good times I had, the lessons I have learned and I look forward to the challenges of relocation, finding a good paying job, a new home, and a place to ride and enjoy my continueing education in eventing.

Being in the midst of a place where they live and breath horses has been a life long dream of mine. Having an opportunity to start life over can be hard but it can be exciting. Maybe it will rekindle my drive to do and be again... with dreams that are meant to be be dreamt!

Leaving behind all the friends and family is one thing, leaving behind my equine stock that I may not be able to bring with me, and my hurtful past of 21 years of lost marriage is another whole story I cannot think about in fear that it will ruin my future and my desire for a new beginning.

Hopefully there will be posts .... the good the bad and the ugly... but no guarantees... as some days its hard for me just to take my head off the pillow and open my eyes to another day of reality.

Until then... prayers are appreciated,
B

Trip to Canada with Dad

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Angel upta' pasture....

Isnt he just the most handsom thing you have ever seen?

He is a lover too!

Angel By Day Interview with prospective owners

SORRY I DROPPED THE BALL!!!!!!!

Well... again... sorry... !!!!!

hadnt been on in so long.... forgot I was in the middle

of posting all the ROLEX vids I made of our trip!

REALLY.... I am telling you ... losing my mind...

If you find it please send it to 46 Ramsell Way!

Finally An Update

Finally made it back to the indoor to have Jamie work with Charile for the first time ever.
It was good even though he acted out when repremanded with the crop.
It was a great first session.
So enjoy the movie that Haley made...

GREAT GREAT GREAT meeting of the minds

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!

http://useventing.com/blog/?p=7433

Endurance Saddles from Hilason

http://www.hilason.com/

Check it out !~!
After being so happy with my new working saddle...I mean for the money...

how could I not take a peek at the rest of their selection?

This is a endurance saddle that some of you trail riders/endurance riders may be interested in...

Light weight... cushion seat... leather.... and REASONABLE!

You can also find them on ebay for less than they advertise on their website!

Worth a L@@K!

Enjoy!

When you dont have something nice to say......

ROLEX ~ Day 2 vaca ~ Dressage

Day of Dressage

Amazing day taking in the riders

&

anxieties of competition.....

Exciting!

All pictures in compitition I took while there at the event.

The preview to get your heart pounding are pics I got online.

ENJOY!