Pictures from my last post

I did that whole post and forgot to put up the pictures!! haha. The darker horse is Sierra and well.... yall all know who Sassy is ;)

Sassy, Sierra, a new rider, and no post!

So a lot has been going on lately and I havent written about it!:P Sooooo lets start with Sassy.... She has been great lately! She had been going through a little stage where she wasnt really paying attention to me, but now she is going back to her old self! She is bending for me again and is jumping everything I point her at when I tell her to take off. She has also been off of her weight supplement and is still holding her weight well, Im so happy! Next to talk about is Sierra!! Sierra is Sylvia Williams horse. She is a 22 year old QH. That mare is fat, blubery, and thick!! haha. But she is the sweetest thing, I have been riding her for Syliva. For being 22 years old you would never guess it, she still has lots of energy and a springy little jump! I have been trying to get her to lose some lbs and get some muscle tone. I actually do think she isnt quite as fat as from two weeks ago when we took our first ride! hehe. I hope to be able to ride her at least twice a week but I still put all my effort into ol Sassifras so I dont know how often I'll be able to ride her but I can still lunge her and keep her working. Last new thing is a new rider for Sassy. One of Hollys riders, Chipper is riding Sassy in weekly lessons. I have only been able to see a tiny portion of one lesson but they looked pretty good, They just have to learn eachother and chipper has to learn how sassy ticks:P It will be good for Sassy to have a different rider every now and again. Well thats about it for updates... still looking forward to Clemson show in December!


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finally some time to write

So I finally have soem down time to actually write on this blog. So the other weekend we took Sassy up to Stono and did some cross country schooling! It was so muh fun! And I could not believe how well Sassy did for me! She only refused once and it was the very fist fence so I was quite happy!! She behaved herself so well except for her "pacing"... my mare does not like to stand still! hehe. I would like to give a big THANK YOU to Katie Drummond for hauling Sassy up there and holly for schooling me! There is pictures from that and they are on katies facebook and holly's blog. We also just got Sassy a blanket so she can stay all toasty warm on these getting cold nights! Other than that she has been doing very well. We have been practicing our hunters and Sassy is doing very well. well thats about it for now.... hopefully if my grades are good we will have a show to go to soon! ;)



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new stuff

I have some new stuff to share with yall! :) Tomorrow me and some other people are going up to stono with Holly for some cross country! It will be mine and Sassy's first "real" cross country, and i hope it'll be really funn!! Im sure it will be though. Other than that Sassy has been doing quite well. We have really been working hard lately and its paying off! she has been doing very well with jumping and flat work! she has been beding quite nicely and jumping well too. I am going to have to order her a blanket soon too because of the temperature dropping! hehe. Thats all i really have to say for now, i will let you know how the cross country went! wish us luck!



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hey there!

so hey everyone! I just wanted to update everyone on me and ol Sassifras! wow i havent called her that in awhile! hehe. but anyways... Sassy has been doing good. In case you didnt know she dropped a lot of weight when she coliced and she hadnt really been able to get it back. We were wondering if she had some type on worm in her so we just ordered a panacur power pack for her which should deffintally help! Aslo we oredered her a weight gaining supplement that has probiotics in it so she will get her... stuff... back after the worming. and hopefully she will put on some pounds! And yes, FINALLY my dad has got someone coming out to clear the land! They should be coming in with bulldozers in the end of septmeber! It is going to be sooo awesome when Sassy moves out there!!! I absoultley cant wait!:) But other than that we have been doing good. we are coming along well in our riding, we have been working on adjusting sassy's stride when we jump. Either shorting or lengthing it. and all i can say is Sassy doesnt like grids! hehe. she was sooooo naughty the first time we did them but now she is getting them down well! She is also doing well on her bending. If Sassy keeps improving like this i think her time to be put up for sale will come somtime in the spring. it will break my heart but im sure she will be happier with someone who can ride her and give her the love that i wont be able to when i get a new horse. but intil then we will keep on chugging along! I love my horse!!:)


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that time again!

Oh yes it is time again for updates!! :) So lately Sassy and me have been doing great together! If you havent seen our first oxer on youtube, go look it up! haha. It was Sassy's first oxer ever and i think she tackled it quite well! We have also really been working on beding Sassy so she can build up those muscles and listen to me a tad bit better! Actually lately she has really been slowing down and being calm so we are thinking about switching her twisted fullcheek to a simple D ring! That would be awesome if she could go gently in that!:D I also went on a trail ride with Sylvia the other day and Sassy behaved herself absolutley WONDERFULLY!! I have never seen her be that calm on a trail before! I also rode her into my dads neighborhood from the barn! We had to go on the highway for about five mintutes before we get to the neighborhood but thats okay cause Sassy has no issues with cars! (which i am very happy about! haha) She gets better and better every day! well i'm about to go ride her so talk later!!!



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it wont be the last!!

Well me and Sassy had a great first show and it deffintaly wont be out last! We left friday morning for Clemson and that first trip did pretty well. We did have a flat tire on one of the trailers but not Sassys trailer! We actually had to unload Em, Jessie, and Pickles in the gas station parking lot! It was hectic but we finally made it to Clemson! We gave the ponies their dinner and after they ate we tacked up and schooled. I'll tell you one thing. Me and Sassy made a complete fool out of ourselves when we schooled that night. Sassy had never been ridden in a covered arena and everything in it was spooking her! I also think the smell of the red clay bothered her cause she kept smelling the groud and was like, "OMG! whats this stuff????" haha. But the thing that supprised me was how slow she was at the show!! AT home (especially when we jump) she is like... bookin it around the ring but at the show I had to use a crop and we still looked like idiots!! haha. She also isnt used to fillers in jumps so she refused and hesitated A LOT! But thats okay! It gives me something to work on! So then Saturday came up and it was time to rock and roll! We kick started the day with the gournd rails divsison and we got a fourth in the Hunter part and a thrid in the equitation part! I was thrilled (even if it was ground rails... haha :)! Then we went into some flat classes and we got a second and third. Last but not least was X rails and we got a third in the equitation portion! I was sooooo happy!! I put Sassy away and at the end on the show HOlly asked me if I wanted to compete in the low gamblers choice jumpers and of course I said yes!! The jumps were 2' - 2'3 and we got a sixth in that class! We almost got fifth but Sassy refused one on the fences. Thats okay with me though!! Now that we are home we are jumping 2' and 2'3 a lot and we are working our way up to 2'6! We tried it the other day but she kept just barely tapping it with her hooves. Shes gotta pick up those front legs! haha. Another thing we did now that we are home is jump our first oxer !!it wasnt very high but we made it with ease! Sassy's first oxer will not be the last! :) IF KATIE DRUMMOND IS READING THIS WILL YOU PLEASE COMMENT ON IT SO I CAN GET YOUR BLOG??? I TOTALLY LOST IT BEFORE :P :):):):):)Bailey