Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Show Prep Fun!

The Happier podcast reminded me that part of enjoying an event is savoring the lead-up.  So I'm diving into the preparation for the Shepherd Ranch Horse Trials in a few weeks.

I've printed my dressage test and I keep in my purse to review when I get a free minute.

Hand drawn arena not to scale lol

Time to get down my show binder, update it with the event info, and start a prep checklist.


Hannah needs to try on my black bridles for dressage. We're also training the mane to lie flat.


As for goals, there's 15 people in my division (Open Intro A), so going home with a ribbon would be lovely but improbable. Our goal is simply to get through all 3 phases and have fun.


9 comments:

  1. Everyone else is way more organized than I am. I generally learn my test the day before and definitely dont have a binder.

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    1. My binder started off just having the rules because I got gypped once at a show. Then I found all sorts of fun things to add in there and it has become a great resource.

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  2. I have a binder. I shoved all my old tests into it the other day, but didn't really open it.

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    1. Yeah, I've been doing the shove-in-there for a while, time for me to get seriously organized though.

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  3. Jealous of how organized you are!

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    1. I've found its not only helpful but part of the fun.

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  4. i definitely savor the anticipation too!!! wishing you a great event!

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    1. Thanks! I have to be mindful about the anticipation or else I just wake up one day and its showtime!

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