Exciting time ahead..

The past few weekends have been quite mellow and have given Matt and I a change to relax and enjoy each other's company (and for me to detox from this stupid drug). But the horsey events are ramping up to a full September!

Because Isabella seemed a bit frizzled out mentally and physically from the endurance rides, I've decided to have fun the rest of the year and dabble in horsey events *other* than 50 mile rides.

Next weekend I'll be helping out at an endurance ride and drag riding the last 10 miles of the 50 mile ride in one of my favorite parks, Anthony Chabot. I'm familiar with where the last leg of the trail goes and it's lovely.. right along the golf course then winds down into this beautiful valley with an awesome trail along a small stream. I can't wait.

The weekend after I was rounded up (har) to participate in a cow clinic in La Honda. It's an Introduction to Cow Work with a trainer named Art Grunig. My barn manager says we'll be covering reining, working cow horse, cutting, and classical horsemanship. It should be really fun! I can't wait to see how Isabella will react. We've been around tons of cows and it always takes her a while to settle down and not be all bug-eyes and snorty.

The weekend after that I decided to enter a local schooling show in Half Moon Bay. This should be HILARIOUS because #1 I haven't shown in 10 years #2 Isabella and I have set foot in an arena less than the number of fingers I have on both hands and #3 I have no showing equipment. We're just gonna go in and have fun. Although I am getting a little stressed out about it.. I can feel it in my stomach as I'm reading about the rules 'n stuff. I just need to remember to put all that aside and enjoy myself.. which is the whole reason I'm doing it anyway! So far I've entered us in: Showmanship, Halter Class, Trail Class, and maybe Elementary Jumping. Recipe for disaster? Stay tuned and find out!

Anyways, if any of you local folks want to come and see any of these events just email me.

Oh yeah, a few of us are getting into starting a D&D campaign. In the band are: Matty, me, Walt, and Amit. Guest starring Rajan. Mark is the DM. I've offically stepped in the world of nerd-dom with my dice purchase and my figurines. I can't wait to play..