I'm not touching you

...until I am game! My cats play it all day long. And by play I mean that LB tortures Binx all day long.

Oscar the horse. Mr. Oscar is always trying to convince his mom that she should be feeding him more.

This is my Derp. He herps a derp. Especially at fud time.

Schoolwork or draw ridiculous cartoons of your horse

Cartoons for the win! This is our favorite way to jump!

I grew pockets

I find myself thinking a lot lately. I guess I just like making my life that much more difficult by analyzing it every once in a while. Picking it apart, spitting in it's face, smacking it around a little, and then gently coercing it into a smothering hug of love.

I've always had high expectations. My parents have always had high expectations. I strive to be as different from my biological mother as I possibly can. She is a miserable human being and basically taught me all the things not to do with my life. I have had great role models to replace those gaps she left in my upbringing (of which she was not really involved, other than negatively). Opps...off on a tangent.

Anyways, high expectations. I expected by this time in my life, I would have my degree, possibly my masters. I would be working this big bad mo-fo of a job, slaving away, doing that stuff that people with big bad mo-fo jobs do. Being important and crucial to people's lives and stuff. Probably married, not with kids yet though. At least I held down that aspect of my goals. I guess I just can't decide. Did I fail my expectations, or did my expectations adapt to the situation?

I have a pretty kick ass job with my parents. I love it. I have huge responsibilities. I am crucial. I am important. But just on a different plane. So in essence, I did not fail, I simply adapted. I'm like an evolutionized version of myself, except better. It's like I grew pockets so I can always carry around change for meters, EVEN if i'm naked! Evolution FTW! 

 I had to stop and do the stupid shit I did in order to get where I am right now. And I love where I am right now. I've got a kickass job. I work with some pretty amazing people as well as mis padres. My family is incredible. There's no other word for it. Incredible and supportive. My boyfriend is one of a kind and I love him so much. he puts up with all of my quirky ridiculousness, most of the time with a smile on his face and even more often, he's in the passenger seat of the ridiculousness. He's my partner in crime and I could not be more thankful for him in my life.  I have my horse and my three cats. I'm healthy (fluffy is healthy ok!!!). I have a roof over my head and food in my belly (ohhhh gimme moor fud). I am shy three semesters of being a bachelor degree-er. 

To put that in light....I, uh, started college in 2002. 

yea.....HEY give me credit. I stopped going in 2004 and restarted in 2009 as a returning student. I do all my classes online (kicks my ass by the way) and I have a full time job. I WANT ATTENTION!!!! 

No but seriously, I don't much like starting something and not stopping PLUSSSSSS, the uterus never finished anything, especially college. That puts me a million feet ahead of here. No chance of becoming her now. Well I guess I beat that when I didn't have a child at 17, WIN! 

I really don't know what the purpose of this post was, other than to sort of vent I guess. A reminder that even high expectations can adapt and you can still be a winner. Perspective is what it's all about. 

Interesting Blog

I just found this blog and I am posting it here so that I can find it again. It looks ridiculously informative, so I am sharing it as well.

I can't wait to have a few extra minutes to really read it.

Equine Biomechanics.

Update and it's been too long

It has been way too long since I last updated.

Well we have been at the new barn for almost two months and I absolutely love it. Other than the amount I have to drive. It takes 30+ minutes to get there. But I am moving out that way in 7 months so I can't wait!!!!

We had a bit of a saddle fitting fiasco. I bought that Wintec and it was just horrendous. I hated it, he hated it. So I sold it and mixed with Christmas money bought a new one! I AM IN LOVE. I have never had such a nice piece of tack in my life. I got a Collegiate Diploma Convertible in an 18" seat. I finally have a seat that fits me correctly. I have to retrain my crotch to know I don't have to ride on the pommel anymore. Yippee! So here's the saddle on derpus when I first got it. I have only gotten to ride in it once so far because of the awesome weather and my work schedule.

I got the best trot i've had so far since we moved. He gets so wound up and stops listening to me. He is so focused on all the other horses and what they are doing. He just flings his legs around everywhere. I get to the point where I have to focus on putting basically each foot down for him. But after some convincing, I got a super nice relaxed round beautiful trot yesterday. Got a few circles and stopped. He hasn't been worked much so I don't want to throw him into it super fast.

Super awesomeness is America's hoof has healed up all the way. I love my farrier. He doesn't even charge me more for coming out to this new barn. Great guy! **note: I just noticed his shoes are crooked in this picture. I am going to look into this this evening. He's not tracking different or anything. I would like his shoe to get off of his heal bulbs completely so I will talk to him.

For reference, this is was about a week after I started treating it. There was a ginormous hole in his central sulcus. Over an inch deep for a shatty farrier job.

But that's my good news. I am so happy and so ready to be able to work again. AND America doesn't know it but he's got a chiropractor appointment Thursday. I think he is going to feel so much better afterwards. I am excited to see how this helps his hindend because I am certain he's out.