Day 36

What an interesting day.
Brie was still a little stiff. My mom rode her first because she was feeling left out. We both rode with double reins this weekend because Brie kept putting her head up in the air instead of setting it. Maybe I'll continue working with double reins for the next couple of weeks and go back to the single reins mid-March to start prepping for the show season.
Speaking of shows, I can just imagine Brie's delight when she found out she was in a surprise show! A bunch of people were riding in the arena and Ray decided to have an impromptu show, which my mom was in. It consisted of the changes between largo and corto and walking, the usual. The lineup, and then he asked everyone to do a serpentine and take the sound board. Brie and one other horse were the only horses who did it right, so they tied for "first place". It was a cute idea and very effective. We should have more of those, just to keep the horses on their feet.

Ray also talked to us about Brie. My dad wanted to hire Ray to work with Brie and I the month before shows started and Ray basically said that he was afraid of messing up what I had done with Brie because I did such a good job and is trying to convince us to buy another horse. He says that for the money we would be (essentially) wasting on him to help Brie and I when we don't really need help could better be used to pay for another horse in installments that is already trained, a horse that we can just get on and win with. That all sounds fine and dandy, but personally I like a challenge, which is why, out of all the horses that Ray offered for me to ride to test out for purchase at our barn, I'm going to be riding a young stallion named Ghandi. This horse is the most beautiful statue-esque horse you'v ever seen. He's pretty much like a movie horse with the flowing mane and the defined yet delicate face.
I only hope that I can handle him and buy him. I have to wait two weeks for that since Ray's gonna be out of town helping the owner's daughter, Georgina, secure her spot in the Youth Mundial (World Championship). I wish her the best of luck!