Another Great Day

Jake being camera shy... haha... everytime i was about to take his pic, he turned his head, lol.

So, yesterday we got to the barn around 10:30am and had my lesson on Nikki. She was pretty headstrong today, so we didn't accomplish much. It was still really fun though. Since I hadn't really finished on a positive note with Nikki, Denise let me get Jake out and hack him out for a while. It was a ton of fun, and Meg let me share a little bit of her lesson, so I was able to jump Jake and do a gymnastic on him, which was awesome! It was also really cool to be able to see Meg riding Jazzy, they look incredible together... its like they were made for each other. Then after Meg and I put away Jazzy and Jake, Meg got Copper out and I got some good video footage of them together, he's so cute! So, after hanging out for a while, it was around 4pm, and I had to leave to get ready for my tennis match.

My tennis match was so boring, we played the Wasatch Boys team from like Park City or something, and they all were horrible... The guy I played against, I beat him 17 to 2, and I only lost those 2 games because my serves weren't working out for me at first. After that I came home and just hung out the rest of the night while my parents were at a play with some friends...

Meg and Jazzy

Meg and Copper

Jazzy, the psycho mare =D

Now time for sad news...

Nikki is going out to pasture in Kaysville at her owner's home because her owner isn't really riding her anymore so she obviously decided not to pay the board and stuff while she can just keep her at her house for free... so yesterday was my last time riding her unless we decide to lease or buy her... :(

Yesterday, was also when I said my "official" goodbyes to Jaimy. I took over a gift and a note and grabbed all my stuff (halter, lead, brushes, polos, saddle pad, etc.). I'm going to miss her so so so much! She was my first hunter/jumper trainer, and I learned a ton from her. Some of the best days of my life have been because of her. Like I said, I'm really going to miss her, but my new trainer, Denise, is every bit as amazing, if not more. So, lets just say I traded in something good, for something even better. So, I guess this isn't really sad news, haha...

Also, Denise's mare, Missy has a lymphoma and they are going to draw blood at the vets in a week or two so then she'll decide what stage its at. If its a late stage and she's going to suffer then they'll just put her down. =( She might have about a month or two, maybe more, maybe less. She will be missed by all, she is such an incredible horse!