Sunsets and Soon to be School!

Work. All that has been going on lately is work. The job can be fun but it is definitely starting to wear on me. I'll be glad to start school up again. Upside though is that I'm rolling in the major G's!

As for school I am currently working on my application for an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) program. Crossing my fingers I'll be able to get all the references out in time, otherwise it is ready to go! A few weeks ago my grandfather, my uncle, cousin, and I were out at the golf course about to play a few holes. I was driving one of the golf carts with my grandfather next to me when he suddenly started having a seizure. In that moment I knew that this was what I was supposed to be doing, helping people in need. Luckily the cart wasn't moving and I was able to quickly take ahold of him so he didn't fall out. My grandfather ended up being okay, we called an ambulance and he was released from the hospital a few hours later. Through the whole debacle I remained calm and knew what to do. So, I'm really excited to see how the program goes, I mean, if I get accepted!

In other non-horsey news I got a second piercing! I absolutely love it too! Another amazing thing was that it caused almost no pain, it mainly felt like some one was just squeezing my ear really tight. The lady said it will take around six weeks to heal and I cannot wait to start changing it up!

As for miss Ava I have mainly just been checking on her and giving them some grain in the evening. I am trying really hard to at least take her on some walks (preferably with her saddle on) so she can still stay somewhat up to date on desensitization. She does great though, rarely will she spook and when she does it is very minor. Unlike at The Ranch, she was quite sensitive to things and would spook easily. I hope to ride soon, work is slowly coming to the end of its season so I can't wait to get a lot of rides in before the darn winter comes. Having a horse is so hard sometimes! But boy... I absolutely cannot get over them!

I think I came up with a name for the new place. I'm going to refer to it as Sunset Ranch because it has the most beautiful sunsets.

How Sunset Ranch earned it's name

Cute face <3

NOSE!

Monchy on foods

Night night girls

Horsey hide and seek, do you see the horsey?

The video doesn't have great quality but it is just of Ava and I fooling around in the pasture. Enjoy!

My double ear pierce, looooooove it!

Tack Store Haul!

So I found out a few weeks ago that my local tack store would be closing down. The place had been for sale for a while but no one had come to buy it so the owner decided to close up shop. Which I am highly saddened about but at the same time super excited about! Last week she held a sale where everything in the store was %35 off, storewide! I looked around and spotted a saddle bag that would be absolutely perfect but decided to wait because through the 8th - 12th she was going to increase it to 50% - 80% off everything in the store!! So, I took my chances with the saddle bag hoping no one would purchase it before the big sale.

Well, today was the first day and I got there bright and early, only a few minutes after she opened (people were already there!) and immediately went back to see if the saddle bag was there... It was!!

The starting price was $62 and the sale made it 50% off!!! Such a great saddle bag, couldn't ask for a better one!

1680 denier! Better than Ava's turnout blankey

After the saddle bag it took me a while to find some things but ended buying two more items.

They gave me this for free!! $17 worth!

I then got this saddle pad by Mayatex, super nice. Starting price was $153, pricey right?! Well, it was also half off which meant I only had to spend $76! Such a great deal and it will be perfect for trails.

After I got home I had to hurry to work but then I remembered about this Carhartt jacket that was on the 80% off rack, I don't know why I passed it by but when I finished work I headed back down there and bought it. Starting price was $120 and got it for only $25!!!!

I have been wanting a Carhartt for a really long time!

Anyways, I am so happy with my finds and may even head in there again as the last day nears, never know, they could put more things on that awesome 80% off rack.

Hot Hot Hot in the Mountains

Our schedule has been a little random lately. Work hasn't given me a dedicated schedule which is annoying at times but I will be working with them on that soon. It has also been so hot lately that going out to the barn in the day is brutal. Although, today I forced myself out there but ended up having an amazing time!!

As some of you may know I have been going back and forth on what to specialize Ava in. Such as jumping, dressage, western dressage, barrel racing, reining, roping, cutting, endurance, western pleasure, and even more! But in the end there was always something that made me change my mind. And even worse Ava was left without a job which makes our time together a little spontaneous (we like things planned, haha!) But a little while after we moved to the new barn my show dreams kind of slowed down, I started beginning to spend time with Ava instead of just work, work, working her all the time. Instead of running away she actually comes in (90% of the time, no one perfect!) to greet me and seems to be more willing to work. We are slowly but surely figuring each other out.

The weather has also been a little random too. One minute it will be blistering hot with no breeze and then it will get all stormy, what the heck?! But I caught it at the perfect time and decided to go on a ride, not just a round pen ride, an actual trail out of the pen ride. And may I add that Ava was amazing!

Here we are getting ready to go, she was being so good and actually straight tied for once!

Of course I had to warm her up and get all of the craziness out of her before we rode. I also worked with the plastic bag some more. She is getting really good, such an improvement from The Ranch, she would spook and take off whenever I tried riding her with it. I was very happy but of course was thinking the whole time "stay there pony, don't kill me, don't spook, it is just a bag, gooood pony, please don't kill me!" But she was great and after all that jazz was done we headed out.

Ava didn't spook once, although getting nervous at times she never did anything weird. We ended up having a great, safe ride and you could tell she enjoyed it.

Here is miss girl getting ready to roll after being given her rinse. Those little baths are really growing on her, she will cock her foot, sigh, and stand there the whole time.

In other news I made a saddle cover from a pattern off of SuitAbility. So easy to make although the dimensions were a little big for my little saddle but it still works perfectly. I also lined it with fleece to keep the saddle extra happy. Can't wait to sew some more stuff, next project is a saddle bag!!

Custom made fleece lined saddle cover. I love it!

At the rainy barn