July Goals + June Analysis

June has potentially been one of the most weird months.  Besides it being my busiest time of year at work, we have had god-awful weather.  The beginning of the month brought unseasonably warm weather, something we are just simply not used to.  With that warm weather came an abundance of wild fires in a 500km radius that left the air quality so severely hindered, I refused to exercise any of the horses.  Following the heat wave, we have spent the past two weeks on the opposite end of the spectrum; it is now monsoon season, apparently.  I was also at the Vet an average of 3x a week with Vida trying to get her re bred, and I felt like a chicken with it's head cut off, for reals.  Regardless, I did find some time to do pone-things, my hubby went to another show, and overall it was a pretty decent month but the weather compromised my arena footing for the better part of the month, when we weren't fighting smoke inhalation concerns.

June Goals

• Spend at least 8 hours in the saddle
  I didn't track it, but I don't think I hit it.
• Care less about perfection, and more about having fun
  I think I did ok with this.
• Ride bareback in a halter (or halterless) at least 5 times, working on feel
  I definitely rode bareback/in a a halter quite a lot and feel some improvements in my seat and balance.
• Do more hand walks out of the arena
  Didn't do any of these.. 
• Focus on K&S' Relaxation & my fluidity
  I didn't wind up riding Kidd a ton, but I did focus on this a lot with Sierra.
• Develop more stretch into the contact
  We were getting there, though my last 'arena ride' was my Lesson with Friend S where it definitely didn't cultivate relaxation or stretch. 
• Get Vida settled (IE Bred & confirmed in foal)
  Ugh, don't ask... 
• Introduce Amara to sprays (Water, fly spray, etc)
  Oops, I totally forgot about this.. though she did get wound spray put on a cut she had at the Vet and she didn't even flinch.  Once the monsoon passes I'd like to bath her and Vida.
• Get Amara posted for sale
  Done, but should cross post more.
• Get Kidd posted for sale pending PPE results on June 14
  Kidd is already sold and off to his new home
• * Stretch Goal * Set up an online lesson (but test the connection first)
  The weather hasn't allowed for this - but I did arrange the lesson with Friend S!

Oof, that's far more red than I like to see!

Hubby and his dude

July Goals

• Spend at least 8 hours in the saddle
• Pick a new Dressage Saddle and Order it
• Keep up with the bareback/halter to keep things fun
• Get out of the arena at least 4x
• Confirm Vida's pregnancy
• Bath Vida & Amara (Weather Pending)
• * Stretch Goal * haul somewhere else to ride at least once
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• Saddle Fit (Try Demo's) - July 2
• Pentosan Shot #3
• Farrier - Reset July 24

I'm not willing to accept that it's already July - where did June go?!  Time is flyin' by.

I celebrated the long weekend with a bareback hack in my PJ's