Tuff E Nuff Quarter Horses

Tuff E Nuff Quarter Horses
Lucy

Friday, February 27, 2015

Suck it up Buttercup!

Does anyone else get nervous before a competition or is it just me?  No matter how much I prepare, I never feel like I'm prepared enough!  Tomorrow, Cat and I will compete in our fist competition of the year (ACTHA AOC) and I'm already getting sick to my stomach.  I've barely gotten 8 rides in this year due to the weather and I haven't ridden her in over a week.  If I was riding her consistently I might feel a little bit more confident (bwa ha ha ha, yeah right).

Earlier this week I was informed we had to have additional paperwork so instead of riding tonight, she's getting hauled to the vet.  On the plus side - this ride is considered "Gambler's Choice", which allows for each obstacle to be ridden twice.  While I really enjoy seeing what Cat's initial reaction is (that's the important one), I know if we get a second chance we'll do much better and my main goal is helping her to grow.

After this ride I have a fairly busy schedule which is not going to be very cohesive for riding.
03/08 -Chase has his band solo
03/09 - We have a birthday party
03/13 thru 03/15 - I'm taking the boys to an aquatic center for spring break
03/21 & 03/22 - We will be in Nebraska for the Nebraska Trail Exp (I'm going as a spectator)
03/27 thru 03/29 - MIL and I will compete in MO
Whew - Finally a weekend off!
04/10 thru 04/12 - Cat and I will be in a demo at the Iowa Horse Fair (if you think my anxiety is high about tomorrow take it times 1000 for this)
04/18 thru 04/19 - Back in MO
Finally a weekend off!

What in the world have I gotten myself into?

I guess as the saying goes "suck it up buttercup!"  

Did I mention the weather forecast?  23* (real feel 12*) with snow expected in the afternoon.  Guess I'd better get some thermals washed tonight!

3 comments:

John Harrer said...

I like the way you are focusing on the positive ;)

You'll do fine. It's great that you have so many opportunities with both horse and family.

I hope doing a blog post for each event is also on your to do list.

Tuff e Nuff said...

How's this for a positive - one of the gals that was signed up that I didn't want to see dropped out. Woo hoo! lol

I wouldn't be too optimistic on me doing a blog post for each competition. I'm sure I'll blog a few but all of them? It'll take a while to get back into the blogging scene. ;)

Dragonlver said...

Way to go Cat and Court... you will do great!