I thought this was a good subject Karen, to
reflect upon as the year comes to an end.
1. FEI is worse than when i was involved, in
regards to STRESS. I remember one time the whole Team went river rafting
and had a picnic to develop Team Togetherness and at the Awards Ceremony
everyone blew bubbles (it was cool...I think it was Mountain). At the
recent NAEC there was no time except in the evening to do anything and it seemed
there was something to do ALL the time. I also found out FEI has a problem
with results in regard to the 05 WEC and the 87 EC's.
2. I found out it is such a JOY to be a
Mentor and watch new people find the Love, Joy and develop Passion for this
Sport. Paulita by the way did the Peace Point and Ft Valley LD's and has
found out what pacing, saddle fit and shoeing, conditioning, travel time to a
ride and how exhausting it can be to drive up on a Friday, ride Saturday and
then drive home the same night. Shari did the Ft. Valley and overcame her
fear of horses after having a horrible riding accident. These 2 girls gave
me great joy seeing the smiles on their faces.
3. I found a few new products i like, mainly
the Equipedic Saddle Pad and that little squirt gun w/ the nozzle for
electrolytes. Those plastic syringes have always been a pain. I also
found out why some people don't like them is because they clog up.. And the way
to get arround that is to use vegtable oil before and after to clean them out
and keep them clean. I put weight on a skinny horse w/
OxyKick.
4. I found out some things and subjects on RC will
NEVER change.
5. We found a new trail and hopefully will be
putting on a new ride soon called the Knights Chalise w/ the Chalise going to
the High Vet Score/ AERC BC/ and Horsemanship. There will be some
subjectiveness here but its somewhat based upon the Award the Canadians gave at
the 89 NAC which was based upon horsemanship and endurance and it was called the
True Grit Award.
6. I silently learned to admire Tom
Ivers.
There has to be more but these come to mind
first.
