Well, thought I’d finally post some pictures of my “pony” He went to a dressage schooling show about a month ago, and won two blue ribbons with my instructor riding him! There was a really good profesh photographer there, and she took some great pictures. You can see them on her site, here: Pictures of Val

Anywho, Val’s a 15.2 hand bay paint gelding. He’s got the sweetest disposition, but he can truly act like his namesake- Valerius Magnus, a pretentious vampire from some of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter books—from times to time. For the most part, he’s just a big teddy bear ;P

Next time around, I’ll be able to ride Val in a show. Sure, we won’t place as well, but we’ll try our best and have a good time. I might be doing a schooling show at Long View horse park, an eventing one. That would be so exciting! It’s in late August… it all depends on if my jumping would be solid enough by then.

I can hardly believe that school starts in about a month. I’m really ready for this year, though. I’ve got lots of interesting, challenging classes on my schedule. It should be rather interesting having a horse with the increased work load, and then adding a job on top of all that when I turn 16 in November!

That’s all I’ve got to say for now