Jersey report

"Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory." Ghandi

A sense of humor is a great salve.
Loved the air vest "test".
Keep riding that roller coaster of life.
Thank you for writing.

Having had a horse with a tricky mouth I can appreciate your struggle. It is incredibly frustrating but I am impressed by how philosophical you are about it and your horse is lucky to have you.

Hey experience is what we get right after we need it. This is a nice horse and you don't need to "show" everyone. There is good pressure and bad pressure. Bad pressure is determined to get a clear round -- good pressure is confidence in your ability and your horse's training to get around clear. There's a difference. This is a green horse. Give him some direction and experience and the bit thing will go away. :)

I saw the runout and felt so bad for you. Thank you for explaining what happened. It looked like you were having a great ride otherwise, so make sure to include the positive aspects of the event in your "perspective"!

Thanks for sharing your experience with us Hannah, I'm sure it's not very fun to write about a day like that. You're a great rider and Nike is a great horse, I'm such a big fan!

Hannah,
My daughter events now, and hopes to be up there in the "big time" one day. However, before she became an eventer she ran track. She waas 16 and on a national list in Javelin. She was like ranked 13th. When she first started throwing Javelin, she would get a good throw and coach would say a great job. As she progressed, it became more and more an expectation to further her own record, or not just win, but do so by yards, instead of inches, or feet. She went to college out of state on a full athletic scholarship, went through two years on a team, qualifying for olympic trials, winning medals at major competitions. But it was never enough, after our house burnt down n her first year of college, and she missed practice that day, and got reamed about her head being in the wrong place, it because no fun for her, and a job. So, if you don't mind an old lady giving you some advice.....Take a few deep breaths, and then go HAVE FUN. You are an amazing rider, and done some amazing things. Don't try to "proove" anything to anyone, just go out of the box, and have fun. I am seeing so much burnout on this sport, and scrambling to make the money, get the sponsorships, have the string of horses....but remember why you sgtarted, remember the rush of the x/c, and the fun of just having a good dressage test. Good Luck and have fun the rest of the summer!!!

Hanna, please reread all of the above comments. Take a deep breath, and smile deeply, you have people who care about you, no one expects you to be ready for Bromont. Be ready for your horse, at every phase of your development as a team. Have fun all along the way. You are developing you and Nike as a marvelous team. Smile, and be proud.

You have always been an amazing rider and someone with such an unbelievable spirit and natural happiness to them. I admire your attitude, never forget that part of you and your natural talent with horses will always keep you on track. Just keep doing what you're doing and you will never let anyone down because in your heart you will know that you gave it your very best and Hannah Sue's best is simply awesome! Love ya girl!

Hannah,

With each ride, each competition comes a greater knowledge of each other, a greater communication, greater sense of being a team - You are an excellent rider, he is a horse with tremendous talent and huge heart. This minor setback is nothing in view of what the team of Hannah and her "Little Red Ferrari" can accomplish! You Go Girl!

Just going to write, whatever problems I may disagree with you, you’ve provided a great insight into my birthplace every day.