Well, in one month Ace will be 13 years old! Where has the time gone! People say time goes so fast and your kids grow up before you know it, the same is true with horses!

I am done my schooling -goal accomplished

I have lost 60lbs, and am lighter now than I have ever been in my remember-able life -goal accomplished

I have a beautiful home/barn, 2 great kids, a supportive husband who loves me. The perfect life. HOWEVER.... I have neglected one very important aspect that is just for ME. ACE.

So, I have made it my mission to finally begin training for Competitive Trail Riding.

This horse and I were born to hit the trail and conquer whatever we may chance across! LOL

So, step one: Find another boarder to keep the big red TB here happy while I go out. Check. No- wait he cancelled :( So still working on that. Is there a way to get out without her injuring herself out of stress. Hhmmmmmm...

Step two: Attend the orientation weekend in Duncan. Yay! Oh, wait, I need to get riding first. Grrrr... always something!

So here is the current dilema. Find boarder, get riding, then get comfortable at the trot (though Ace has an amazing ground covering walk) in a month and a half.

I like the concept of this approach, being competitive, because there are set dates I need to condition us for. Kind of keeps me accountable ;)

So I carry on, but now with goals that involve RIDING. Wish me luck! I will try to post more often and keep a bit of a log as to my progress on my goal.

Happy Trails!