Setting some goals...

Elle FINALLY has an engine, and is getting better about using it. She's building some muscle too. Now I just need some brain power.

I'm stuck in this rut (not as bad as before) where I ride for a day or two but then take 2 days off. Hopefully my riding every day this weekend will change that. *crosses fingers* We went to Lynn Smiley's dressage show and she was a star! No bucks, no sticky spots (not super forward but I wasn't asking for much), great trailering, etc etc. I was impressed even though we only got a 60 (=3rd)

Here's what I'm thinking:

• Riding all 4 days of this weekend (Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun)
• Riding at least 12 more times this month, plus extra lunges and hang outs
• Trail riding 1x on this side of the road and 1x on the other side of the road by the end of the month
• Being able to canter all the way around the ring, both directions, 2x, by the end of the month
• Taking her to a busy show (probably H/J) by August 16 to let her hang out and go in the warmup or something (just to see how she is with lots of other horses around)
  
• Trailer out to trails (Carolina? Apple Knoll?) by August 16
• Start jumping Xrails and small fences again (have 2 sessions by August 16 and another 2 by the end of the month)
• Take a dressage lesson by the end of August
• School XC by the end of September
• REAL dressage show by the end of September
  

I know that it's silly that I have to make goals like this for myself, and I know it's also silly that it's ok with me if I change them, but I need to just not FORGET about them.

We'll see :)