Long time..No see -3/15/10

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't blogged in forever! My computer got a virus and died.. Thankfully, the amazing computer guy fixed it! Thanks Brandon! Anywho.. I've been riding Dia alot because winter is hopefully over! I took her to practice last night (woot! first drill practice I've been to this season!) and she would freak out with my mom. I just had my mom keep her by the post so she could see thinngs and get used to it. The thing was, she wanted to be out there doing drill! :)) Now, to be a little boastfull, the coach let me ride as just a fill in one time. It was freaking amazing!! I got to be a lead rider (freaking scary, but amazing!) and lead part of the team; something I have never done before. Blue, my gelding, did AMAZING for me and did his part beautifully! :D Now back to the reason I even blog: Diamond. So during a break during the drill, I decided to go ride her. I had just got the bridle on her when the whistle blew to get back on. Go figure. After the practice, my mom was walking her around the arena so she would relax. Diamond was amazed with everything. I got on her and rode her around and she instantly calmed down and listened to me. One of the dads (Kevin) is a trainer. He was watching me ride her. He said she was doing well except for 2 things: her tiedown needed to be tighter and she needed to be on the correct lead. I also needed to ride her in circles in the correct lead for a long time. He said she'll only get better with time!! After I adjusted the tie down, he told me to ride her in a small circle in the right lead. If she wasn't in the correct lead, break down and try again. It took me one buck (from Diamond), a few backing up steps and a break down to get her in the correct lead. She did really good and I relaxed easily and so did she. She was happy to go out and I even let her gallop a lap (which she had a blast!!). If I follow Kevin's directions, which I plan on doing, she will be a great horse. I'm going to start doing the circles more than barrels for now, just to get her used to it. After she's good and Kevin gives the ok, I'll probably work with barrels then. Also, we have our first rodeo in April! Less than 6 practices away! So exciting! Write ya later!