This quarter was the best one all year, which is kind of not saying much because the last two quarters kind of sucked. We moved barns, started riding with Tracey a bunch, made major progress at Second level, and still made some time for trail riding. I also had my business start to boom, which has been really fun and completely insane! I love teaching all these new people and am hoping for steady growth through the winter.
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Here's my goals review and some new goals for next quarter!
Q3 Goals (July, August, September)
TC
- stay sane and sound
Check
- move barns (!!!)
Check
- improve canter transitions
Check
- improve collected trot
Check
- work on simple changes
Check
- re-install the counter canter
Check
- re-install all lateral work
Check
- continue to trail ride a bunch
Yes! We even went to the beach!
- (maybe) another working equitation clinic
No, none of the dates worked :(
- (maybe) rated debut at Second level
Pushed out to October
My Riding
- take at least six lessons (ideally twice a month)
Yes! I took so many more than that
- organize hands a bit better
Check, still needs work though
- keep inside hand more forward
Check
- continue to improve bear down
Definitely improving with more sitting trot
- incorporate more sitting trot (when he can handle it tension-wise)
Yes, I now am sitting the trot a LOT
Teaching
- really now with the flyers/better advertising
Okay I didn't need to do this, I am overwhelmed with new people at this point
- find a horse for my new horseless client
Yep, she's got a great lease horse now!
- teach at least two new people
Way more than that!
- hit 20 lessons/mo for each month
I doubled that in August and tripled it in September. At this rate I will never sleep again.
Msc
- find a new more strength-centric gym
Yep!
- PR a lift or two (or at least get back to where I was)
I'm doing a lot more volume but not yet at heavier weights
- force myself to take a day (at least 4 hours) off to JUST relax and do nothing at home (note to self: cleaning your house, working out, running errands, or working are not nothing)
YES I had a couple of days off and they were absolutely glorious.
- go on a hike
I did hike a little bit, but I also went bouldering, which was amazing!
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| I love hiking at the ranch |
TC
- stay sane and sound
- keep trail riding a lot
- go to the beach again
- rated debut at Second level
- solidify the haunches-in
- solidify the simple changes
- work on the half pass in both trot and canter
- work on the medium canter
- solidify the 10m canter circles
- begin (maybe) working on the flying changes for real
My Riding
- continue working on organizing hands
- get my leg off at the canter
- offer to be a demo rider for Mary!
Teaching
- don't panic if work slows down this winter, it will and it's okay
- add another 1-2 weekly clients
- utilize rainy days to make flyers and meal prep (also to relax)
- bill people sooner (ugh I put this kind of thing off)
- update website
- post at least once on facebook (show results, whatever)
- post at least three times on IG
Msc
- go bouldering again
- consistent gym schedule
- go snowboarding (or at least go to the snow)
- take at least one weekend day off per month (so three for this quarter)
- set up a vacation budget/separate account to save for it so that I can actually enjoy the fruits of my intense labor
Vacation and time off is really important! I'm glad you incorporated it into your goals because you work so much!
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