2021 Q2 Goals Review and Q3 Goals

My 2021 goals went down in flames pretty early on in the year. I've never had a year where I made so many goals and didn't get anywhere close to achieving them so early in the year. 

I don't know if I should pause the goals for this year or just change them dramatically. On the one hand, I pretty much failed over half our goals. But I like keeping track of things so I guess we can just change them dramatically. 

We have had some good moments like this one

Q2 Goals:

TC

- stay sane and sound

Well, we did this one at least!

- settle in well at the ranch

Okay not doing too badly

- maybe move to a new boarding facility

Not necessary but we'll see! I want to get a new saddle and figure out a trainer before we move

- take 12 lessons

Welllllll I took no dressage lessons but I did take some jumping lessons! Not twelve though, I've got a lot to make up for when we finally get a saddle 

- continue to trail ride a lot

We haven't been off the property to trail ride mostly due to the saddle issue, but we have ridden in the hills behind the ranch a ton

aaaaaand all the rest of it was movements and championships and All Breeds and clinics and various things that I had to slash so let's skip those.

He is looking pretty fabulous despite not having
a saddle that fits right now

My Riding

- fix my left hand

Definitely been working on that but on my list after I get a saddle will be to do a lot of biomechanics lessons

- lengthen my front line

Working on it but again it's hard without riding very much 

- get my aids a little more tacky

Feeling much better, turns out he's slippery because of the saddle, so it's been better lately when I actually have ridden

Teaching

- keep on keeping on

yep, haven't gained or lost clients, one of my clients is now one score away from her Silver Medal so everyone think good thoughts this summer so she can finish it! 

- update my website

I think I did but maybe not lol I'm just holding tight with my business right now

Probably one of my happiest moments with him
being at the ranch: turnout with another horse for
the first time since he was four years old 

Msc

- get fully vaccinated

Yes!!!

- get the SO vaccinated too

Yes!!!

- stick with the gym plan

We had issues with this due to moving but we've been pretty steady the last few weeks

- move into yet another house, this time for good

Yep!! Can't wait to not move for a long time lol

- plant my garden!

I did that! It's going insane right now

- go on a vacation

We are in Tahoe right now!

- hug my friends maybe?

YES I have hugged so many of my friends recently and it's amazing

Lots of bodywork for TC this quarter

Well that was a bust outside of my non-horse life. Hopefully we'll have a saddle soon!

Q3 Goals

TC

- stay sane and sound

- continue enjoying the ranch or move somewhere closer

- when we have a saddle, work on TC's fitness

- when we have a saddle, start taking lessons and maybe find a trainer to work with regularly

- when we have a saddle, trail ride off the property!

- when we have a saddle, rebuild TC's connection and collection

My Riding

- continue doing my best until a saddle comes along

- when we have a saddle, work to build fitness in the dressage tack again

- when we have a saddle, work on my biomechanics with a biomechanics trainer

- continue jumping with Kate! 

- work on my breathing, especially over fences

- work on using my core over fences more effectively

- maybe school cross country?

Enjoying this SO MUCH 

 

Teaching

- get my student her Silver medal???

- pass ratings, do well at shows, everything else

- reduce teaching this fall when students go to school

Msc

- continue enjoying the house

- continue enjoying the garden!

- stick to the gym plan

- potentially see the doctor about my insomnia but I'm waiting to get on the SO's insurance in November so it may have to wait until then

- visit a few friends I haven't seen in a while

- maybe find a new job (ideally this fall or next spring but if the right one comes along, I wouldn't say no to earlier!)

Trying to fix my round back in saddles that hurt it
is basically a bust

This quarter is so up in the air. I've got emails out to SO MANY SADDLE FITTERS and am preparing to lose my mind trying to find something that fits him. Hopefully the SO will indulge me tomorrow and stop by a few tack stores on the way home to sit in some saddles, luckily I have TC's measurements on my phone now! 

I'm trying to keep up a decent attitude about riding and dressage even though it's been so frustrating to be saddleless and to know that he's right there ready to be better than ever... Fingers crossed we find something soon or that I can get someone to reflock my saddle and take a look at it to see if it can work again (he has packed on muscle and I mean it fit well until we started training in a different way sooooo fingers crossed?).