Friday, April 1, 2022

2022 Q1 Goals Review and Q2 Goals

Time to look back on the goals I set up for the first quarter of 2022! I was pretty successful with these but I also think I chose really easy goals. That was on purpose given that I didn't know how much rain we were going to get, but I'll take the win given that last year I basically scrapped all of my annual goals. 
I feel so lucky to have my boys together at the ranch

2022 Q1 Goals

TC
- stay sane and sound
Yep! 

- get through the rains well
There unfortunately wasn't much to get through

- continue rebuilding strength
He is definitely stronger than he was!

- buy a saddle
Yes!! More details coming soon!

- be consistently cantering
Yep!

Look at that reach to the contact, wow, I might make
an entire post about this one ride!

Sunny
- stay sound (he is always sane)
Yep! He was actually not particularly sane this quarter but it seems I have my pony back

- get through the rains well
Yep!

- continue working on strength 
Yep! He's looking so good these days

- continue working on forward
Yep! It's way better now

- do a schooling show or a clinic?
Nope, EHV ruined our plans

- start jumping him again?
Not yet

Love this new trail through the trees

Jumping
- get back into a regular jumping lesson schedule
Yes! It's been so fun to be jumping regularly again!

- work on my breathing
Definitely have been putting a lot of effort into this!

- work on my foot light
This got better and then worse, oh well


Worse lol oh well

My Riding
- continue building core strength
Definitely much stronger in my core than before

- strengthen my abductors 
Ehhhhh haven't done as much work on this

- work on my weird twist
Worked on it in my biomechanics lesson a couple weeks ago!

The SO and I went on a bike ride before he got
mono, who gets mono in their thirties?!?!?! Oh, 
I mean aside from me in 2019 lol

Msc
- get my back looked at by a doctor again
Not really, I've seen a chiropractor and acupuncturist though!

- get my wrist looked at by a doctor again
Not yet, hopefully this quarter

- stay consistent with copilot or another gym solution
Up until my hip injury, I was super consistent, hopefully I can get back to it next week with a modified program since my hip is refusing to do anything but light work right now. Time for bench to catch up to my other lifts lol

- start my new job
Yep! It's been great, I honestly love it so much!

- settle into a routine with the new job
I have, it's a funny schedule but I really love it


The food at work is amazing btw


2022 Q2 Goals

TC
- stay sane and sound
- be consistently schooling all of First level again
- continue working on the collection in trot and canter
- trail ride a lot
- maybe go to working equitation camp
- break in the new saddle!!

Sunny
- stay sane and sound
- successfully swap over to the bitless bridle
- maybe start jumping or even just pole work again
- maybe go to working equitation camp
- get my niece to ride him by herself
- maybe get my mom back on him??


The cutest fish!

Jumping
- feel confident over 2'3-2'6 courses with fill 
- be consistently landing on the correct lead over fences
- be successful at the horse show! I'll define what success means later
- continue working on my foot light/jumping position in general
- continue working on balance without rigidity

My Riding
- fix my right hip
- fix my left hand (lol or just make progress with it)
- continue working on my breathing
- continue to build my core strength

Msc
- continue with copilot (or another gym solution)
- fix my right hip 
- get an injury looked at, back or wrist (my job has a fabulous PT I might work with)
- have fun in Kentucky!!
- ... don't spend too much money in Kentucky
- feel more settled at work 


Hopefully this quarter will be good! Hard to top Q1 with my new job and TC doing so well, but Q2 has Kentucky, a couple of clinics, a jumping show, and WE camp. 

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