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2025 years in review for riding!

I am most pleased with the increase in canter since that was a focus this summer to try and get Luna in good shape for jumping shows.

Overall it was a good riding year! Luna was sound all year which is the biggest and best thing. We did more trails and learned to trail ride out by ourselves. We tried first level in dressage and went to two shows. Jumpers started well and ended well with a major slump in the middle. We tried to move up to .75s and crashed and burned and then just kind of both lost our confidence and had refusals left and right and just couldn’t get it together. But we persevered and had a lovely show to end out the season in October.

Looking forward to next year we really want to focus on impulsion and being forward and getting her moving more off my leg and more responsive. I think I may make horses a bit dull, so it’ll be the focus of the year. Luna has also been on a weight loss journey with her grazing muzzle and not getting her grain snack after rides, but she is losing weight and is getting close to where she ought to be

My Equilab year end review!

I'm laughing at my 'top speed.' That was Copper spooking at a crane (the heavy machinery type, not the avian type) on a trail ride and teleporting at the speed of light. I knew immediately which ride it was when I saw it, lol.

The comparison to last year isn't very accurate, given that I started using the app in around October or November. But this year's stats are pretty accurate. I only missed a recording a handful of rides.

Next year, I hope for ALL of the months to look like August did (though, without the 15.9 mph teleportation-spooking.)

So, looking ahead to 2026...

One of my main goals is to get Sierra trail ready and get a lot of trail miles in. Hoping to maybe do at least one 25 mile LD endurance ride by next winter.

That, of course, is in addition to getting her trained up and developed into a solid Western horse who can compete in ranch classes.

And the stretch goal is to do some cow work, as well.

I feel like my two main goals are not only compatible, but complementary. Conditioning for endurance will improve her fitness and strength for the ranch work. Improving her arena and ranch riding skills will make her a better, saner horse on endurance rides.

Hey, just passed 500 miles ridden since I started using Equilab in June 2024!

24.8 miles, if I've done my maths right! XD

Today we smashed it! :D

Lots of exploring, lots of me neglecting life to escape into the wilderness XD Mols has been amazing :D

(We actually started on the 3rd of the month, too! And I've got a riding day planned tomorrow.)

I'm a nerd for this sort of stuff XD

What a lovely ride, though! The sun shone, and the ground is drying, and Mols was full of beans :D

@mango-pup

Managed to remember to turn Equilab on! (But not off, so the last 10 minutes of the route is just me pottering around the yard XD)