The Adventures of Shauna and the Sheep: We are all set now!!!

Ok, we are nearly, finally, sorta, kinda up to speed with each other now!!! The day is Thursday and the month is July, the year 2014!!! Phew!! After unpacking, and settling in after we arrived in April it has been nothing but marathon pace for me. The workload is tough and at times overwhelming - simply because I have been learning so much in the last few months sometimes by brain just goes into overdrive!

Taking a break from the saddle from some cross training - HIKING!!

The top of Mount Major, New Hampshire

Sun has arrived and the blue sky is back!

Enjoying what wonderful things New Hampshire has to offer

June saw the arrival of one very special visitor to Foster Meadow. None other then my great friend and fellow Irish team mate back in the day - Eavan Murphy. Eavan was lucky enough to stay at the farm for a month to ride and work with Pam, before she went on her way to New York for the rest of the summer. I have to say, it was so great having her and I got to be a tourist again, having to show her around - added bonus!

Standard selfie after an afternoon lesson

Adventures!!! To the BEN AND JERRY FACTORY. It really is all you can dream off and MORE!!

Classic tourist behaviour

Hiking a maple trail

Embracing tourism and American-ism...MINI GOLF!!

Dry weather makes for great car washing days

Evening drive lake views

I show off my delightful tan lines WHENEVER I can!

Buying a Ferrari ;)

One of our last rides together with Vito and Aldegonda

Now onto the most exciting news, and the most recent reason why I have not been able to commit to the blog has best as I can. I have been lucky/blessed/fortunate enough to start riding an amazing horse - Vito. He is a bay, Dutch warmblood and let me tell you - he knows a hell of alot more then I do!! Learning how to ride him has probably been the most difficult period I have had here since coming to Pam. So many things happen at once and so many things are on my checklist to cross off. Like 'where are the shoulders?' 'Is his neck straight?' 'Why can't I move my leg faster to ask for the flying change?!' However, I am not naive and I am aware it all takes time and I am loving every minute of it!. For once I am being taught rather then being the teacher, which has been the case most of my riding career. We had our first outing at a show in June, competing at fourth lever (Adv Medium at home) and it was the best weekend! If I could have slowed the time down I would have. I felt like the test lasted 3 seconds! Our next show is on Sunday..... I have the tail coat in my sights!!