It's that time....

Things have been CRAZY BUSY!!!!!!!
The good news is that in exactly a week, I will be arriving in Aiken. Then I will be all alone (with my four legged besty Myra)in a camper every night and will have nothing better to do then blog obsessively. I suppose I could do the whole social thing but that would involve, well, being social.
Not so much.

The horses are doing so well.
I have made major break throughs with all of them.
Ava continues to simply amaze me.
Ava's flat work is definitely shinning. Once I get her work ethic fully established over the next month or so,I can not even begin to imagine how her training will take off, and where it can take us!

Beast is turning into a wild woman.
She has taken to bolting on our walk hacks. No, not little kid saying their pony bolted "bolting"......more like almost fall off the back of her and hang on her face for dear life kind of "bolting".
She is all business in the ring when practicing dressage, but I think we are definitely ready for Pine Tops cross country!!!

Callie has been the sweetest most wonderful little mare. Dare I say I have figured out some of her winter needs?
Only time will tell. I just hope and pray that I can keep this mare acting the way she is because I am in love.
One thing I know for sure is that I have found bribery works well with Callie. One can't squirt off from the mounting block if they are busy looking for their post mounting treat. Also loading her back up with Back on Track products seems to help ;)

Summer has also turned a corner. She turned off of awesome street with some pot holes of distractions and puddles of goofy....We made a right hand turn onto Amazing street with clean white lines of focus and beautiful pavers of submission.
I am so excited about her upcoming year.

I am looking forward to my time in Aiken with Duncan Doodles and Fiesta.

I will miss my little Maggie Bear to no ends. I am so thankful that Dave will be able to drive with me to set me up, and to visit often. I will miss all my client/friends.
I wish I had more time to work with Vanessa. We have started making so much progress.
I hate to cut this short but I have a date with a three year old. We have a slumber party planned in the Family room!!!!!

I didn't proof read this, sorry :)

Mary Mack

Happy holidays!

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!

I am so happy and lucky to have such wonderful friends and family surrounding me this season.

Maggie has been ridiculously spoiled by santa and all those close.
All the competition horses are doing wonderful! :)
Beasty gets picked up from the amazing Mara Depuys on Friday.

I can't express how incredible it had been for me to have Beast at Maras. I have watched them work together (which makes me want to vomit a little with how incredible beast looks) and taken a few lessons.
Don't get me wrong, I will always love and ride with Jimmy and Sharon....but for specifically Beasty and I, I had to narrow it down especially for my time in Aiken and Jersey Fresh.
Stephen of course will always be one of my main trainers!

While Beasty preps for another two star and the move up to advanced, I need a plan.
I'm not naturally a level ,clear, organized meticulous person. I have to set a lot of structure to live in order. I generally do not react calmly if my order gets interrupted or change occurs that I have not chosen.
I am very good at planning for other people or the babies through prelim,  intermediate horse trials. I feel solid in knowing when to back down, push forward, admit success, admit a mistake.

It all goes out the window when it comes to my little Beasty. I just want someone who is going to keep me and Beast as safe as possible, as confident as possible, and learning as much as possible.

I can't believe how much making the choice to get focused with Mara this month has helped me. I feel like I really am at the best place I have ever been, or ever hoped to be for the spring of 2013.

I have a much clearer understanding of things and myself. This year is going to be about confident horses moving forward and doing the best that their abilities allow.
I can't wait to get started!

For now I'm going to enjoy some down time, while I still have it ;)

Mary Mack

When your feeling blue, or a little sick.....

Cover your self with soft fluffy things and all will be well!

I had the best day riding my mares with Vanessa!!!!!
Beast is being a perfect girl down at Mara De Puys. I got a glowing report today!
I'm going to take my other little mommas down on Fri and spend the first part of the day there. I can not wait for her to meet Ava!

Mary Mack

Watch "Pet Interviews - Talking Bird, Dog, Cat (teaser)" on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45CRLKf3_MA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Mary Mack

What emily and maggie do when me and dave go out

Epic.
Only a computer science major and a three year old.
Mary Mack

for my friend

The slow ache
The sharp cut
The warm release of past
The memory, the spotted mind
The spotted shoulder of shadowed time.

I dont know how or when or not
Or if indeed it ever was
I wish the past was a tangible place
To be revisited
Revised
Relived
Reviewed

It's not nothing, it never was
It's not for anyone but for them.
A cry for dawn , for sunsets past

For memories that sting

Sting like salt from the oceans tide
The oceans waves that wash away
They smooth the rock and collect the sky. They reflect the golds and hues of pink. They blend yesterday into now.

The waves they wash but they never dull
They just come. Relentless, persistent, unaware.
Real only to me
They just reapproach. Disorganized, heavy, but quick.

I do not walk by the sea.
I do not hold my breath.
But the waves they find me.

I am still And I will wait.