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