A quick update....Boom and I.....

Wow, it has been a week since I posted on here!  It isn't that things have not been going on....just have been very busy. 
But today was absofreakinlutely awesome so I am going to post just a few pictures and a quickie rundown.  I will do a better update and more pictures later. 
Last weekend I went to visit Jay so he could help Boom and I, and it was a great day!  I had a lot to work on when I came home, so I was doing as much as I can with the time I have. 

TODAY:  I RODE BOOM!!!!!!!  WOO HOO HOOOO!!!!!  Thank you so much Jay!  I will admit, at first when Jay rode Boom and Boom did some little hootchie scootchie butt hoppy things, I got a sick knot and almost fell off the ground I was sitting on!  I thought to myself that I was not so sure I was getting on today....last thing Boom needs is me being a nervous wreck, then another wreck happening because of it.  As time went on, I was still very nervous but more relaxed.  Nothing said I had to get all the way on, nothing said I had to stay on once I got there, and nothing said I had to ride.  Jay reinforced that when I talked to him yesterday and again today.  I just knew I had to get on before I left today so I can start the next chapter...

Jay asked if I wanted to get on Levi, his EMM horse.  At first I said no because he is Jay's horse.  Then I thought about it and decided it would be a good time to prepare for Boom....I could relax.  He led me around, just like a pony ride!  Hee hee!  Levi is such a sweetheart...he is very special!

Me on Levi......

Now it was my turn on Boom.  Jay already rode him quite a while, and Boom had a rest.  I want you all to know this is the very first time in my whole entire life that I have been on a horse with no reins in my hands.  I put 100% faith in Jay to take care of me. :-) He gave me so many little tips and hints to keep myself in the saddle better during the stressful moments.

Then he asked if I wanted to try it myself.....I had a couple of scary moments, but it was me, not Boom.  We walked, trotted and I even got a couple of canter strides each direction.  By then I was in heaven and sooooo happy!

Here is me giggling because I am so happy!  Wow.....

We are soaking.....and both of us are very relaxed........

It was a fantastic day and I have a lot of work ahead of me, but we can do it. 
I am sending this out now....Angela and Jessi are on pins and needles.  :-)

Will do a better update this week. 
P.S. I am still giggling!!!!!!

Until later....Karen and Tripp who has nothing to say about being left behind again.....