Nerves

Oh my goodnes!! So on Friday is the first performance for us for Posse! I'm so nervous! It's scary to think about sometimes! Cause ya know the whole riding with guys, in front of thousands of people, making hisory and posibbly making a fool of myself! Anyway, so if you couldn't tell I am way nervous. Just thinking about it makes me shake! But I am way excited though. It should be pretty god as long as I keep my feet in the stirrups of the saddle and my butt on the seat. I'm trying to get someone to come and take a video of us riding so those of you who are far away can see what I'm up to.

When i tell Robert that I am nervous he says "Well, don't be!" And somehow that just isn't very comforting! I'm not sure why... Oh I know! Cause that doesn't help! No, really he has been really good to put up with me riding by him and helping me figure out what to do to make my riding look more smooth and in sync with everyon else. We've been going riding almost every Sunday afternoon to practice and sometimes in the evenings during the week. You'd be surprised at how much I've improved in just the month or so that I've really been riding with these guys! It surprises me sometimes to think about it. I'll let you know how things go! Wish me luck!!!

Update

So just to update you on my foot issue - I'm doing much better. I didn't go in and get a shot, I'm a baby what more can I say. Anyway, So I got some stuff from the doctor that is supposed to be so freakin amazing that she said that it can cure just about anything. So I figured what the heck and have been putting it on and being really careful about what I do. And what do you know, it's getting better and it doesn't hurt so much anymore either! It also might have to do with the fact that I've been taking a bunch of pain killers and keep putting that stuff on it and it's really been helping a ton. Yesterday I even went to practice and rode the whole time even though my foot kinda hurt. But I made it through and Robert said that I am doing much better each week that I ride. So that's a good thing among all this crappy nail in foot stuff!

OUCH!

Ok so yesterday I came home and brought with me some round-up and fertilizer to use around the house. Well I got home and was spraying the weeds around the dog kennel and in between the corral and I was trying to get some weeds that were farther behind the kennel and stepped down on some boards. Well I guess I wasn't paying much attention or it really blended in to the wood but I stepped on a nail! And holy crap!! It hurt like heck! The nail went into my flip flop (I know, I know - Why the heck was I spraying and wearing flip flops? well, that is a very good question that I don't really have an answer to.) and then into my foot right under my second toe on my left foot. And ya it really hurts! Robert had to come out and help me get to the house. He had to pull my flip flop off the nail but he said that like 1/4 to 3/8ths inch of the nail was probably in my foot. So it wasn't way deep but enough that it really hurts to walk on it. And it really sucks cause its in the right place that even shifting gears in my car is extremely painful! But I called the health department and they said that I needed to get a tetanus shot again cause the last time I had one was nine years ago and it's supposed to be good for ten, so I should be covered. We'll see how things go tomorrow, cause I really hate to get shots, so if it starts looking better I'm not going to go and get one... I know your all saying "Holy crap Bonnie! Don't be stupid! Go and get a shot!" but I really really hate getting shots. So I'm hoping I don't have to. Anyway I'll keep you posted on how things are going.

Posse

For those of you who don't know what the Posse is, it is actually called the Weber County Sheriff's Mounted Posse. It is a group of men who do a precission drill on horseback as a speciality act (or half time for those who don't go to rodeos) during different rodeos throughout the summer. It's really quite fun because they do the drill at a run. Even though the drill is about 5 mins long it is really quite interesting to watch them do it. If any of you are going to be around the Ogden or Salt Lake area this summer and want to come and watch then give me a call and we should be able to get you tickets in to the rodeo. But anyway, I'll try to post some pictures of me riding with the guys.

New Stuff

Well since the last time I updated not a whole lot has happened. Other than I was working like crazy, and going to school sometimes. Robert has been working during the morning and early afternoon and then comining home and working with Sassy. She's been learning a lot in the short amount of time that we've had her. She is really a smart horse.

But on to some interesting news. For the last month or so, Robert and I have been riding with the Posse in drill practice and getting ready for our shows that will start here in a few weeks. But the another interesting fact is that they have never allowed women to ride in the actual preformances. It's only ever been men since the Posse has been established. And that's been a very long time. So here's the awesome thing about this year... I'm going to be the first woman to ride in the preformances - EVER!! Cool huh! I'm way excited! I can't even tell you. It's crazy because I've really only been riding for a year or so. But Robert thinks that I am riding well enough to ride with them. And I've been filling in for the last four weeks or so and I'm getting the hang of it. It's really fun. I'm excited to be able to do it. But I'm almost scared at the same time because it's a rush to be in the arena and doing the drill with all the adrenaline pumping and the horses all excited and stuff. It's going to be crazy. Hopefully I'll do okay. I guess with lots of practice and confidence and stuff I'll do okay. Anyway, that's really all that I have for now. Later!