Goals, dreams, and other such things

I do not believe a goal is truly a goal until it has been spoken out loud or put into writing. That being said, here are my riding goals for the year.

Complete the Michigan Shore to Shore Trail Ride May 30-June 8.
AHAM – Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center Endurance Ride July 12 &13.
Oak Leaf Spring Roundup Endurance Ride July 26 & 27.
White River Labor Day Endurance Ride Aug 30,31, and 1st.
Tin Cup Springs Endurance Ride September 13 & 14.
Brighton Competitive Ride October 10, 11, & 12.


My current obstacle is that both Rocky and Zuni are only green broke, and it is hard to find time to ride the miles we need while having one child in ½ day kindergarten. Rocky does great in a group, but is not confident to head down the trail on his own yet. He does the whole stop-start thing, and I cannot keep him going. I was very upset after this past weekend. I tried to take him out on his own for the first time, and he started acting like a fruit before I even got in the saddle. I tied him to the trailer and tacked him up just like normal. The only difference was that Topic was not with us. The last few weeks I have been tacking both horses up, and riding Topic first. I then switch horses a few miles down the road. I though it was working great until Saturday when I finally tried to ride him on my own. He was dancing around and shying at everything. This is NOT normal behavior for this horse. I don’t know what I am going to do, but it needs to be soon if we are going to be ready for the Shore to Shore.