Messing everything up

Knowing that I failed to deliver a qualifiying ribbon, eats at me everyday. I feel like I have failed my pony. Cooper is for sale.

Not Knowing How to Put It

No more Pony Finals. No more Cooper. No more ponies. Broken-hearted, me.

I would have never though a month ago that I would be crying for the THIRD time over my mom telling me that my pony was for sale. It all goes so fast, sometimes I don't even remember. This though is the hardest...

I will never go to Pony Finals....ever. Nor may I ever have a pony again.

These words taste like vinager in my mouth. Cooper is for sale, I think to myself when I look at him now. My pony is for sale and in 5 days it will be my birthday, but instead of riding Cooper on my birthday, like how I have since 6th grade. I will be riding a new horse that I'm trying out.

I don't think I could ever love a pony, or horse, as much as I love Cooper. I have never gone a doy when I dont think about atleast five times. If anyone has had a pony they know how hard it is to say good-bye.

Oh, and I'm selling Cooper because I'm to tall..

So there isn't really a way to continue my blog, I mean I'm not going to ride at Pony Finals. Ever.

If Ya Ain't Winnin', Ya Last

Okay, so I need to catch yall up on my latest pony news...

We went to Alpharetta, Georgia a week ago and it was a fun weekend. Jessie is qualified in the Small Greens on her boy, Fiyero. And Parker qualified in the green larges 1/2 a point infront of ME! Closeset I have been in a while. Trying to keep chugalugin..but Im loosing hope :( 

*Yall check out Judge My Ride               (judgemyride.net)
for my debute! I added a photo..you can look under Hunter/Eq ring or under the Pony ring


Alpharetta RMI

LOOK FOR THIS PHOTO ^^

Cooper was the man in Alpharetta I couldnt have been any happier with my baby.

So, I am going to start trying to put in some photos for you guys knowing that I need to put more interest in my page.

**keep doing what yall do and readin'
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xxoo,
Skylar

The Out Ponied

Thanks, Lane...I was soo  close! Only a couple of points away from the reserve champion this past weekend. I  was pretty upset, but that's how stuff works sometimes. It also never helps when there are two other ponies that are super cute in your division. So naturally me and Cooper came in third. Then Ara followed then Parker. Good job guys. I was proud of Cooper though this weekend... 2nd in the model, 3 in the classic, a couple other seconds, a fourth, and a fifth in the hack. Also, great job to Katelyn who reserved the first day in her Modified class. Its funny though...Katelyn lost to, a kid in my Algebra class, Max's mom. LOL. Whatever she did an awesome job! So proud of my little chicky.  Jessie did a good job on her new pony, Fiyero, in the small greens, and she also did a good job on cute little Burkly.

For those of you who were there in Ocala this weekend, you probably got wet. If you didn't get wet riding sometime these past few day at the show, you should see a doctor ;)

Props to me for getting over a million on Temple Run! I rewarded myself this afternoon by eating one of my brothers Reese's  Klondike bars...DELICIOUS!

Also, I am about to die to see the Hunger Games movie!! (Katelyn when you read this you, Share Bear, and I have to go see it this Friday!! I will look at movie times!)

***********************************************************************************Best of Friends,

Skylar

xxoo

Ocala Bound

Yesssss!!! Sorry for not posting in a while...been busy with my school work and riding. Finished the Hunger Games and it has trigered my new obsession. Now on the second book Catching Fire.

{Dear Suzanne Collins, you have written the most amazing book in the whole entire world!
love,
Skylar}

As we speak I am in the car on the way to Ocala for the RMI A show this weekend! Just the usual in the car watching Step Brothers and eating some bagels with Katelyn, Share Bear, and my bro Ara.  Hoping to come back with a champion or reserve ribbon! Whatever though I just hope every body at the barn does well. We all need and want a good weekend. Well gotta run!

***Don't forget to email me!***

Xoxo, Skylar

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Frustration Hits like Lightning on Sticks

Marie Claire, don't you dare bring it up around my brother's self-conscious, brat of a girlfriend. She will bite your  head off! When you think someone will take interest in what you say, they can go from being happy to a ragging fire-breathing dragon.

But enough with my blabbering fits!

The Hunger Games...I'm sure all of you have read them. They are the best book that has ever happened to me. Gale will you fall out of the sky and marry me? You sound like a total babe.

Two more weeks until Cooper and I will test our skills again in the Hunter ring. That weekend, is the weekend of my qualification. Me and Cooper made mental oaths to try our absolute hardest! He flippin' stamped it! #RMIocala

Katelyn with also be joining us with Forest, aka. Forinator. I have no clue what division she will be in but what ever it is she better win  it. Marshall and Sterling is her goal of achievement.

Dear Lilly Lovers,
Yes, if you go to a private school you have got to know about Lilly Pulitzer..if you don't check it out... you will fall in complete love.   http://www.lillypulitzer.com/


Okay readers its your turn...email me a topic and I will make sure to include it in my next blog! email: perf.partner@gmail.com

xoxo,
Skylar

Long Time No See...

Dear viewers of the most amazing blog in the whole entire internet,

Sorry I have not informed you on my latest news. Spring break has been my calling but, reality, reality, and reality. (man, I use that word a lot.) As you may not know, I, one and only, is qualified for SHJA mini-medal finals. Huge accomplishment for me! But as I start to think about it, it is not the first place ribbon I want to receive. That Reserve-Champ/ Champion ribbon in the pony division is my desire. But...who cares. I qualified in something.

Author in the making... My Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Blake, has informed my mom on my "imaginative" writing skills. She still doesn't know about my blog though so shhh! After my A+ on my Chapter One of my Civil War short story, I decided I should try writing a book. (But, we will see how that goes.)

Any suggestions on a title for my book? Email me at: perf.partner@gmail.com
Also, I would be glad to answer any questions at me email too! Ask, away!
Look for me at the RMIs! (...if you know who I am)
One last thing...

RIP June-bear, we will miss you. <3

Happy? no, exhausted

Haven't posted in a while. I have been busy with school work and trying to keep my grades up to my mom's "par." After a long weekend and this terrible time change, all I want to do is take a two-hour nap. Great job to the girls, and boy, who showed at Aiken. Yall did a great job, just no qualifying. I am sad I didn't take part in showing this weekend..instead I was at Red Hills with my mom, Katelyn, and Shera. It was fun, but watching people show makes me want to show five times more. Don't get me wrong, I love Red Hills, but I'd rather ride myself. That reminds me..I miss coopy (cooper), wish I could just sit on him bare back..and maybe catch a nap in. Oh nooo! School tomorrow and I haven't even finished any of my homework..

reality strikes

After three days of total bordom, I managed to have a good end to my weekend. I was able to spend the night at Katelyn's house Saturday and my mom took us shopping today. I just feel bad for the girl who I met in Hobby Lobby who called Katelyn this morning. We didn't know we were going to run into her in Dillards...

Yes, it turns out the girl who Katelyn told: "Sorry I can't come over to your house because I have to stay home to see my brother." Katelyn wouldn't have lied to her if we thought we would run into her. Well there is nothing we can do about it now..

After a good shopping day, I am not feeling satisfied. I wish that right now I could have Cooper's head nestled under my arm. I feel like I haven't seen my pony in monthes, when in reality I saw him four days ago. Which in the horse world is almost 3 years.

Oh, and hope yall like the new design :)

Shake-Awake

There is nothing worst sometimes than not being able to go to sleep at night. Without NyQuil (I'm still trying to get over my cold) it was impossible for me to stay asleep for any amount of time. My routine last night:

1. went to bed at 10:30
2. fell asleep at about 11:30
3. woke up at 12
4. lay awake starring at the ceiling for a hour
5. tried to force my self to think of stuff I could dream about--didn't work
6. tossed and turned
7. went to sleep finally at 3:00
8. woke back up at 6
9. "There has got to be a way to go to sleep!"
10. thought about going to Pony Finals... (*snoring)

Some how in the mist of last night I ended up withmy phone lying on my chest. At about 9:30-ish I got a text from Katelyn: "i like skittles"...well thats wonderful Katelyn. I had to call her. I called her phone, but there wasn't an answer. So I called her house"
"Hello?" [haha it's Share Bear (Katelyn's mom)]
"Where's Katelyn?" (she knows my number when it pops up on caller-id)
"Uhmm..in the swimming pool." (WTF)
"Is she really?"
"No. She said she would call you on her phone."
"Bye, bye Shera BABERA."

Katelyn called me and it turns out that she was playing Temple Run and got to one million! (finger snaps to her. If i cared.) Oh, and her phone was on silent. Well hopefully today will be a little more interesting than my yesterdays Gossip Girl Re-runs.

fingers crossed,
Skylar

little black, beady eyes.

There are ups and downs of teacher planning days. The up side is that there is obviously no school and it gives you a day to sleep in and do what ever you want. The downs are being at home alone with nothing to do and no one to see. I had a "down" day. I have only layed on my couch watching Gossip Girl on Netflix from my tv. I have been tortured. A whole box of girl scout Samoa cookies sitting on the kitchen counter "starring" at me. They were calling my name all day, but I couldn't bring myself into eatting more than the serving size. It's like those little girls want people to look like elephants. The only thing exciting today..

Happy Birthday Sophie!

(^^Yes, thats my dog.)

my depressing thursday

If there is one thing that I have learned about riding it is that if you haven't seen your horse or pony in the last 24hours you will become extrememly miserable. If your me you have been sick the last two weeks, but you shake it off knowing that if you tell your mom you dont feel good she won't let you ride in the lessons. I toughed it out on Tuesday, but I couldn't pull through. I feel miserable and watching these post of facebook from Judge My Ride are making me go crazy. Judge My Ride is fun to look at but makes me jittery if I see a girl, or boy, at pony finals with a question like: "Name this rider and famous pony." If only I could be the girl in the pictures. If only that could be my pony over that 2.9 oxer. If only I could beat this cold so maybe I can go show next weeked in either Mississippi or Aiken.

The Begining

Ahh..the one and only USEF Pony Finals. Only summer and a couple monthes away from being in Kentucky and following my dreams and hopefully the start of a posible career. But before going, one must get qualified (i.e. a champion or reserve at a "A" or "AA" rated show).  The Large Green ponys is the category that me and my amazing big boy, Cooper, must be our best in. Getting to go to shows can be the harder part. These shows can become very expensive, but luckily I have a loving mother that wants me to go to. My blog, if anyone reads it, will hopefully inspire other younge riders to follow their dreams no matter what kind of competition they want to compete in. Now let me tell you about my pony...

I got Cooper about two years ago, and he is all I could ever ask for. Although it was hard selling my medium pony, I was eager to get a larger pony and start jumping higher jumps. Cooper is nothing but a big goof ball sometimes. He is very easy to get along with and pretty much everybody likes him. I think that if Cooper could talk he would talk about himself. Yes, I do believe that my pony is a self-admiring animal. He poses for cameras...nuff said. Cooper's best friend, Forest (aka. "The Forenator"), owned by my best friend, Katelyn, is his partner in crime. Cooper is my partner, He is my "Perfect Partner." There is no other show name that could fit him better than that.

I firgured that if this blog is going to be about going to Pony Finals it should also be about parts of my life too. My life as I start preparing myself to become a freshman next fall. As scarry as it may seem to myself and my parents..I will be in high school. But thats pretty far off lets just start now eight grade. I go to a private school and I have my whole life, and I always probably will. The only time I ever questioned it was this year when I had a option to go to the public high school I'm zoned for. I thought about but I just could never leave the school I'm at now. I fell like sometimes I live a double life. My life at school and my life at my barn, which I forgot to mention is named Oak Leaf. I have my friends at school and my friends at the barn. Two different types of groups:


Now for my best friend, Katelyn. She goes to public school, which sometimes we can get at it about which is better, private school or public? But no matter what I get along with her much more than I do with the girls at my school. Her horse Forest is Cooper's bestfriend (just like us!), or atleast we try to make them best friends. Katelyn and I pretty much do everything together. She knows everything that goes on in my life and I know everything that goes on in her life. The one thing though that has made the last couple weekends different is Katelyn's grandmother. "June Bear", my nickname for her, has a brain tumor and is dying. Katelyn and her mom Shera, one of my role models, have been strong about it. I don't think I could be in either one of their shoes. Im here for Katelyn, and she knows I'm just a phone call away.

Atticus Finch said, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, " You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

Sincerely,
Skylar