the ride today.....and, well, news...;; ♥|♥

well, i'll do it like this.

THE NEWS
today i came to ride, and madeline and karl pulled up into their driveway RIGHT after mom and i came, but i was already in the barn. i thought that they were just mingling around....so i was saying hey to all the horses that were in [lordy and reno weren't in...], and karl, madeline and my mom were just standing around, moon faced. well, they were talking! so, i'm like "hey!" and then a 10 seconds short summary of my trip. then, it was like silent for a moment and madeline says, "lindsey, there's been a problem." at that, i lost all the blood in my face. i thought that reno had died or something. but no, it was just as bad. madeline's prized gelding, Cisco II [cisco], broke-down. i was really really really in a state of shock. basically, i think that cisco just had a bad jump, and it threw him over the edge. well, cisy is 15. =D
so, i don't really wanna go into all the detail, because it makes me feel all dizzy and lightheaded like i felt when she told me.

so, this means that reno won't be up for sale anymore. this means that reno will be taking cisco's place!! xD so, i'm excited for reno. his first rated show is in two weeks, so that should be exciting...haha. omgg, that reminds me. reno got 4 shoes!! xD he hasn't really needed shoes until now, because he needs studs. xD

THE RIDE
so, i rode reno today. =D he was awesome, because he's nice and quiet now. but, i do like his wild side...haha. i was jumping the new cross-country jump today. it was sweeeeet! reno was also getting his leads nicely in the field while jumping. we only asked for his better lead, the left lead, in the ring because we wanted him to stay quiet. oh yes, that reminds me. reno is 400% better in dressage now. he is really stretching down now, and listening more to the rider by just a smidge. it's very nice though. he's going onto the bit easier and more nicely now also. i love it. =D except, now i need to use a big dressage whip so that he will think about dressage. xD

random news that needs a bolded title
so, i had a sweet friend who babysit me and al tonight, and we were walking allll over my town. i decided to ride my wave board instead. al and moira, babysitter, rode scooters. so i was coming down a sidewalk, and lost control of my board and crashed. really, i tried to stop but i ended up crashing anyways. whoops. so now my pinkie finger that i thought was dead-ish has developed a hard and VERY swollen bruise. i also have a HUGEEE cut on my left palm, and a really harsh rock dent thing on my left arm. my elbow got some damage too. my left leg was just kinda scraped and all dry, but a little bloody. so, i sat there on the sidewalk completely in pain but not knowing what to do. so i cried. =D then had to walk home!

lindz