Cob Jockey

It's hard for me to make a yearly schedule, because where I go completely depends on what everyone else wants to do, since we travel as a unit, sharing the trailer and my trainer.  Every year, my trainer puts all the events that are feasible for us to attend on her Google calendar, and we decide as a group where we're going.

Road trip!!!!!!!

This year, I intend to do:

- 4 rated events at BN
- 1-2 of those rated events maxed out in height for the level
- 1 schooling event, just because
- As many schooling jumper and Dressage shows as I can get a ride to, which is probably 0.

When my trainer asked what my plans for the year were, I told her I was looking at a couple of easy BN's we hadn't been to before, which is when she said we didn't need easy, and that I should look at doing maxed out stuff later in the year.  I could feel her just about to say something about that preparing us for an eventual (really eventual...) move up to Novice, but she stopped herself.  That's something we need to keep in the back of our minds, but not discuss until he's quietly going around a BN course.

The following events are on the barn's calendar as "possible".  We won't go to all of them, but I'd love to know if any of you are planning on being at these events!

May 1-3: Penny Oaks Horse Trials (Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, IN)

Penny Oaks 2014, Starter

June 13-14: Queeny Park Horse Trials (St. Louis, MO)

June 19-21: Midsouth (Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY)

June 19-21: Fox River Valley Pony Club Horse Trials (Barrington Hills Saddle Club, Barrington, IL)

This one is so much fun because my mom grew up in that area, and I have 4 sets of aunts/uncles/cousins, her 3 best friends, Mary, and another college friend of mine that all live up there and came out to watch.  Definitely want to do it again, even though it's a long haul for us at 5 hours.  Unfortunately, it doesn't have Starter, which means half the team couldn't go.

August 7-8: Otter Creek Horse Trials (Somewhere in Wisconsin) (This one would be awesome, because it's in Mary's territory and she will be there with her CWD booth.)

August 20-23: Richland Horse Trials (Somewhere in Michigan) (I can't go to this if Nicole qualifies for the CrossFit Games again)

And let's be honest, I would totally choose being alone in a room with Rich Froning and Nicole again over going to Richland...

September 11-13: Flying Cross Horse Trials (Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY)

September 25-27: Jump Start Horse Trials (Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY)

This one was just fun, and I was so happy to be able to stay on the grounds with my parents in their RV!

October 22-25: Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event & Team Challenge (Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY)

Any excuse to show at the KHP...

We've never done this one before, but my trainer suggested it as a good maxed out end to our season.

Midwestern eventers, any plans to attend any of these?