*What* was I thinking?!?

It has been since August of 2007 that I have shown with my mare at a USEF dressage show.  When I look her up on the USDF Score Check and see this:

Date▼

Competition

Class

Level

Test

Owner

Rider

Judge(s)

Special Designation

Score

Placing

X

USEF Check

8/4/07-8/5/07

Dressage on the Seacoast at UNH

Not Recorded

Training

4

Sarah Isherwood

Sarah Isherwood

B. Ebner

62.4

False

6/29/07-6/30/07

University of New Hampshire Dressage Show

Not Recorded

Training

4

Sarah Isherwood

Sarah Isherwood

L. Heyerdahl

59.2

False

6/29/07-6/30/07

University of New Hampshire Dressage Show

Not Recorded

Training

2

Sarah Isherwood

Sarah Isherwood

A. Gregoire

61.786

False

5/12/07-5/12/07

NEDA Spring Dressage

Not Recorded

Training

2

Sarah Isherwood

Sarah Isherwood

D. Loveless

60.357

False

6/23/06-6/24/06

University of NH Dressage Show

Not Recorded

Training

2

Sarah Isherwood

Sarah Isherwood

J. Conlon

51.923

It makes me sad.  :P  That was a long time ago and we've done alot since.  So this year I think, "I'll join the orgs and go to some rated shows!"  We'll get more scores on our record and it'll be FUN!

So, we entered NEDA Spring on opening day and I wait for the weather to turn so we can start practicing our skills (or lack thereof!)

Well, the weather has continued to be awful, without an indoor and only my grass field (which is too wet to use), I have not had much opportunity practice at all!  Like.  Two rides.  >:(

We're doing one schooling show this Sunday to see where we stand, but man, I'm thinking we're goign to have to majorly wing it at these first two shows and that has me wicked stressed!

I felt silly signing up for Training 2 and First 2 and not First 2 and First 3, but now I'm glad.  No way we could pull off the counter canter loop right now!

Why muthafin' nature, why?!?  Is a nice sunny WARM dry day too much to ask for in April?  :P