Kathleen and Caddy-a little BUMp

Well tonight I watched Kathleen limp down the driveway with Caddy in hand, and Gary at her side. She had gone to the barn tonight to work more with Caddy, as she has been faithfully doing-and everything had been going so well. You know last night she went up and did nearly 2 hours in the rain(pouring at times) with Caddy, and although she was soaked at the end, she was smiling! Tonight though, Caddy spooked in the driveway and although I have watched Kathleen sit some big bucks -tonight's spook caused her to fall off.

It is so hard to know what to do in a situation like this being the concerned Mom-I knew she was hurting, she was scared, and I hate to see her cry. I was so thankful that Lynn and Gary were there-she got back on Caddy (even though I knew she didn't want to-and I also knew I would not have been able to convince her to do it), and with Lynn guiding them through, she and Caddy went right back up that driveway to the place she spooked, and they worked through it successfully. After, they went down to the outside arena, and did another mile.

I have watched these two on this journey they are on-and they have had good days, and there have been bumps in the road too-but the change I see in Kathleen is just wonderful to watch. She is really stepping up to the plate, and she is taking control. She has come so far, and watching her tonight get back in that saddle, and finish on a positive note-even though her butt was killing her-it made me feel so proud of her. Caddy does challenge her on many days, but she is determined, and she is learning so much.

Good job tonight Kathleen-you have come so far, and you are doing such a wonderful job-you just keep up the great work you are doing-there are great things ahead for you!