Hey everyone, I thought it was time to give you a little Java update and share my riding progress. I know most of you aren’t equestrians but I know some of you are and lately you’ve been asking me to share some updates on YouTube, so here it is! In late May I got to take Java off property to go schooling for the very first time. We went to Westar and used the hunter ring and had an absolute BLAST! I’m so proud of him (and of me). This was one of the most fun days we’ve had together. Even though I’m never jumping more than 2’3″ it’s such an amazing thrill and definitely what I love doing the most.
Apologies for some of the videos being very blurry and low quality!! They were sent to me through Facebook and Instagram which heavily reduces the quality. 🙁
The next day we had an in-house show, our very first time doing a competition together and I’m also happy with how this went. This was really hard because of how much starting and stopping there was between each class but overall he did very well. I’ve signed us up for more schooling level shows throughout the summer and fall and some are off property, so we’ll see how he does then.
If you want to follow more of my adventures and lessons with Java, I post daily on his Instagram account: https://instagram.com/javacupofjoe
Java is an 9 year old Percheron x Quarter Horse standing at 16 hands tall. I’ve been riding for almost two years now so am still very much a beginner, although I’m happy with my progress so far!
Thanks for watching 🙂
