I need a nap....

Clinic started at 8 both days, and went till about 5 on Saturday, and about 2 today. We didn't dazzle anyone with our brilliance, but Bent put Trudi together for me and I felt what she SHOULD feel like- which is about 6 inches shorter from head to tail, with all her parts firmly connected. He suggested I try a different bit, because she has not been steady and firm enough into the hand, so looks like bit trials are in order (hooray) :P. Except for some violent shying, she was pretty good. We didn't get to work on her canter, but maybe next time- I didn't even ask about it because we were having a tough enough time with walk and trot, and our canter right now is pretty awful.
Trudi got on and off the trailer well, except going home Saturday- she thought about not getting in but Val shooed her in for me. My apologies to her for my crankiness. I've been moody and whiny and coming across as very negative, and didn't realize it. The things I should have said and didn't-
her place is well maintained, the barn is lovely, the indoor has wonderful footing, the outdoor is huge, there are runs for your pony to wander around in, the water troughs are always full of fresh, clean, water, and Trudi seems happy there. Also, they got in some nice hay, and I was wrong- it's locally grown.

So, a bit of R&R for me and Trudi, and maybe some pics later.

Clinically detached

First impressions after seeing the vids n' pics- trainwreck. :P
Trudi is lovely. She's way, way, more unsteady with her head than I realized though. I've also been riding her way over tempo, which I didn't notice because she loves to go boom Boom BOOM and bomb around. I am about at my wit's end when it comes to me. I guess 17 years or so of bad habits are hard to break. My upper body was a little better in that I was looking up, but my shoulders could come back more, my elbows could come in, I still hunch too much (is it even possible for my back to straighten at this point?) and the extra 15 pounds or so I'm apparantly carrying in my gut at my already too-short waist are not making me any more attractive (If Stacy and Clinton were watching, they'd tell me to wear a structured jacket). My toes need to come in and my leg still needs to stay back to align my hip, shoulder, and heel. Also, I'm posting way too high, and way too hard.
Me ride pretty one day?
On the plus side, Trudi settled down pretty well, couple less spooks and overall was really good this weekend. And maybe there is someone, somewhere, that can still turn me into a pretty rider- haven't lost hope yet, though I'm admittedly less optomistic. Migraine coming, must medicine and bed. Tomorrow is another day.