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Cupid came in HOT at CVSC Series day Two! 🐎🔥🧡 My boy clocked a whopping 20.680 in barrels, shaving TWO WHOLE SECONDS off our last run on 9/26!! 🤩 I seriously couldn’t be more proud of this horse and how far we’ve come as a team! Every run, every turn, and every little improvement reminds me why I love doing this with him. Keep showing ’em what you’ve got, Cupid! We’re just getting started! 🏇🏼🧡 #fyp #barrleracer #blowthisup #horsebackriding #gymkhana

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The Horse Who Taught Me to Believe 🧡🐴 There was a time I stood in fear, Of everything I now hold dear. I’d never thought I’d take the reins, Or find such beauty through the pain. I loved a horse before I knew, Just what a horse’s love could do. She gave me something time can’t erase, A kind of love no one could replace. And though I had to say goodbye, A piece of her still rides by my side. For every time I look at you, I see the love she taught me, too. Then came a Mustang, wild and unsure, A heart that needed something pure. Two frightened souls with much to learn, Not knowing where our roads would turn. You didn’t trust, and neither did I, We had our doubts, we had our whys. But somewhere between the dirt and dust, We found a little thing called trust. We stumbled, struggled, learned to grow, Through every high and every low. And what began with fear and doubt, Became a love I can’t live without. Now I watch us weave those poles, And see much more than times and goals. I see the days nobody knew, The tears, the patience, the work we grew through. I see a horse who learned to try, A girl who learned that she could fly. I see the moments we almost gave in, And all the reasons we tried again. The clock may stop, the ribbons fade, But nothing takes the bond we’ve made. For every turn and every stride, There’s a thousand memories tucked inside. If I could meet my younger self, The girl who feared these animals, I’d take her hand and let her see, The person that she’d grow to be. I’d show her you, your golden coat, The countless dreams on which we float. I’d tell her, “Girl, just wait and see, One day, a horse will set you free.” And to the mare I loved before, Whose hoofbeats I don’t hear anymore, I hope you know your love lives on, In every ride, as we carry on. You taught my heart what love could be, And Cupid showed how far that love could lead. One taught me love, one taught me trust, One lives in memory, one runs through dust. And oh, how that Mustang loves to fly, With fire in his heart and pride in his eyes. A competitive soul with a heart of gold, A western pole boy, fearless and bold. He knows those poles, he knows his game, And every run, he lights a flame. He isn’t just a horse I ride, He’s my teammate, my heart, my pride. One horse gave me a love I’ll never forget, The other is writing our story yet. And though their journeys aren’t the same, Both forever changed the girl I became. One taught me how deeply a horse could be loved, The other reminds me why I’ll never give that up. 🧡🐴 (I very occasionally love to sit down and just write a poem on how I feel and really think about it. Change the word switch it up. Poetry has always been something I love.) #fyp #gymkhana #westernpoles #comesofar #pomes @ZAYTENN @Steffanie @terrenb_bhr @💜Lea💜

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Cupid was showing OFF at CVSC Series Night Two! 🐎🔥🧡 Our speed event was Two Barrel Cal Horse, and my boy clocked an awesome 13.600 seconds on his VERY FIRST time running this pattern! 🤩 But here’s the kicker… IT WAS RAINING! 🌧️🐎 Not only was this Cupid’s first time EVER competing in the rain, but it was also his first time having me on his back while it was raining! Talk about throwing a little extra spice into an already exciting run! 🌶️😂 Let’s just say Mother Nature decided to make this one a little more interesting, and honestly, it made the run that much more fun! We’ve really started finding our flow going left in our barrel patterns, and let me tell you, his confidence was SHINING out there! 🥹🧡 Between learning a brand-new pattern, experiencing the rain, and still giving me such a confident run, this boy continues to blow me away! Watching him figure things out, trust himself, trust me, and grow more confident with every run makes me one PROUD horse mama! 🥹New pattern, new weather conditions, and another memory in the books! Not too shabby for our first go at it! Now let’s see what the next series brings for my spicy little mustang! 🌶️🐎🧡 #fyp #gymkhana #horsebackriding #comesofar #comesofar