The snow finally melted enough that I was able to go for a decent ride today, but it won't last for long. Here in the great northern mountains of California it tends to give us just a breath of spring in January, then bury us under several feet of fresh snow!  

All this to say I can't wait for show season!

I can't wait to catch up with old horse show friends, and see if all my winter training will have an affect. I'm tired of having to dress so warm it's hard to move, and I could really do without the cold weather spooking! I would also like to ride a horse again and not a woolly mammoth!

Now that it's the new year, I feel like we're coming down home stretch, but it still feels such a long way off. Anyone else feel the same?

 Can't agree with you more!  Here in Maine we've been having the freezing cold weather the Northeast is known for (the past three days have been in the negative with wind chill).  It seems like every day I plan on riding, the temperature drops, but if I plan a day to catch up on work, it is suddenly a balmy 20 degrees!  I have new summer schooling breeches coming in the mail.... I really can't wait to put them on instead of my hot chillies and fleece ones.  If global warming is going to happen.. can't it have more affect on my riding time?