2020 Goals

I'm going to try some targeted goals for 2020, as an experiment to see if I can check off a few things.  All goals are subject to change, depending on what life throws at me...  ;-)

Edited 04/13 - well, 2020 has already had me pivoting and being flexible while still trying to accomplish a few things!

Horses:

• earn Fred's ROM (AQHA register of merit - each time a horse hits 10 points in a discipline/level, you get a certificate) in halter - we need 1.5 points in open and I think 3.5 points in amateur 
• show at a different venue/different club (I've shown at the same 2 places for 98% of past shows)
• ride again - not sure what form this will take - riding a friend's horse, Fred, lessons, etc.
• attend a clinic of some sort
• find a mare for my friend to ride and maybe breed (added Q1)

Fred

• work as weather permits in winter, then 3-5 times during the spring to get ready for shows
• continue under saddle work
• work on showmanship and in hand trail - maybe show at a schooling show?
• find a bridle that fits his big head
• get him more used to the bit and/or try a hackamore

Copper

• stay healthy! - Q1 - check!

Lucy (my friend's mare)

• get her confirmed in foal - Check! 45 day u/s done on 04/01 and all good!

Personal

• read 45 books
• back up and organize photos (my computer is dying, so this is urgent!)
• volunteer somewhere horse-y 
• save $$ for foal hopefully coming in 2021
• exercise program of some sort 
• stick to a budget 
• read/listen to some horse training material - podcasts, youtube, books etc
• continue to declutter and sell unused tack. 
• attend QH Congress (as a spectator) in October (I've missed the past 2 years!)
• use up products that are already in the house/barn (added Q2)

House/property

• complete some minor house renos/décor updates
• stay on top of yard/flowerbeds/fenceline
• keep barn tidy
• clean and organize my hay storage area
• fix and bury fence ground wires - DONE!
• check pasture fence and come up with a plan to have fence fixed by mid-May
• source some 2nd cut hay
• clean and organize tack
• try and figure out a bridle/hackamore option that fits Fred
• repaint jump poles (note: not sure I can get any paint, so this might have to wait)
• clean and put away winter blankets
• put away the trough heater and extension cord
• clean the tack room 
• daydream about tack room renos/updates
• clean cobwebs/windows/shelves
• look into and start a plan/budget for some barn renos - eavestrough, upgrade lighting/wiring and maybe refinish the tack room