{"id":1653,"date":"2011-02-01T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T18:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2011-02-01T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T18:29:28","slug":"extreme-cowboy-race-here-we-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/01\/extreme-cowboy-race-here-we-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Cowboy Race Here we come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you follow our blog, then you probably already read <a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/12\/let-the-training-begin\/\">my post on the Extreme Cowboy Race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I had this crazy idea that it would be something fun for Boomerang and I to try. Nevermind the fact that I ride English, or that I had no idea how to do a roll back, or even rope a cow.<\/p>\n<p>I clipped my pony and ventured off to start some western lessons in the dead of winter with him. All with the idea in the back of my mind that &#8220;maybe&#8221; we might be ready to give the Extreme Cowboy race a try.<\/p>\n<p>In the past month Boomerang has learned soooo much! I knew he was smart, but I had no idea in a matter of weeks he&#8217;d be doing roll backs like a pro, swapping flying lead changes with ease, ground-tieing, sidepassing logs, dragging trash cans, and opening gates. So last week I looked back over everything he had learned, and I knew that he was ready.<\/p>\n<p>We prepared our entry for the Extreme Cowboy Race, and made this video to send in.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a6MlFl5q4S0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>And after a week of waiting, Boomerang was accepted to compete!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really excited to go, but also really nervous to venture into the &#8220;unknown&#8221;. Whatever happens though, I&#8217;m sure Boomer and I will have a blast. And at least now I can cross &#8220;Push myself past my comfort zone and compete in something I\u2019ve never done before&#8221; off my 2011 Goals list!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you follow our blog, then you probably already read my post on the Extreme Cowboy Race. I had this crazy idea that it would be something fun for Boomerang and I to try. 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