Liebster Award

A few weeks back now, Wolfie over at What Was I Thinking...? nominated me for the Liebster Award.  Go read her blog, seriously, it's awesome, it's one of my favourites out there.  And her horse Gem is not only gorgeous but he's also a Canadian horse like Artemis.

I know I'm really late to the party but oh well.  I'm actually not going to nominate any blogs because I'm doing this so late, all the active blogs I read have already been nominated for the award and filled this out already.  It feels redundant to nominate them now.

HOW TO ACCEPT THE AWARD: The Liebster Blog Award is a way to recognize blogs who have less than 200 followers.  Liebster is a German word that means beloved and valued.  Here are the rules for accepting the award:

• Thank the person who nominated you and include a link back to their blog.
• List 11 random facts about yourself.
• Answer the 11 questions given to you.
• Create 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate.
• Choose 11 bloggers with 200 or fewer followers to nominate and include links to their blogs.
• Go to each blogger's page and let them know you have nominated them

11 Random Facts about me:

1. I am a big fan of British Television, more specifically, British dramas.  Doctor Who and Sherlock are my two favourite shows.  I think they tend to be more witty and the camera work, especially in Sherlock, is just amazing.
2. I'm a pretty big zombie buff but most zombie movies, especially older ones, terrify me, and I maintain a zombie apocalypse would suck.  A lot.
3. I have small writing and I apparently write my fours strangely.  Both of these are constantly pointed out to me by customers when I have to write in front of them.
4. I have a tendency to name my animals after people, living or fictional.
5. I'm a night owl all the way.  I'm most productive between the hours of 1-5 am.
6. I use my left hand for everything now except for writing.  It feels unnatural to use my right hand. 
7. I'm horrible at responding to phone calls, texts and emails. 
8. Despite currently owning a cat, I'm not a cat person.  Luckily for me, my cat thinks he's a dog.
9. I hate Socks' name.  I wish my twenty-two-year old self could go back in time and slap my twelve-year-old self for agreeing to that name.
10. It has to be almost 30 degrees before I'll stop wearing a sweater everywhere.
11. I don't read instruction booklets.  It took me four years to figure out my camera took multiple pictures at once because I refused to read the instruction booklet.

11 Questions from Wolfie

1.  Who do you prefer - Ryan Gosling or Ryan Reynolds?
Ryan Reynolds

 2.  What is your favourite gait when riding?
Loping, I think it's the most comfortable

 3.  Have you ever had a light bulb moment when riding?
Yup, quite frequently.  I actually had one last time I rode.

 4.  Do you care what you wear to the barn?
Not even a little bit.  Except for my work uniform and maybe one or two fancy shirts, I consider everything I own barn clothes.

 5.  Do you wear a helmet when you ride? 
Not all the time, I'm bad I'll admit.  I don't on Socks, I do half the time on Jimmy and I'll always have on Artemis.  If I'm doing any "above" work (standing on the mounting block, things like that) with her I always have my helmet on.

6.  What is/was your favourite book?
I have a lot.  I love The Sight, Harry Potter Series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians the most probably.

7.  What is your favourite part of the riding experience (grooming, competition, lesson, trail)?
I like trail riding the best but honestly the moment I live for is going out to Socks' pen and hearing her nicker for me.  That's the one moment that makes horse ownership just so worth it.

 8.  What is your favourite season for riding?
Autumn, it's cool and no bugs.  Especially wasps.

 9.  Do you have other interests in addition to horses?
I love writing and drawing, that's what I spend most of my non-horse and work time doing.  I also love film and media.  In the summer I add hiking and mountain drives to my lists of hobbies.

 10. If you could only have one food if you were stranded on a desert island, what would it be? 
Chips.  Any kind except for Sour Cream and Onion.  I don't think I could survive without my chip fix.

11. Would you prefer a social person next to you on a long flight or someone who keeps to themselves?

I'm not overly social myself but I think I'd prefer a social person.  As long as they were nice, I'd be able to talk and that'd help time go by faster.

I'm not going to nominate any blogs but I will mention a few of my favourites.

What Was I Thinking....?
The Adventures of Lucy
Simply Horse CrazyJust a Girl and Her Horse