Assignment 18 - Stephanie Bailey

High School:

·         Get straight A’s

·         Go to prom at least once for the experience

·         Make at least one life-long friend

·         Get a good parking spot on the hill

·         Grow to a 3’6” level in my riding career – I am swiftly moving towards achieving this bucket list point because of the new horse I recently acquired. He is an experienced jumper that is going to take me to new heights, like he has already begun to do. I competed on him for the first time two weekends ago and we were the reserve Champions of the new division that I had never competed in before.

College:

·         Get accepted to Auburn Veterinary School

·         Graduate as an Equine Vet – My goal my entire life has been to become an equine vet because I can’t live life without horses and I have a passion for helping injured animals. I became nervous that I may not be able to handle it last year when I began to consider the path for the rest of my life. Right in the nick of time, my horse split his neck open and almost ruptured both his main artery and his esophagus. I was the one that had to care for it daily, which consisted of cleaning it out with my finger and fluid. I quickly learned that I would be just fine dealing with the blood or gore of it.

·         Maintain strong friendships from high school

·         Compete in a college level riding competition

·         Place in a national level equine competition

Life:

·         Ride horses my entire and never live without them

·         Become more involved with Safe Haven Equine Ministries

·         Get married to the person that I love

·         Become a successful equine vet

·         Teach lessons to kids as a side job – My dream job would be to live on a farm and teach lessons to kids every day. If that was all I did my entire life, I would be ecstatic. I love both kids and horses and have a passion for both so that would be the perfect job for me.