Frustrated

Today was frustrating. I have looked for ages as to where around here(Olympia Area)I can take my CHA tests, with absolutely no luck. I will keep looking, there HAS to be something somewhere around here. Oh well, its just not meant to happen yet. I did, on the other hand, start on cleaning the barn today. I never realized how dirty and gross it is in there till now. Moved 2 small trailer-fulls or nasty DUSTY hay out and there is still about an inch or dirt on the cement floor. We worked for about 3 hours, then Richard (My fiance) saw a giant spider on the ground and was done... haha. So we had to walk all the way to the house, get 2 bug bombs and set them off in there before we went inside for the night. Noticed that we probably should invest in some decon or a good barn cat as well. I guess that's just what happens when a barn is unoccupied for a few years. I started thinking of new names for Dandy today as well, it just doesn't fit him. Trying to think of something manly, yet cute. He is a mini after all. For a while I have been observing my mare, trying to figure out just what direction I want to take her. At first I was thinking some sort of gymkhana, as she has a lot of speed, but I have stared to feel that she doesn't have the natural control for it. I want to do something that will make her happy and work with what she can do naturally. I realize that horse sports are all about control (not in a robot kind of way, but an I WANT to do this for my rider way)and we are going to work on that. She can jump well, we have worked her over a few cavalettis and she has great form and scope. Isn't that what you call it when a horse can judge distance and such well? Scope? I'm sure you understand. I'm a little nervous about riding English. I have only ever ridden Western, and English seems to not have enough... I don't know... saddle? I am so used to a 25+ pound saddle, it is weird to think that they are so tiny! I am fine with bareback, its my favorite, its just the in between that is so odd to me. I think it has something to do with the fact that I was raised in a very very much anti-English pro-western riding. Anyways, I haven't read anything terribly exciting as of yet, just stuff I already know; reward and punishment, you must she the horse respect if you want him to respect you, things like that. Can't wait till this Saturday, when Dandy's owners make a house visit to check things out!