Goings On
3/15/08 Addie, Whit, and parents attended a clinic by Chris Lombard, a fellow natural horsemanship instructor. In this clinic Addie worked with Dobbin, and I worked with Cash. Both Do I asked Chris to work with Cash and I so that we can begin to attain our goal of bitless/bridless riding. I found it helpful to have another set of knowledgeable eyes and a wealth of different skills or drills to work on. Chris was able to give me the boost and desire to get going even more…now when will SPRING get here???
Had to put this in here... where else can you watch a floor swallow a person. Well, we broke the floor dropped a round bale on it and . Mike and John repaired it, along with some help from Amelia who is quite the builder!
of times, yet proved they had
control when new horses were "visiting", calling to each other, and stressed by others different styles of "handling".
others are striving to better themselves and become a true horseman, advocating for the horse which incudes the respect of the horse.
their constant awareness of when they or thier horses became confident, unconfident, relaxed, nervous, and/or zoned out. To me being able to understand what horse is present under you is when the most learning and teachable moments surface.
Monmouth Fair Open Horse Show Wednesday July 30th 2008 Whit, Kerstin, Addie, Chauntel, A.J, James, Emily, and Amelia all participated in grooming, bathing, cl
eaning, and preparing the riding ring now at the fairgrounds. This was the first "open" horse show in years at the fair, and it was a smashing success.
wasn't supposed to be. Meanwhile Arizona made sure that not a single piece of hay was left over or would go to waste and even toted Amelia around the ring a few times.
H Summer Camp (June 13-15 2008)
Maddie, and Whit packed up all the "horse stuff", loaded the horses and off we went! Everyone made it to Windsor safely and was tucked in for the night...Cash and Tavish decided to spring out and enjoy grazing early in the mor
ning Dobbin on
the other hand thought it better to stay in his stall even though Tavish had taken down the gate.:)
friends, and family. Moony, Cash, Arizona, D
obbin, and Soliel were groomed up worked and then lead down the road to Cumston Hall where the parade would start....all made it through the Parade then to the beach, and finally on the way home we were all blessed with Murphy's Law when an F-16 fighter plane flew right over us in the middle of the parade! All in all we did well, no one was hurt but horses were definatly ready to go back to the barn.
he black flies... I thought at one point they might carry us away! Zona is worth her weight in gold
Parelli Clinic in West Springfield Mass.
show is non abusive, gentle, and succsessful for all ages and ablilities.
bbin and Cash were troopers in the trailer, with the small storm we had that morning!
Addie and Chris decided to focus on confidence for herself, and working with Dobbin’s head pulls. Chris was patient, listening to Addie’s questions and concerns…he also herd Dobbins rather loud whinnies in his ears! By the end of their session Chris had successfully combined these two into a real team working with each others strengths and Dobbin had relaxed enough so that he wasn’t even talking! Kudos to all!