Moving on......

Went to visit a place I used to board Chiclet to see if they have a stall open....I had a falling out with Avery and I just don't have it in me to continue to take care of her horses. She has 3 of her horses at the place I board Chiclet and I take care of them. Someday I'll be able to talk about it but for now I really need to be in a place that she's not......The good news is they are making room for us at the new barn. It's a little bit of a drive but the turnout is great and they feed and turnout in the morning. I don't have to take care of anyone's horses but my own. There is 9 other horses there and they have a 7 acre turnout. It's not 24 hour turnout but that's ok for now. Chiclet will do just fine there. It's been way to cold to play or ride and today Chiclet let me know that he is getting bored....yep he was acting like a silly 2 year old on the way in this afternoon. He makes me laugh I love that horse!

Blue String

Finally passed my level 2. It took 4 years for me to get my crap together and send it in. 4 years ago i passed all but one task on the old level 2 then Parelli changed everything with the levels. I just didn't have it in me to start over again.

Level 2 Freestyle Audition


Level 2 Online Audition

Lazy

I spent a long time grooming today. Chiclet was really dirty and I was thinking now that I'm the head groom at a fancy show barn I should have a clean well groomed horse.....it's a funny thought huh!...my horse likes to be dirty and dirty he will be. Zone 1 was pushy today...not anything new just has not shown it's face lately. Sideways sideways sideway is the fix to the pushy zone 1. Rode just a little in the sand ring then went for a walk. My head wasn't totally in it today.

The very 1st day of th new year

It's been 2 weeks since I rode my pony...i've played him just not ridden. I've been very sick the last few days with some weird cold that makes my eyes very swollen....I was feeling a little bitter today and went to the barn thinking I would play then go from there. Once I got there I have to say I thought ugh I should have come later so I didn't have time before dark to play. I did my chores and opened my trailer to see my new blue string hanging there and it gave me a little push to get my but moving. Groomed played online and a few mins of liberty then got o to ride. Chiclet was a little bit of a punk at first but then he was just where I left him 2 weeks ago.

Thanks everyone

I just went through all my post from last year. Thanks so much for all the great comments everyone I hope you start following my blog again because I'm back. Pictures and videos coming soon.

Happy to end 2011

Wow it's been a little over a year since my last post. I've been busy that's for sure. It's been a tough year for me in life not so much with Chiclet. He is perfect as always.

I lost 2 dogs and a cat. It was a really hard time for me. It felt like and still feels like a part of me is gone. Elliott, Timmy and Puddy were a part of my life before my husband before my 30s before new jobs before lots of things that have happened over 18 years that I spent with the creatures. It still makes me cry when I look at pictures of them. I have a new pack of dogs now that I love but I still long for the good old days with Timmy and Elliott.

Chiclet.....love him love him love him!!!.......Moved to a barn that's 5 mins away in march. love it!!! I had some ups and downs with Chiclet. Finaly got my blue string. Hoping to video my level 3 in the next few weeks. I'm a middle person and I'm trying not to be. I got a new horse trailer. Traded in my TB size for a new warmblood size. Chiclet is so much happier riding in it.

I'm looking forward to the new year and hoping for good things to come.

Long Over Due

It's been way to long since my last post. Lots of new things happening. The 45 foot line is my new best friend! I never thought I would love it so much. I've gotten such bad rope burn in the past I figured I would just use the 22 forever. Chiclet loves it even more then I do and the great thing is he's still with me 45 feet away. The feeling of my horse being connected to me 45 feet away at a canter is a wonderful thing. Our flying change at the canter online are getting better. I only ask for it every once in a while when I feel like he's going to get it. I got a little greedy and started asking for it to much, the end result of that was this look like if he had hands he would flip me the middle finger. :~) I love that horse!!!!

The game of contact is more at play. It's a lot harder then I thought it would be. My plan is to do a dressage show in the spring. That has been my plan all along with Chiclet but he turned to be a lot more difficult then I thought he would be when I got him almost 5 years ago. He will be 7 years old in the spring and we have come a long way so it's time to take the next step.

My last bit of great news is we canter now when I ride him. I know we have always cantered but not together. Avery has been given me a few lessons to help me with the canter and it's been helpful but for some reason I didn't quite get what she was saying until I was riding by my self and I was doing figure 8 at the canter with simple change in the middle, Chiclet didn't want to pick the canter back up and I really got after him with back up and like magic we now can canter. I don't know what I did different that day but ever since that day I just think canter and off we go. Just a short month ago I was still thinking when are we ever going to canter together.

Chiclet is the best.......