tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52047042011-11-21T17:24:39.892-05:00They Savvy Horses, Don't They?<p align="justify">This is my online journal of my forays into the world of
Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship
with my equine partner
Cheerios. Everything that happens
with us,
good and bad, will be exposed for the world to see.
R.I.P. Wildflower 19?? - 2005, my first levels partner.</p>Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-77201198620977921592011-05-15T20:33:00.005-04:002011-05-15T20:44:59.699-04:00HOW ABOUT THE LESSER OF NO EVILS?Huge epiphany brought to me today by Parelli. Ever hear the expression about "the lesser of two evils"? Culturally, everyone pretty much thinks that it's true:There are downsides to every situation,nothing you can do about it,just choose the more tolerable option and live with it.This is a belief I've carried, that you basically go with: EITHER the option that Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-78523926910421573422011-04-30T03:35:00.003-04:002011-04-30T03:43:53.234-04:00All Still AliveWow. Really? Almost a year since my last post. I'll be brief. It's all good. Shaveya has found a new owner, bonus is that she didn't even have to change barns. She's being bred and there should be a Paint foal skittering around the barn next Spring.Cheerios is absolutely fine, and still my partner, though I've been lax with my studies. Not giving up on PNH, just not as active. LifeJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-64268074727294679512010-06-18T18:22:00.002-04:002010-06-18T18:28:47.758-04:00WHERE HAVE I BEEN?I'm still here! How do you like the new blog look?So. Here's the update:My beloved farrier Kelly went on hiatus due to impending birth. (Her daughter was born June 13th—congrats!)I found a new farrier, AANHCP-friendly but not certified, who lives a mere 25 minutes from the barnShe also has an IR horseShaveya has gone to live with her and her IR horse on a small, private farm to Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-53761481309791779592009-12-22T13:18:00.004-05:002009-12-22T13:22:28.517-05:00All Things In ModerationI'm referring to the comments, which are now being moderated due to sp@mmers. As this is a family-friendly horsemanship blog, we do not welcome offers from well-end*wed females looking for l*ve, nor does my horse require any sort of products to extend him in any way. Those who leave a comment to this effect on this blog will be given a Phase 4 they won't soon forget. ThankJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-13831583008429685512009-10-20T02:24:00.002-04:002009-10-20T02:41:56.718-04:00NON-PNH FORUM POSTThe post I wish I could have written. A bit of background: I've been nosing around online for a used Natural Performer saddle (size Large 17", medium fenders, chestnut or medium oil is my dream) for an affordable price. In the process, I came across several postings on other forums about Parelli.One of them almost made me lose my Emotional Fitness.I just really get frustrated Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-66901012447145566502009-09-17T00:22:00.002-04:002009-09-17T00:35:10.282-04:00FOURTH RIDEI did the honors today of giving Mona her fourth ride. This is a BIG bay Arabian two-year-old filly—she's probably already 15.1 hh with legs for miles. She's a beautiful horse with a lot of exuberance, and a sweet personality. It's hard not to fall for her.But as she is not mine, and will be going home as soon as she is "ready", I have to keep some perspective.Today, we learned that Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-24835525002193473812009-09-16T12:59:00.004-04:002009-09-16T13:58:39.447-04:00MORE YOUNG HORSESKATMy apologies in the post delay; busy lately! Lots of barn visits; lots of phone calls to settle the last bits of Mom's Estate; and I got a part-time job FINALLY. It starts tomorrow. Evenings, telephone research. Plenty of daylight horse hours left wide open for me. It's a start, and I'm thankful for it.So the update. Kat had a third saddle desensitization session only I went Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-9700468052295010392009-09-05T13:18:00.002-04:002009-09-05T13:33:24.960-04:00KAT X 2The last three sessions with Kat have been focused on saddling. During the first session, the barn manager started out working with her. I observed. I kept track of the many things I might have approached differently and made mental notes. When she got to the saddling part, I watched some more. I could see that the BM was becoming frustrated, because Kat moved away when the saddle Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-76295655365102273372009-08-20T01:23:00.003-04:002009-08-20T01:33:19.987-04:00BRIEF UPDATEHad a training session with Mona a week ago; today, I played with my own horse for a change. The barn manager was at work, there was a new horse in the paddock, and Mona and Kat were out with the herd. I need to find out the new logistics before proceeding this week.Mona's session last week was interesting. She did the first five games pretty well, but then she got scared during Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-14317662957054431512009-08-08T02:19:00.002-04:002009-08-08T02:32:47.810-04:00TRAINING LOG 08.06.09Two horses on the docket today: Mona and Kat. Since these are the horses with deadlines, they get priority sessions. First up was Kat.My initial challenge was getting her from the pasture with Mona to the round pen on the other side of the barn. Sounds simple, right? Not with a RBE with separation anxiety. A whinny duet commenced, complete with panicked left-behind Arabian Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-63921080477061070102009-08-05T16:59:00.002-04:002009-08-05T21:22:04.224-04:00TRAINING LOG 08.04.09Title change from Mustang Chronicles to Training Log, since the Mustang is only one of the nine horses (besides my own) that I'm playing with.Second day in a row. Started with a long-overdue set of trims for my two, coupled with guidance from my NHCP on how to maintain the trims every four weeks (to offset the costs of trimming for the moment). Learned: the White Line isn't Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-41958309821056765252009-08-04T00:49:00.002-04:002009-08-04T01:02:34.599-04:00MUSTANG ET ALLet's see if we can make this quick, cuz I'm starved.Today, I played with four horses. All had major breakthroughs. All are two years old or under. Details follow after the jump.And here's the jump.My mission today: get Mona and Kat over their herd sweetness and thresholds going from pasture to round pen. If I could get one into the round pen calmly, great! If all we did was play Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-91803878801665821582009-08-01T00:24:00.002-04:002009-08-01T01:24:55.477-04:00MORE THAN MUSTANGSThe Law of Attraction works.I'd played with the Mustang twice. It got me thinking, "I cannot wait until I finally pass L3, get through the Parelli Professional Program, and get certification as a licensed PNH Instructor so I can start developing horses!"Yes, my dream was coming true. When I was six years old, I told my mother, "when I grow up, I'm living on a big farm, and I'm Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-24936434456966276262009-07-25T22:30:00.002-04:002009-07-25T22:44:41.834-04:00Mustang Chronicles, Day TwoHooked OnThis is what I noticed when the barn manager's hubby approached Mustang and proceeded to pick up all four feet from one side, tapping them to prep him for his first farrier visit this week:Mustang goes RBI when humans approach. He's being misread as "calm" and "obedient" and I hope he will be, but I saw the shift in stance and thought, HMMMMmmmm.But he's more RBE when he's on his own. Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-59134029200572390782009-07-20T15:52:00.008-04:002009-07-20T20:19:55.609-04:00The Mustang Chronicles, Day OneI have a new project. It happened very fast, and it's amazing.I'm playing with a Mustang yearling (in addition to finishing up Level Two with Cheerios)!My barn manager found a Mustang nearby that was up for adoption. Fresh from the range, BLM, Nevada, only in civilization since January. He's a yearling. The barn manager said he was black—he's really a dark brown Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-57124463528401002572009-07-17T15:46:00.001-04:002009-07-17T15:47:50.918-04:00LEVEL TWO ONLINE PASS!!!WHOO-HOO!!! I just got confirmation via email that I've passed Level Two Online.Only one more savvy to go (FreeStyle), and that BLUE STRING is MINE!!!*happy dancing all over the place, can't wait to tell my horse*Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-85810719696405531822009-07-08T15:47:00.002-04:002009-07-08T16:03:44.217-04:00SAVVY UPDATE, 07.08.09Let's get back to using this as my Log Book, shall we? That was my original intention for this blog. Whenever you see "Savvy Update, 00.00.00", it's savvy session notes.This is actually for yesterday. I went out in the evening after watching the Michael Jackson Memorial on TV (not a huge fan, but, I just had to, ya know? Like with Princess Di or President Reagan. It's a Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-63985177536370934472009-07-06T18:22:00.002-04:002009-07-06T18:38:26.775-04:00TRIMMIN'In the interest of saving moolah, I'm performing my own hoof maintenance for now. You may recall back in '06 I was on the path to becoming an AANHCP trimmer but got derailed because of the parental illnesses. I'd already invested in the equipment and two clinics plus reading material. I know enough, and I had a bit of hands-on practice with a bit of professional guidance before being Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-79958409835169913232009-07-02T17:57:00.004-04:002009-07-02T18:26:45.392-04:00LIFE IN THE WAYSometimes, life just interrupts itself. After a very hectic spring preparing for then taping the Online portion of my L2 Assessment, life interrupted my horsemanship efforts. Oh, it wasn't anything major; just... stuff.I mean, there was the sudden death of my old riding buddy. But then June flew by without so much as a visit to the barn. We had a spate of freakishly hot weather, Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-90253389370446098982009-05-07T15:16:00.002-04:002009-05-07T15:21:03.902-04:00Jenny UpdateThe newspaper finally posted service information for my friend Jenny. I've also found out some information about her passing.The initial report is that Jenny knew she was dying. She wasn't on her way to the barn; she was on her way to the hospital. Ever stubborn, driving herself to help because she thought she was having a heart attack. The autopsy results aren't back yet, but they Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-53831770130524565532009-05-04T19:23:00.004-04:002009-05-07T15:16:36.759-04:00RIDERLESS HORSEI now know a riderless horse. Her name is Redbird. She's a beautiful chestnut QH mare, said to be Foundation. She's probably in her mid-20s by now. Because of her, I regained my pre-Parelli confidence after the fall from Cheerios that first year. Because of her owner, Jenny, I held onto my dream in the face of fear.And as of 4:00 PM Sunday, May 3rd, Redbird is a Riderless Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-91927067749097879942009-04-08T21:05:00.002-04:002009-04-08T21:22:53.849-04:00ALLOWED TO CHANGE MY MINDI'm allowed to change my mind. It's been an agonizing decision. But, I've decided that I AM still on the path to PNH Professional. Every time I turn away from it, my heart breaks. It's said that God can make a way where none exists... I'm choosing to have faith that He will help me get there.That's why those widgets appear to the left of this post section. One is because Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-46667719607244905172009-03-28T13:47:00.002-04:002009-03-28T13:58:18.673-04:00L2 Audition Dry RunYesterday’s dry run was interesting. Cheerios and I were having an off-day, which shouldn't be surprising after the last session and the super-cool discoveries. I should have realized breakdowns precede and follow breakthroughs. I was tense. I knew that. He knew that. I kind of regressed from where we were last time. I was kind of pissed that we couldn’t “perform”, and worried Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-47353544517469750602009-03-25T14:25:00.002-04:002009-03-25T14:29:30.178-04:00HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY TO MEUnbelievable. I've been blogging for six years as of today. This is my first blog (but not my last—I maintain quite a few on other topics). Well, good on me. No news. Raining. Love the smell of spring rain, but not the way it prevents me from being at the barn. Oh, well. I suppose that the rain will subside when I've stopped procrastinating and finished the property tax Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-7708041026550090642009-03-21T18:36:00.002-04:002009-03-21T19:20:27.053-04:00ENERGIZEDYesterday was hoof trimming day. After trims, I played with Cheerios and had an amazing session Online and at Liberty in the round pen. I'm still blown away by what I experienced. There were a few "firsts" for me.First time ever—haltered and lead in both horses at once! I figured I could do it without incident since the three of us had played at Liberty in the round pen last fall, and Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-53116821233861049082009-03-17T14:54:00.003-04:002009-03-17T15:17:23.538-04:00WINTER VACAY IS OVER!Spring has returned to NW Ohio. The crocuses have bloomed FINALLY (last year it was on the 2nd, this year the 16th), the weather is warm, the horses are shedding out in strange patches... and I finally got back to the barn to play for a change.And it was AMAZING. Both of my horses remembered me and came right up to me for greetings and scritches. Shaveya's lameness is a bit Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-15081773488173917022009-03-07T17:40:00.003-05:002009-03-07T17:51:25.062-05:0020 QuestionsToday on Daily Parelli, we were asked:What is your Ultimate Goal with horses? (hint: Write it down; extra-credit hint: write down answers to all of these questions)To pass Level Four, get my black string, enter the Parelli Professionals Program, become a 4-star Horse developer and 3-Star Instructor, then raise and train good-minded horses of color (Paints, Appies, Buckskins) for Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-86503760213377779892009-01-17T20:56:00.002-05:002009-01-17T20:59:52.671-05:00Obamicon MeIt was -6 yesterday. My horses are on winter vacation. Therefore, this is merely a fun post in honor of our 44th President's Inauguration this week:You can make one, too.See you in the spring...Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-20921524745995603292009-01-02T17:12:00.003-05:002009-01-02T17:17:57.610-05:00HAPPY 2009!It just dawned on me—OMG, Cheerios is going to be 12 years old in March! Good Lord. Where does the time go? He was just a four-year-old snotty upstart when I bought him in 2001. We've come so far. I've been blessed to enjoy his company and all that he has taught me.Shaveya turns 11. My horses, they are not babies anymore...Not much happening with winter being here. The weather Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-8275178500840176802008-11-26T15:13:00.002-05:002008-11-26T15:19:30.337-05:00LIFELONG STUDENTThat'll be me. I'll always be a student of Parelli, but my dreams of becoming a paid professional? I think that's over now. Parelli just released the prospectus for the new Apprenticeship program, including pricing. My first impression is, unattainable unless I win the lottery. I know—that goes against my belief in the LOA and that with God all things are possible, but... let's beJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-3476214483170244392008-11-21T16:36:00.003-05:002008-11-21T16:37:58.697-05:00GOD BLESS MADELEINE PICKENSRead this blog here. No further explanation needed. Mrs. Pickens, you are a wonderful human being. Thank you.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-62747703534324684372008-11-06T20:37:00.002-05:002008-11-06T20:46:40.520-05:00FREEI went out to the barn—surprising how you think, "Oh, I only have two hours of daylight left, is it worth going?" Then you get there, and it’s like time... slows down. Expands. It stretches to accommodate all you want to do so you cram in six hours’ worth of stuff in two. I don’t know HOW that happens—it’s like the barn is in a reverse Bermuda Triangle. I love it. We had fun today. We Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-55314900074222725802008-10-14T17:43:00.003-04:002008-10-14T17:51:14.848-04:00REMINDS ME OF MY HORSEI wonder why. :-)Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-3843472626205743272008-10-13T04:10:00.003-04:002008-10-13T04:23:40.765-04:00Home from the PNH ClinicThe clinic with PNH 2-Star Endorsed Instructor Jesse Peters last weekend in Columbus, MI, was AMAZING. I had some enormous insights about the holes in myself that needed improvement and I thank my horse for pointing them out so loudly, LOL! My horse had a megaphone with him, and on Day One I returned to the hotel feeling utterly incompetent because of it. (That was what Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-29072874813468215002008-10-03T14:39:00.002-04:002008-10-03T14:52:00.348-04:00MUCH BETTER TODAYYesterday went much better than the previous two sessions. Although he gave me the butt when I went to collect him and Shaveya for feet trims, he quickly sighed and allowed me to halter him when he realized I wasn't going away anytime soon.After trimming, I took him to the round pen for a bit of Liberty. No goals, no agenda—just see what happens. My only "goal" was to be far moreJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-38119874248330858342008-09-30T20:59:00.002-04:002008-09-30T21:02:53.267-04:00IT'S BECOMING A TRENDEuchh. Another bad horse day, the kind where you wonder, "can I really do this or am I just kidding myself?" To be fair, it's been a tough weekend due to reaching the two-year mark on Mother's death, so... maybe now that it's over (today's the day), I can finally move on, out of my mourning period and into a life of my choosing.That life includes plenty of happy horse days, Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-82224084894212587442008-09-27T14:39:00.002-04:002008-09-27T14:43:31.252-04:00MOTHER SAID THERE'D BE DAYS LIKE THESEProgressing exponentially. Relationship rockin'. Things developing beautifully.And then you have a day like Friday, and you wonder why the heck you even bother.Yep, I had one of those days, where things regress, where old issues resurface, where you feel frustrated and revert to predator, when you get extremely sore from trying to deliver a truly effective Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-72320853237658376922008-09-26T14:03:00.003-04:002008-09-26T14:16:24.961-04:00FEELIN' A BIT LEVEL THREEThis will be a quick post (I hope) because I want to head out to the barn again. Two days in a row, woot! I've been managing every other day, which is GREAT for my riding and play. My riding is the thing that has needed the most focus.I dug out my Savvy Club DVD collection for inspiration since September's hadn't shown up yet (their new mailing system, uh...) and found, Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-26758941055145591802008-09-20T13:20:00.003-04:002008-09-20T14:36:55.907-04:00AssessmentsRecently, I've been comparing the L2 Assessments with the brand-new 2009 draft of the self-assessments, task-wise and for difficulty. I've also been comparing them to where Cheerios and I are at present.We're looking pretty good so far. There are things we do so well already that it surprises me. There are things I thought would be "easy" that aren't. Here's the rundown:The original L2Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-17517023059060331622008-09-19T22:16:00.002-04:002008-09-19T22:22:18.649-04:00TRANSITIONSWalk. Canter. Walk.Trot. Canter. Trot. Halt. Backup. Walk. Trot.Indirect rein, direct rein. Sideways. Follow the Rail. Bowtie. Walk. Canter, left lead. Trot. Canter, right lead. Trot. Canter...And so it goes. I hope I change it up enough that my LBI stays interested. Because we spent so much time on the ground for the past few years, my riding had suffered. Well, not anymore. That's Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-34199390013295965252008-09-14T17:30:00.005-04:002008-09-14T17:34:00.588-04:00RAIN RAIN GO AWAYCuz until you do, I can't go out and play. No big long post today. It has been raining non-stop for three whole days. Not just a sprinkle, we're talking full on downpours. I'm having horse withdrawal. Of course, I should thank my lucky stars we're up north in Ohio, not in Texas. But still. Thankfully, the prediction is seven straight days of sunshine and mid-70s starting tomorrowJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-60575923327918660272008-09-12T13:18:00.003-04:002008-09-12T13:37:35.775-04:00ONE BREAKTHROUGH AFTER ANOTHERI've made it to the barn three times already this week—Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. It just keeps getting better and better with Cheerios. I LOVE CANTERING!!! It has moved from fear and trepidation to fun and anticipation. How can this be? Since I made the complete commitment to a life as a Parelli Instructor, everything is shifting. What amazes me is how fast Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-22752377427656437452008-09-07T20:08:00.003-04:002008-09-07T20:18:35.112-04:00QUICK POSTNot much to this one—I have a lot to say but no energy to type it all just yet. This is a reminder.Wednesday: Big lesson for me about bossiness (from others), whether to listen to my agenda or that of another's, and how putting the relationship and PNH principles first should ALWAYS be my priority no matter how big the amount of peer pressure, and when I void that, things don't go as Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-53301142058650692202008-09-02T20:24:00.001-04:002008-09-02T20:30:44.205-04:00GRACEFUL AS EVERMore news! Dismounts and clinics!First I am embarrassed proud unsure of whether I should admit to it and to report that I performed a very smooth flying dismount the other day. First time in a long time I used the bareback pad rather than just going native. First day after freshly laundering my Boinks. Guided the horse up to the mounting block (because I am still developing the Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-32368903298627136512008-08-31T17:21:00.003-04:002008-08-31T17:35:15.698-04:00WE CANTERED!!!OMG, it was amazing!The day before, I let R ride him. She’s been riding hunter-jumpers for years—she can ride anything with hair and she's dabbled in PNH. I wanted her to see what I meant about his behavior in the canter and so I could see it from a different POV.She said he has a lot of loft, which is great for HJ and Dressage. He has a lot of vertical motion, up and down, moreso Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-36404185495311843802008-08-22T20:29:00.006-04:002008-08-23T21:01:00.565-04:00Three-Horse RidingI tried it. I think rhythmically, I have the tendency to want to rise on the wrong diagonal. Or maybe not. I couldn't tell. Cheerios kept veering off the circle the minute I tried to sense which leg I was rising with, which threw off the circular pattern. *sigh*Our last session wasn't anything like the first attempt with Patterns. In hindsight, I know why. On Patterns Day One, IJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-25854337389732970172008-08-18T11:59:00.004-04:002008-08-23T21:08:35.860-04:00A POST ABOUT POSTINGPerhaps this is redundant. And, it's possible I heard this somewhere and it just now registered... or it might be my very own insight.Having never taken many formal equitation lessons, and being a wearer of the Western costume, the concept of posting to the trot is rather foreign to me. Posting to the correct diagonal? Big head scratcher. Many people have tried to explain it. Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-41780464051245942712008-08-17T20:15:00.003-04:002008-08-23T21:09:56.087-04:00PATTERNS DAY ONERight. So I've been Official Level One for awhile now, playing in L2 first with Wildflower, now with Cheerios, and I've been boring my horse. Since I'm not beginning at the beginning, and since I've played around with some of the FreeStyle patterns in previous clinics, I decided to delve right into one of my favorites. (Can I just say, driving with two reins in Zone 5—that's LevelJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-2683032988803519662008-08-15T16:14:00.006-04:002008-08-23T21:11:41.119-04:00PATTERNS!!!It's HERE! My Parelli Patterns kit just arrived!They have done it again. This is magnificent! Looking at it from a designer's perspective, it will definitely win awards. It's breathtakingly beautiful in art and design.Then there is the content. I haven't watched the DVDs yet, but the ingenuity of the flip books and wall charts with icons for everything—brilliant! It's truly Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-11357078891438054182008-08-14T17:21:00.009-04:002008-08-23T21:25:11.287-04:00CLINIC RECAP MAY 2008These are my notes from the PNH clinic Cheerios and I participated in this year.MAY 10-11, 2008Jesse Peters, 2-star PNH Instructor TraineeAdvancing L1/Intro L2 ClinicEvergreen Lake Stables, Whitehouse, OHDAY ONEWe lived!Cheerios and I made it through our first ever clinic together. I almost didn't go because of the tentative money situation, but I'm so glad we did. Then we Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-87193929311712014982008-08-10T21:57:00.005-04:002008-08-23T21:27:06.302-04:00Gee, I Never Post AnymoreI suppose it's because I'd fallen away from my PNH studies for awhile. There were issues... life and stuff. But I think it'll pick up again now. Oh, the estate? Still open. The middle lot sold right away. The lot with the house? Had a buyer... six weeks of runaround and it fell through when their bank wouldn't finance it (ridiculous terms, too). Then the fire... but it's Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-60828964414775056252008-04-30T23:53:00.005-04:002008-08-23T21:29:11.281-04:00WHINNY FIT (or, The Amazing Exploding Horse)I had a major BFO (Blinding Flash of the Obvious) while playing with Cheerios Tuesday: my horse will not always be as I expect him to be.We're headed to an Advanced L1/L2 clinic in—my goodness, ulp—ten days. Somebody needed to have his Coggins drawn and get some vax since he'll be playing with strange horses, so I arranged to meet the vet in the AM. TheJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-47050015106919789552008-04-26T17:41:00.003-04:002008-08-23T21:30:14.898-04:00SICKWell, I've been sick, so there hasn't been much horseplay lately. I was out last Friday (the 19th) and shoveled two stalls (that was all that was dirty). Ample horse time.Procured Cheerios from the pasture. He develops horrendous dreadlocks in his mane, so I treated him to a thorough grooming (which he appreciated). Thanks to ShowSheen, scissors and patience, I was able to undo his Bob MarleyJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-71543019480497613722008-04-12T17:56:00.007-04:002008-08-23T21:33:24.009-04:00CATATONICAwhile back, I snagged the Parelli Liberty & Horse Behavior Course-In-A-Box as solace for missing the Six-Week Intensive I was supposed to participate in during the Spring of 2006. (I'd had to cancel due to Dad's fall and being needed at home.)The blurb from the website describes it better than I ever could:This high powered course was based on an effective program taught at the Parelli Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-18544646367706176642008-04-10T17:18:00.003-04:002008-08-23T21:36:01.769-04:00BORN AGAIN HORSEWOMANSo much has happened in the past week! My parents' estate is about to close! FINALLY! Two out of the three lots from the subdividing of Grandma's property have sold, meaning there is enough money to satisfy the terms of the Will. Good news all around. I am about to be FREE.The stall cleaning is going well. My personal best is 8 stalls in one day. But I overdid it. The day Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-33677666325234519382008-03-25T23:18:00.003-04:002008-03-25T23:49:11.448-04:00Manny, Day OneToday was my first play session with one of the BM's horses. First I cleaned six stalls. Six seems to be my limit so far. By the time I'm halfway done, my back starts aching and my arms refuse to lift one more shovelful. On the upside, it went more quickly this time. I figure by the end of the week I should be able to add a stall or two as my muscles accustom themselves to this Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-58872090058867091242008-03-24T19:55:00.004-04:002008-03-24T20:45:53.947-04:00New BeginningsThe 50-degree play day I anticipated didn't quite pan out. The trim took place—all good news—but the weather wasn't as conducive to play as we'd hoped. It rained. It was warm, but it rained.Shaveya's feet, wow. I wish I'd had a camera at the time to take photos of her feet before and after. The after is amazing. We started the NHCP journey in the late summer of 2005, and Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-81393218454753244722008-03-15T23:12:00.002-04:002008-03-15T23:22:25.824-04:00AbsentAbsentYep. Absent.Well, the horses are fine, preparing to shed their winter coats. The BM shared a few tales with me about my horses—luckily she is of the tolerant "that's just horses" mentality or I might be on the way out! LOL!It appears that Cheerios has earned a new nickname. Houdini. He is an escape artist. He has ducked under the electric tape fence on several occasions to go where he Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-15022026425917700232007-11-19T22:47:00.000-05:002007-11-19T23:02:09.243-05:00BFOsBFO. Blinding Flash of the Obvious. That is what we call it when we have a sudden, blinding insight, an "oh, DUH" moment during horseplay. I've been having a lot of those lately.Last week, I was playing in the round pen with Cheerios. This was just after playing with a visiting yearling at the BM's request. The yearling was in for "training"—respect and manners—and I suspect the BM wanted to Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-78976740852225689622007-10-05T02:07:00.000-04:002007-10-05T02:13:13.726-04:00NOT IMPRESSEDI'm sorry to say this, but so far, I'm not impressed with Parelli's new release, the Success Series. It's 10 DVDs sold as a set but also available individually. Thank God I"m in the Savvy Club and got a huge discount because if I'd purchased these separately at regular price (or as the set) I'd be complaining.But that's because I have the original VHS version of the Seven Games, and Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-90038203005336536992007-07-07T01:28:00.000-04:002007-07-07T01:48:26.793-04:00Happy HorsesThe move was the best thing for my horses and me. I think they've adjusted more quickly than I have, though. They settled right in. Cheerios has a new buddy. Shaveya has a huge new stall with plenty of room to turn around in, and for the first time ever, I witnessed a happy relaxed mare quietly munching hay in her stall. That is new. The expression on her face was worth all the hassleJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-68472568496032463472007-06-19T19:11:00.000-04:002007-06-19T19:28:25.640-04:00Heaven ObligedWe're HomeLess than 24 hours after posting my intent, I found the barn through a bizarre long-distance connection I have, and I went right out Friday to have a look-see. We moved Monday. It was totally stealth, which is great for me, but begs the question of security at the old barn. I mean, anybody could have just drove up any old time, picked out a horse, and drove off. After all, I did. But Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-40900260272303331862007-06-15T00:26:00.000-04:002007-06-15T03:43:54.340-04:00As the Saddle BurnsBarn DramaThe situation at the barn is pretty bad. I'm not sure I trust the current management after the discussion I was dragged into today concerning my lame horse. Apparently this guy actually supports the woman that verbally assaulted me last month, and said at least she had the balls to confront me. Anyone who supports someone who treats another human being the way this bitch did is NOT Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-81249814015871285542007-06-14T02:22:00.000-04:002007-06-14T02:51:19.032-04:00Lame? Sound? Who Knows?We'll SeeTomorrow, I'll be at the barn to ride with my new trail buddy and her horse. I find it interesting that her mare is nearly a dead ringer for my beloved Wildflower. But that horse's personality is different from my Wildie. My friend's mare has threshold issues outside of the arena, gets nervous in the woods (or at the mouth of the woods, which is as far as we got before the skeeters Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-44586010842703182222007-05-14T23:58:00.000-04:002007-05-15T00:59:15.201-04:00Lameness Rides AgainShaveya's TroublesSo I've been absent again. Not much going on with horses lately; I was in school again, taking five classes, going crazy. Now that school is out, though...Shaveya is on the downside of the lameness rollercoaster again. I am not sure of the cause. Here is the chronology:NOVEMBER 2006Right before winter, my NHCP proclaimed her darn near sound. I was told she finally had a good Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-51382964420333119952006-12-20T01:38:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:39:51.200-05:00TEST (Again)Just moved into the new Beta Blogger. Things are going to be wierd for a while. If I don't like the results, I might move to my own DIY blog on my own server. Stay tuned.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1164613580074921302006-11-27T02:46:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:38:29.259-05:00HugeNo FearToday, it was absolutely gorgeous outside, so I headed to the barn. It took some effort, though, as does everything these days (mentally). I told myself I didn't need to do anything, that it was OK if all I could muster up the energy for was to visit with them (I have two: my Paint mare is Shaveya, horse #3 if you're keeping track). Lately, just thinking about going for a trail ride or Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1163232868359276172006-11-11T03:11:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:47:14.890-05:00TESTING...OK. I think I've finally fixed the issues with my template. This is the test to find out...Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1163230624703648082006-11-11T02:05:00.000-05:002006-11-11T02:38:24.196-05:00A Bit of Horse NewsFINALLY. A day with horses.Thursday was sunny and gorgeous with 60-degree temperatures. Not that I'm a fair-weather horsewoman; but it was a good motivator to get me out of the house and away from the sorting nightmare for a bit. Besides, the farrier was coming.Shaveya received a great report. After a year and a half of careful barefoot trimming by an AANHCP-certified practitioner and a complete Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1162430896943020472006-11-01T20:28:00.000-05:002006-11-11T02:41:34.150-05:00And Happens, And Happens...It happened. I'm alone. I'm an orphan.It's been a little over a month now.Mother succumbed to her illness at 11:42 AM, Saturday, September 30, 2006. She'd been in the hospital with weakness for a couple weeks. They'd done surgery to implant chest and feeding tubes to help her feel more comfortable and had every reason to believe she would go home the following week and Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1158023683289861612006-09-11T20:36:00.000-04:002006-11-11T02:40:52.703-05:00Life Happens"Life Happens."Pat Parelli often says this to people who find themselves sidelined from their once-obsessive PNH studies for a time, whether it be due to illness (human/equine), loss (same), school, work, family, or other events. Many people set up a goal planner—such as, "I'll finish Level Two by the end of this year, Level Three by 2008, get accepted into the Professional's Program Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1123310179886227442005-08-06T02:36:00.000-04:002006-11-11T02:43:30.830-05:00Where HAVE I Been?Saturday, August 6, 2005Well, I have to find my "code" for this blog so I can keep it consistent... but first, my apologies. I've been VERY lazy. Considering it has been almost a full YEAR since I trailed off in the middle of a posting...Here is a brief summary. Details to follow in actual lengthy posts organized by their actual past dates, since I actually did have the Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1095021819322486532004-09-12T16:43:00.000-04:002006-11-11T02:52:55.300-05:00Decisions, Decisions!Should I Stay or Should I Go?Sunday, September 12th, Part One:Seems I'm still catching up on this blog with old news. In brief: after determining that Cheerios was healthy, it was time to determine whether or not to keep him. I've been toying with selling him for a couple years now. Obviously I must not want to sell him very badly, because he's still here. :wink: About a month ago, I went on a Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1094273512322650952004-09-04T01:45:00.000-04:002006-11-11T02:55:23.383-05:00Horsey MusingsFriday, September 3rd:In case anyone is looking for a goofball fly mask:http://www.wildhorsestuff.com/Horse Lessons Don't know whom to credit for this, but it's cute...All I Need to Know in Life ~ I Learned From My Horse When in doubt, run far, far away. You can never have too many treats. Passing gas in public is nothing to be ashamed of. New shoes are an absolute necessityJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1094273103753508932004-09-04T01:00:00.000-04:002006-11-11T03:04:24.406-05:00Old NewsReally, really old news.Friday, September 3rd:So. It seems I left out a few important items. So I'll try to catch y'all up. And by golly, the text better look the way I want it to!March 09, 2004Cheerios:I went out to the barn last Saturday to visit my long-lost horses and had a blast playing with Wildflower in the round pen like I was another horse. At feeding time, everyone came in, and Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1092112100309797282004-08-09T22:35:00.000-04:002004-08-10T00:28:20.310-04:00Eating the Elephant...
...one bite at a time.
Thursday, August 5th:
Figured out where the problems were with Wildflower. First, I was too agressive with her, starting around Phase 2 or 3 instead of Phase 1 and not allowing her a fair chance to respond. So I softened up this time.
Well, I softened up a little too much. I was giving her good Phase 1 and 2... but not being consistent with going Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1091678453979916032004-08-04T23:58:00.000-04:002006-12-20T01:55:24.135-05:00What, No Title?What, No Title?There is something very, very wrong with my blog now. They've changed something in the coding, and now my fonts are the wrong size, the leading is wrong, eccch, and the Title, which I have enabled, doesn't seem to want to come up. (I think I'm changing the body font to this one, Lucida Grande, because it seems to be easier to read.)I am clueless (or rather, not in the mood to phuckJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1091677189370471732004-08-04T22:31:00.000-04:002006-12-20T02:05:58.923-05:00ProcrastinationProcrastinationWell.I can't say I've been too busy to post, just too lazy. Hey, it's summer! What do you expect? Ohio weather alternates between blisteringly hot and humid versus autumn-like coolness, and the dishrag days tend to add to the laziness factor.It occurred to me that it's been a year (actually, a year and two days) since Wildflower & I achieved our Official Level One status... and we Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1083461078793061152004-05-01T21:17:00.000-04:002004-08-05T00:07:11.310-04:00Derby DayDerby Day
I watched the Kentucky Derby today. Quite a downpour! I was expecting a more interesting race after watching earlier races from each contender at http://www.kentuckyderby.com, but it was rather cut-and-dried and therefore boring.
My Trifecta pick was:
1. Imperialism
2. Tapit
3. The Cliff's Edge
with Pollard's Vision fourth. Silly me.
At least Imperialism came in third. I was way off Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1083389957123695412004-05-01T00:58:00.000-04:002004-05-01T02:15:09.436-04:00I forgot to share the most heinous of all post-clinic occurrences.
About a month after FF, Truck and BD left, I received an interesting phone call from the barn manager. She said "I'm assuming you already know about this, but in case you didn't..."
The story from the barn manager was third-party, related by two other boarders who were present at the time. To preface this, allow me to explain Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1082242269986786942004-04-17T18:31:00.000-04:002004-04-17T18:59:19.436-04:00Barn Update
I forgot to mention all of the changes around the barn. We'll start with humans then move on to horses.
HUMANS
Shortly after my August post, once the weather cooled a bit, I returned to the barn to discover that FF, BD, and Truck had left the building. Permanently. First, they rented a barn together on another side of the park. That lasted a month. Then FF had a falling out with Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1082240083525952452004-04-17T17:09:00.001-04:002004-04-17T18:30:31.403-04:00Time Flies
The date of my last post turned out to be a harrowing day. Not only was I still upset from the unfairness and betrayal experienced at the hands of FF, but I also returned home from a day visiting my parents to find the window in my front door punched out by a large rock (which was still sitting in the middle of my living room); the door leading out to my garage wide open; and two out Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061088210091285652003-08-16T22:43:00.000-04:002003-08-16T23:16:31.293-04:0008.16.03
The ones who will make it into PNH Instructor's school aren't the Tonya Hardings of the world, I can tell you that. Every member of Parelli's organization is kind, generous, trustworthy, helpful, and truly supportive of others' goals. They are more concerned with seeing others move up in their levels than they are with their own success.
The Former Friend (FF), on the other hand, is Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061085270593617812003-08-16T21:54:00.000-04:002003-08-16T23:10:34.710-04:0008.06.03
Sometimes the Light is Too Bright
It all started with my ride to the Carol Coppinger clinic. My understanding, as it was explained to me by FF, was that anytime I needed a ride to a clinic or to borrow the trailer, all I had to do was ask. No problem. And don't worry about it, we will make sure you always have a ride to local clinics. What part of that, when you are specifically TOLD Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061080240684833962003-08-16T20:30:00.000-04:002003-08-16T22:55:40.143-04:00SUCCESS!!! 08.02.03
WE DID IT!!! Wildflower and I achieved Official Level One Certification tonight, following Carol Coppinger's Advanced Level One/Intro to Level Two clinic in Toledo this weekend. Oh, what a glorious day!
If you can discount all the bullshit that's happened on the road to it, that is.
I will state here and now that I believe that if you lead by positive example, others will Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061077125394294482003-08-16T19:38:00.000-04:002003-08-16T19:41:29.116-04:0006.12.03
But Can You Ride Other Horses?
Somebody asked me a very pointed question today: "How will PNH prepare you to ride non-PNH horses? Will you be able to?" I have to admit that it caught me so off-guard that I had to sit down and think it through. Following is my answer to them:
Absolutely! In fact, you will probably get a much better ride than your non-PNH counterparts, even if it's "justJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061076883331805842003-08-16T19:34:00.000-04:002003-08-16T19:34:43.306-04:0005.27.03
Not a lot of horsin' around today; was supposed to ride with Jennifer but she had to take her cat to the vet so she rainchecked. We'll try again tomorrow. Meantime, I watched the very beginning of the Level Two Harmony Online video. There is going to be a TON to learn. I am a bit overwhelmed; yet I know I just need to approach it one step, one task, at a time and it will all fall into Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061076324693015062003-08-16T19:25:00.000-04:002003-08-16T19:27:02.066-04:00Knowing the Way of the Horse (from log 05.23.03)
Today, I spent 5 or 6 hours with WF working on all the Level One assessment tasks. She was very much in Pissy Mare mode today because I made her wait in the arena yesterday and today instead of walking out to get her in the pasture. So no grass grazing for WF! She was not happy. I wouldn't feel so bad (she's on 24-hour turnout and only comes in forJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-1061075973956816332003-08-16T19:19:00.000-04:002003-08-16T19:19:34.000-04:0005.23.03
Today, I spent 5 or 6 hours with WF working on all the Level One assessment tasks. She was very much in Pissy Mare mode today because I made her wait in the arena yesterday and today instead of walking out to get her in the pasture. So no grass grazing for WF! She was not happy. I wouldn't feel so bad (she's on 24-hour turnout and only comes in for grain twice a day) except night turnoutJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-947720322003-05-23T00:58:00.000-04:002003-05-23T01:00:14.000-04:00
Clinic Daze, Day One
Wildflower and I had already been a participating team in a Level One clinic, so I pretty much thought it was old hat. Wildflower, however, had other ideas. That first morning at Bruce Logan's Level One clinic was a real test of my mettle and it deep-sixed my confidence in my abilities as a horsewoman because my typically angelic equine turned into a whinnying wiggly mess Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-944296502003-05-16T00:06:00.000-04:002003-05-16T00:06:00.300-04:00
Total Eclipse of the Horse, Part I
The only reason for the title is because tonight there is a total lunar eclipse. Yep, I guess I've been rather lax in blogging. It's been a little busy lately.
After surviving the Cheerios experience, I had some breakthroughs with Wildflower but sadly I don't recall exactly what we did. Darn it. Oh, I remember. And I see that I've already outlined the Amazing Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-935791712003-05-01T01:40:00.000-04:002003-05-01T01:40:20.806-04:00
04.30.03 Fear? What Fear?
Yesterday, I had every intention of spending the day at the barn playing with Wildflower some more. But somehow life sidetracked me again, and I was still sitting in front of my computer at 4:30 pm when the phone rang. It was Nora, the girl interested in part-leasing Cheerios. She was at the barn hanging with Beth and Erika and was ready for her test-drive.
So I wound Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-934493222003-04-29T02:00:00.000-04:002003-04-29T02:04:53.000-04:0004.28.03 Muuuuch Better
The mood improved overnight and I awoke in a much better frame of mind. I had the strangest dream—I don't remember all the details, but it had something to do with the Parelli Savvy Team and a show (like Equine Affaire or the Success With Horses Tour). I know I'd been watching the all-day event, and was anxiously awaiting Pat's big grand finale, but I had to leave briefly.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-934477002003-04-29T01:17:00.000-04:002003-04-29T01:22:32.000-04:00
04.27.03 Bleagh
Yeahhh... some days you wake up and you just know it ain't gonna be a good day....
Well, it might have gone better if my roommate hadn't decided to start the morning off right by initiating a disagreement over the distribution of household chores that resulted in my getting upset, angered, irritated and generally out of focus. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who has a Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-933246392003-04-26T23:12:00.000-04:002003-04-27T01:09:11.000-04:00
Walk Softly and Carry an Orange Stick, Part II
Ahh... well IMHO, Buddy Jewell has already won Nashville Star, but it's up to you, America, to vote him in. This is your last chance, so VOTE BUDDY JEWELL FOR NASHVILLE STAR.
There. Now I may step off my soapbox.
Back to the round pen... Nic had me lead Cheerios into the round pen and take off his halter. I did so and left the pen. The object of Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-933217852003-04-26T21:59:00.000-04:002003-04-26T23:13:11.000-04:00
Walk Softly and Carry an Orange Stick, Part I
This may be a two-parter b/c Nashville Star is on in twenty and I am not missing a minute of it.
Well. After staying up til almost 4 am last night blogging myself up to date, rising before 10 just wasn't an option. Besides, it's Saturday! I woke up around 11:30 and hoped that someone had the foresight to put WF out despite my affirmative response toJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-932861602003-04-26T03:36:00.000-04:002003-04-26T21:40:50.000-04:00
04.24.03
Nicole stepped in to help me out with some of my games today and it really improved us. I felt like I was at a plateau. We were getting somewhere, but not really anywhere in particular, and I felt stalled. So when Nic showed me where my deficiencies were in my games, for once I appreciated her "butting in". Basically, I was not really meaning it when I asked for something. I had just Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-932835962003-04-26T02:10:00.000-04:002003-04-26T02:10:31.600-04:00
From Log, 04.01.03
It finally warmed up, so I've been spending the majority of my afternoons with my horse(s). The bond between me and Wildflower is developing beautifully, and she's picking up the Games really well. We've had a couple of great rides; hoping today I'll get another one. As for Cheerios, well, I thought I had finally found a leaser for him but the girl's parents' financial Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-932834672003-04-26T02:06:00.000-04:002003-04-26T02:06:19.876-04:00
From Log, 02.23.03
Spring IS planning to arrive this year, isn't it?
I finally got out to visit my poor neglected horses—twice in a week! First for a since-postponed farrier appointment (they didn't need it yet, we were early) during a 3-degree wind chill (that was fun) then this past week when it was gloriously 40. They appreciated it. Cheerios remembered me right off; Wildflower, my new horseJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204704.post-932828202003-04-26T01:47:00.000-04:002003-04-26T02:03:28.000-04:00
04.17.03
All right. I have to be more disciplined in keeping track of my hours and efforts with Level One. Today, I took a work day because rain was predicted. Nothing much came of it but I had four clients to satisfy so I stayed home and designed. Let me see if I can back up...
Cheerios was trained for one purpose: to cut cattle. I tracked down his breeder in Arkansas and he told me that he Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0