Horse Wiser

Friday I started my 3 day horse riding clinic! I’m done now and I take with me more confidence and love to share with my horse and others. Keeping my words to myself and to my horse only for gentle learning and letting the hard days of learning move me forward along with doing just a little ; doing less will show doing more, trust the process of each bit of time.

I took photos and these are all of them.  Videos were not allowed and when I and Brian were both

in the  same class it was impossible to get any riding shots.

it's okay.  You can laugh at my hat.  I never wear a cowboy hat.  However, this

weekend it was pouring rain and we were hauling saddles and boots and horses in and out

of the riding arena in pouring rain  This hat was awesome for keeping the rain off my face

and head. Otherwise I wear a ball cap style head gear.

 Bottom of this picture is me in front of the pickup and it reflected a squished photo

of me (cool, real cool)

I knew I would be slow, slow,... getting my horse tack on Grace (previously named Bruschetta).

A slower process when she was very anxious and hard to keep standing in one place.

Next time I will be more "savy" at putting the bridal and bit in the mouth.  Tightening up

the cinch, chest band in place (that is my next goal)

My horse has a beautiful thick black mane.

This is the pen that Mr. Z and Bruschetta were in for 2 nights.

Mantracker and I went home and came back in the mornings. (a 35 min drive)

Mr. Z really wanted out of this pen on the last day,

Grace (Bruschetta) shared the pen with Mr. Z

She is 10 years old and Mr. Z is 4 years old.

This is my horse with the clinician.  A buckskin mare.  He had

to work with her quite a bit to settle her down.  She did not like

being around all the horses and pinned her ears back constantly the whole

time we were in the class.  Made me nervous;so double anxiety going for 

the first day. Once he explained her situation and got her hind legs moving freer

and me letting her move with much looser rein and directing her; was the winning ticket!

This is John Tilley.  He was our clinician and lives at Leroy, Sask.

He was easy to be around and complimented riders whenever it was 

necessary and earned.  I was very relaxed with his lessons.

Ride on. Ride on.