Lemons and Lemonade

Well plan A went right off the retaining wall 3 weeks ago. In the photo i was making plans for the next few weeks of my Savvy journey. L3 online by Christmas, working on L3 liberty in January.

Unable to use my right arm means i have had rethink my goals.

So L3 liberty is my next goal. I think we were getting close before the accident and it will be my focus for Jan. I have been sort of good this year so i put a camcorder on my Christmas wish list.

Until next week i will just have to be more UDT. I know you can never do enough UDT but i just would like to get on and do more. Sigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hummm which patch of sweet grass shall we stop at on the way home?

Used my 45" line.

Cuppa with Dad on return.

Special thanks to my Parelli Buddies Jane and Vicki for inspiration and support.

After a fun day yesterday with the above mentioned buddies, i went and found my dog clicker. Took the dog clicker and packet of raisins out to Buzz with no real plan. He has no problems with "put your nose on this" so he was very interested in the clicker and the bonus of a raisin very time it clicked. BFO he has trouble giving me his nose (he has a pink nose and every day for about 4 months i have to put on sun block) i can use the clicker training as a friendly game with the nose on my hand. Added bonus is that i could make it into a trick "high five" for when i ride bridleless at RDA (LOL Jane).

Inorganic Rubbish Walk

It was a beautiful day, but what is all that stuff, its never been there before?

Help i am scarred what is it?


Inorganic Rubbish

Anything of mine in there?

Day 5

Hill Therapy in the rain and mud. Hard to make any observations it was raining so hard, the rope was full of mud and water.

Again Buzz still has trouble completing a circle to the left. Next time i do HT i should try going to L first just in case its more of blah! blah! more circles.

Play Time

Fun time after some Hill Therapy.

Dinner Time

 

 

 

 

O happy day!

I haven't ridden for some time and as the paddocks have dried out thought i would have a ride today.

Spent sometime trying to get large lumps of mud off the boys hooves then took them to a nice patch of green grass for some G&T. Put Shaun in the pen a groomed Buzz before putting on the saddle. I still struggle with it as its heavy and i am awkward with it. I find it hard to swing it up and on but no complaints from Buzzmister.

Went down into the paddock had a little play online with 3 poles and 3 cones. Just as i was about to get on Sonshine Ranch are herding all 30 of their horses back to the barn. Buzz was very up with all those horses charging around. Decided to wait before getting on. Thank goodness i did as he went really RB kicking, farting and spinning in circles i have never seen him quite so RB. Asked him to do some more fig.8s and then more G&Ts. He then started really blowing hard through his nose i realize now how tense he was.

I then felt he was LB and asked him up to the fence so i could get on. He kept moving one or two steps away just as i was about to get on. I was not worried and just sat on the fence and fig.8 from the fence. But i dropped the rope and he sauntered off for some more G&T. I gave him my best "comehither too" look and finger and blow me down if he didn't walk a little and then TROT back to me sitting on the fence. He has never done that before. I was so surprised that i cannot remember if his ears were up or back. I was so pleased that i just gave him a scratch and hopped on. Rode some nice fig.8s and over poles but quit after about 10mins as he felt very up and i wanted to keep that good feeling. It was also getting cold and as he has a full coat i did not want him to be hot and sweaty.

I am only half way though the latest Savvy DVD i have watched the LBI & E several times i looked back on previous Horseanality charts and he has equal dots in both LBI and LBE. Having watched the DVD i think he is more LBE well today he was!