While I was away at the cabin, my Parelli Patterns came!! The come in the prettiest cardboard box, with beautifully designed Parelli boxes inside! The dvds are great, short and concise with lots of visual info for me, the visual learner. The books give you more info and more pictures to admire and learn from. I can't believe how fanatastic they are.
I have done 2 days of the Patterns. The Figure 8 is going pretty well, Pip walks the turns instead of trotting, but that is minor right now. Also, with the Weave, she does fantastic with that, we have done some witht that, but not as a program. I can't wait to see what is all in the rest of the Patterns. I think I will get the most out of Finesse, then Freestyle, then Liberty and finally Online. I am so happy that I was able to buy them!!
Anna, Pip and Daisy
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Happy Birthday To Me!!
Yay!! I 'm 17! So exciting, right? Well, normally this is one of the greatest day of the year, but of course, I got a massive cold last night. So I spent more time today w/Kleenex's than w/ the horses. Not that I could do much, it rained most of the day, and being sick already, I didn't think being out in the cold was such a hot idea. I probably got sick from sitting out on the tramp until midnight w/ my friends last Friday.
But, the sunshine is coming!! Dayquil is here to save me, and my Parelli Patterns are on their way! Mom and Dad helped me pay for them for my birthday, along w/ the money Grandma Angie and Ray, along with my grandpa Ed and his wife Laura. I am so excited! I hope they come before we go to the cabin on Friday!! But, that may be wishful thinking.
Yesterday, Pip and I had a great day. We started out Online. Lately we have been trying to canter a lap on the correct lead. To the right, Pip is getting pretty good, but to the left, she gaits or picks up the wrong lead. It is getting better though, so I hope I can get it right before the snow starts flying. I think we are getting close!!
Then I hopped on bareback and bridleless. We did some minor things, basically walk, trot and canter in straight lines w/ little direction. We aren't quite at the point to do a lot of direction. Oh, and we weren't in an arena, so I knew if she got irritated w/ me she could and has gone galloping to the barn before. So, I was trying to avoid that!! Again, not too long from now, and we will be able to do it!
And finally, we went into the arena to do Liberty. She gets fiesty and leaves in the beginnning, but then comes back SO SO SO easily, and normally at the trot. Like, "hey, what you doing?" So we did some Yoyo, where she came trotting back to me, and Stick to Me. I am not very creative in the arena....something I have to work on big time!!
I am very proud of my girl! Happy Birthday to me!!
Anna
But, the sunshine is coming!! Dayquil is here to save me, and my Parelli Patterns are on their way! Mom and Dad helped me pay for them for my birthday, along w/ the money Grandma Angie and Ray, along with my grandpa Ed and his wife Laura. I am so excited! I hope they come before we go to the cabin on Friday!! But, that may be wishful thinking.
Yesterday, Pip and I had a great day. We started out Online. Lately we have been trying to canter a lap on the correct lead. To the right, Pip is getting pretty good, but to the left, she gaits or picks up the wrong lead. It is getting better though, so I hope I can get it right before the snow starts flying. I think we are getting close!!
Then I hopped on bareback and bridleless. We did some minor things, basically walk, trot and canter in straight lines w/ little direction. We aren't quite at the point to do a lot of direction. Oh, and we weren't in an arena, so I knew if she got irritated w/ me she could and has gone galloping to the barn before. So, I was trying to avoid that!! Again, not too long from now, and we will be able to do it!
And finally, we went into the arena to do Liberty. She gets fiesty and leaves in the beginnning, but then comes back SO SO SO easily, and normally at the trot. Like, "hey, what you doing?" So we did some Yoyo, where she came trotting back to me, and Stick to Me. I am not very creative in the arena....something I have to work on big time!!
I am very proud of my girl! Happy Birthday to me!!
Anna
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Ponying Daisy Mae...
Yesterday I tried ponying Daisy while riding Pip. At first, it went really well. We were having Daisy jump while Pip and I trotted by, we could do turns, stops, and sometimes backup. But then Daisy decided that she was tired of it and started lagging behind. So, while I was trying to get her to come forward, Pip felt that she lacked leadership from me and started taking over. After about 5 minutes of this, I figured it would be best to quit with Daisy for the night and focus on Pip.
Once I took Daisy off her lead, Pip and I were trotting around, doing Point to Point and having her follow my feel w/o me having to do much to get her to do more. It didn't take too long for her to figure out that I was back in charge and my leadership came back. Yay! We went into the arena and did some body exercises and going deep into the corners. I was having her bend around my leg in the corners and focusing on a slower trot. Surprisingly, she did really well!! I was quite proud of her, and w/ the sun setting we decided to call it quits for the night. I am so excited to try it again, but I have to find out how to keep Daisy motivated. Pip was giving her the evil eye the whole time, so that didn't help at all! Pip must want me all for herself, how cute! Pip does get jealous when I play with Daisy Mae, so this must not help that.
:D Should be fun!
Anna
Once I took Daisy off her lead, Pip and I were trotting around, doing Point to Point and having her follow my feel w/o me having to do much to get her to do more. It didn't take too long for her to figure out that I was back in charge and my leadership came back. Yay! We went into the arena and did some body exercises and going deep into the corners. I was having her bend around my leg in the corners and focusing on a slower trot. Surprisingly, she did really well!! I was quite proud of her, and w/ the sun setting we decided to call it quits for the night. I am so excited to try it again, but I have to find out how to keep Daisy motivated. Pip was giving her the evil eye the whole time, so that didn't help at all! Pip must want me all for herself, how cute! Pip does get jealous when I play with Daisy Mae, so this must not help that.
:D Should be fun!
Anna
Saturday, September 20, 2008
My birthday parteh!!
So, I had 10 or so of my closest friends over...and we had a blast! Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, even though we just hung out in my basement! People played pingpong, Guitar Hero, DDR, and just had a great time! With a few unexpected guests along the night, it didn't matter, we couldn't have had more fun! My voice was hoarse (snicker :D) by the end of the night from laughing, talking and singing all night. And ended the night with 3 of my greatest friends just hanging out on the tramp until midnight...it got really cold. My teeth were chattering!
Anna
Anna
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Having trouble figuring this thing out....
Anybody know how I get the cool things on the side? Where I can put quotes, pictures etc!?! Having trouble! Thanks!!
Anna
Anna
First Blog!!
:D My first blog! I figured it would be a good way to keep my thoughts straight. Well here is about me. I am two beautiful horses, Pip, black and white Paint/Qtr./Saddlebred mare, and Daisy, brown and white Shetland/Welsh Mtn Pony. They are amazing. Pip is LBI/E and Daisy is all the way LBE! A mini Allure some days!! I would love to be a Parelli Pro someday, but I am taking it one day at a time. Living my dream right now!
Anna
Anna
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