Great day!

Jewel did excellent today. I'm going to try to get my mom to videotape our level 1/2 online audition before May 1. We need to work a little more on our figure 8 and standing on something. She does both but I believe it takes more effort than Parelli wants to see. Our riding is going good too. I really need to invest in a good saddle though. Every time we trot or canter, the whole back of the saddle bounces up and down. Oh to have a ton of money. *sigh*

Great Weekend!

I had an awesome weekend. First of all, on Friday my friend and I trailered our horses to a Most Equine Solutions clinic. We just had a two hour lesson which turned out to be more of a 5 hour lesson for me. Jewel is finally respecting me more. She used to continuously invade my space and try to get as close to me as she could. She was deemed a big gorilla. They were joking about how sensitive she is too(she is dull). She has a lot of issues with checking out while I'm playing with her. After a while she became really engaged. Before I left, Joe Most offered to shoe my horse for me sometime this weekend if I came back. So yesterday I took Jewel back to the clinic and got her feet done using the Healthy Stride method. The results are AMAZING! I immediately saw a change in her. Her right shoulder and hip are weak and as a result the saddle would always tip to the right. Now the saddle doesn't hardly tip at all and will continually improve while she builds up her muscles. Before getting her feet done she would swing from side to side as she walked(picture an elephant). Now she walks like a normal horse. Her trot isn't as jolty now and has extended greatly. Her canter is so fast now. She doesn't hold her body sideways like she used to. All I can say is WOW! Now I just need to work on my fluidity so I can keep up with her. Just had to share. :D

Happy Easter!

This morning ended up being a windy and cold 45 degrees. Jewel's blanket went back on again. I didn't get to play with her today. This morning, I went to church and then the rest of the day was reserved for my family with a little bit of college homework mixed in.
On Friday, Jewel and I are going to a clinic. My friend is bringing her horse too. It should be loads of fun with some challenges.

Why can't days be longer?

I haven't had as much time to play with Jewel lately. I have taken more hours at work. In a couple of weeks, Jewel and I are going to a clinic. It should be a lot of fun. I know that we are going to a learn a lot. I really want to work on making Jewel lighter while playing on line and under saddle. Hopefully I can improve my fluidity too. Maybe I can get some pictures.