It was another good ride this past Saturday. Pretty similar to the week before, but without the audience. Dave will be coming again this Saturday to watch though :o)
Then it was off to a Pastor's Retreat for SCU. It turned out to be really awesome! It was great to get some time away with the other pastors connecting and refocusing. I definitely feel reenergized. Answered prayer!
(I will post some pic as soon as I get some from Jeff - the official retreat photographer)
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Sunday, January 22, 2006
An Audiance
What a fun Saturday!
The day started with a ride on my favorite horse. But, this week Dave came to watch! It was the first time he has seen me ride Breezy. He seemed to be impressed. He said that his favorite part was watching the run downs/sliding stops and then when Breezy was sniffing him after our ride. The entire ride was great though. Again, no circle problems! And the run downs and stops were really great! Breezy just has so much style when he stops it is so fun!
Then off to Chino for a Hobby Horse photo shoot. We only had to shoot one garment with a horse and then a few shots for an article Suzi (the Original/Ultimate Hobby Girl) is doing for Horse & Rider Magazine. I got to see a preview of the 2006 Hobby Horse catalog and it looks really cool. So many great blouses this year!!!
Then I met my friend Anita at Mom and Wendy's house. Anita used to ride a lot when she lived in England and really misses. And mom and Wendy have a horse that they are using on their property as a recipient mare, but she is really bouncy so they don't enjoy exercising her. So Anita came out to give her a try. Anita gets to ride and Mom and Wendy get a break from having to exercise the mare, what a deal! Then we all went to dinner at a local Norco restaurant.
The day started with a ride on my favorite horse. But, this week Dave came to watch! It was the first time he has seen me ride Breezy. He seemed to be impressed. He said that his favorite part was watching the run downs/sliding stops and then when Breezy was sniffing him after our ride. The entire ride was great though. Again, no circle problems! And the run downs and stops were really great! Breezy just has so much style when he stops it is so fun!
Then off to Chino for a Hobby Horse photo shoot. We only had to shoot one garment with a horse and then a few shots for an article Suzi (the Original/Ultimate Hobby Girl) is doing for Horse & Rider Magazine. I got to see a preview of the 2006 Hobby Horse catalog and it looks really cool. So many great blouses this year!!!
Then I met my friend Anita at Mom and Wendy's house. Anita used to ride a lot when she lived in England and really misses. And mom and Wendy have a horse that they are using on their property as a recipient mare, but she is really bouncy so they don't enjoy exercising her. So Anita came out to give her a try. Anita gets to ride and Mom and Wendy get a break from having to exercise the mare, what a deal! Then we all went to dinner at a local Norco restaurant.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
It's Fixed!
I had a great ride this morning! Seems that all our circling problems are over. Rick worked on it all week and now coming down to small-slow is easy. A couple weeks ago I felt like any move I made could cause a problem and my margin for error was like a millimeter. And now I feel like I can really ride him and am under control instead of trying to just sit there and not mess anything up. And lead changes - peice of cake! Pretty much everything went well. The only thing that wasn't near perfect was the right turn-around, but by the end of the ride it got much better. So I think we are back on track.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Marathon Video
So I think we finally have the video ready to show you. Unfortunately, I don't think the audio is working yet. But, at least it is something. Sorry I am not a very good camerawoman. I think I will stick with my day job, after all.
Enjoy! Marathon Viedo
Enjoy! Marathon Viedo
Sunday, January 08, 2006
He Ran a Good Race
Jeff ended up finishing the marathon in 3:15:13 shattering is personal best by over 15 minutes and qualifying him for the Boston Marathon!
WAY TO GO, JEFF!!!
Soon I will be posting a video of our experience cheering Jeff on this morning at mile 24!
*edit*
After spending 4+ hours this afternoon trying to get a viewable video from the camcorder to the computer to post for you, we have decided to throw in the towel. Sorry :o(
WAY TO GO, JEFF!!!
Soon I will be posting a video of our experience cheering Jeff on this morning at mile 24!
*edit*
After spending 4+ hours this afternoon trying to get a viewable video from the camcorder to the computer to post for you, we have decided to throw in the towel. Sorry :o(
Friday, January 06, 2006
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Friday, December 23, 2005
Holiday Horse'n Around
No work today!!! Yeah!
So went to HB to take Breezy for a spin (or a few spins...ha ha ha). Anyways, my lesson was great. I spend most of the week contemplating where last weeks ride went array and turns out so did Rick. My contemplation concluded that I was having to use too much leg in the big-fast circles and need to get him moving off my cluck more. Rick's brain work yielded the need to spend some time warming up and taking the edge off a bit. We decided to implement both solutions and wha-la no more hind lead problems! And then when I went to fence everything just worked out perfectly. Rick said that I rode really smart and he was really pleased. I think last week I got myself all frazzled in the circles and just couldn't mentally recover causing issues with the run downs. So I feel much better now and like we are really learned something useful.
After I rode Breezy Rick had me ride 3 more horses. It gave me additional practice and that's 3 less horses Rick had to ride today. So it worked out well for all. However, I think I will be really sore tomorrow. In fact, my back is already sore!
Not sure if I will ride Breezy again tomorrow. Rick would like me too, but I was planning on staying home tomorrow morning. I will probably just wait and see how I feel in the morning and then go really early if I go at all. I of course would hate to pass up an opportunity to ride, but it isn't much fun when you are in pain and today was so great it might be wise to just end on a high note till next Friday.
So went to HB to take Breezy for a spin (or a few spins...ha ha ha). Anyways, my lesson was great. I spend most of the week contemplating where last weeks ride went array and turns out so did Rick. My contemplation concluded that I was having to use too much leg in the big-fast circles and need to get him moving off my cluck more. Rick's brain work yielded the need to spend some time warming up and taking the edge off a bit. We decided to implement both solutions and wha-la no more hind lead problems! And then when I went to fence everything just worked out perfectly. Rick said that I rode really smart and he was really pleased. I think last week I got myself all frazzled in the circles and just couldn't mentally recover causing issues with the run downs. So I feel much better now and like we are really learned something useful.
After I rode Breezy Rick had me ride 3 more horses. It gave me additional practice and that's 3 less horses Rick had to ride today. So it worked out well for all. However, I think I will be really sore tomorrow. In fact, my back is already sore!
Not sure if I will ride Breezy again tomorrow. Rick would like me too, but I was planning on staying home tomorrow morning. I will probably just wait and see how I feel in the morning and then go really early if I go at all. I of course would hate to pass up an opportunity to ride, but it isn't much fun when you are in pain and today was so great it might be wise to just end on a high note till next Friday.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
My Mom's New Friend
Meet my mom's Miniture Horse, Miss Daisy. She is 10 years old and stands 33 inches high. That is actually pretty big for a mini. Most are under 30 inches! Miss Daisy is currently in foal and is due in June. She is very sweet and had lots of energy! She is trained to pull a cart. Can't wait to try that!
Sunday, December 11, 2005
More Pics from Saturday
Thought this one was kinda funny, but as you can see I am actually having to urge him forward in the run down!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Me & My Breezy
Had another good lesson on Breezy this morning. Really working to refine everything now. Had some issues with Breezy dropping his hind lead when coming down from big-fast to small-slow. But, we got the issue resolved by me just holding with the outside leg through the center and asking him come down to slow with the inside leg only. He is just so sensitive. Which, is actually a really good thing, but I really have to pay close attention to what I am doing.
(As you can see, Breezy really wanted to talk to Dave on my cell phone)
Actually, Breezy is pretty much interested in whatever I am doing. It is really cute. He will even follow me around like a puppy. He is such a pet now. I just love him :o)
(As you can see, Breezy really wanted to talk to Dave on my cell phone)
Actually, Breezy is pretty much interested in whatever I am doing. It is really cute. He will even follow me around like a puppy. He is such a pet now. I just love him :o)
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