What is lost is found

I found my lost post from the 21st. I'm still getting used to this technology thing. For those who were looking for the training updates from early in the week here you go. This should have been posted 1/21/08


The kids were out of school today. We started the day with a lesson for the girls going to the show in 10 days. It was the first time Gia jumped a course with Jessie. They did very well, and should be ready for the show. Jessie has great leads as long as Gia can get her deep enough in to the corners. Nicole helped immensely today by schooling a horse I'm looking at as a lesson horse. The horse isn't going to work out, but she really challenged Nicole's confidence. Nicole came out the other side very well. She made a lot of correction to her position, and hung in there when her nerves almost got the best of her. Then finally Paula tried a course at her show height today for the first time. She and Jack did very well. Although Jack might have done a bit more than Paula. Jack took the opportunity to teach Paula how to tell him when it's time to take off. Paula pulled it all together just in time for one final go round. It's been an amazing journey to see how Jack has helped Paula come into her own. Hopefully it will continue to come together before the horseshow. Stay tuned for the show results.



Sierra-- I worked Sierra in the roundpen today with side reins to start developing her headset and top line. She works very well in the round pen. I'd like to see her slow down her canter just a bit. I then hopped on her to work some circles to improve her steering. She continued to resist the bend and had some small hops, and inverted resistance. She did work on several circles for about 20 minutes. She had a more balanced trot today, and allowed me a few short spurts of sitting trot.



Jake-- A potential adopter came to look at Jake today. He was quite the gentleman. Hopefully he will have a new home soon. I'll anxiously await the call to let me know what they thought.



Rizzie-- The farrier came and so Rizzie had an intensive training session with his feet.



I won't likely get very much training completed tomorrow, so it may be Wed before I post again.