Lidlebit is finally home

Here are some pics from this morning....

What a day!! Lidlebit came out of the barn at around 11:30 and got to explore her new home. After a little bit [not pun intended ;)] We brought Nigel in and let them meet. We were all suprised at how uninterested he was in Lidlebit. They did really well together though and settled in nicely.

There are a little bit of a "How interesting" moment when all the horses started running around. Freya got her head caught in the fence and tore it off the insulators, Lidlebit started going through the fence but since she is a Parelli baby she felt the pressure didn't go through.....thankfully!!! Other than that it was a peaceful afternoon!!

Well that is all for now.

Just hangin out

Well yesterday morning was Friday the 13th, and our playday took place at Sue's house. It was a lot of fun for me. I got to hang out with Tia, a teeny little arab. She is such a good girl, she offers, offers, offers. You dont have to ask that little one to do anything. I took some really nice pics, of Jayda holding her, and the next thing you know she is jumping a big log, all on her own. I was sitting there and there was a little bit of grass on the one side so instead of her walking around to get it, she decided just to jump. It was so cool. She is the complete opposite of any horse i have ever dealt with, i had no idea that they would offer something like that. I am used to having Freya offer to get away before i catch her. lol. After i hung out with Tia for a bit, we went in for lunch, and then i had to get going. I had a big girl with blown up back legs i wanted to check on. I headed out to check her, and pretty well ignored her. That didnt work so i tried bribery that seemed to do the trick. I basically hung out with her as well, as her back legs were still big, i didnt want to do too much. I rubbed her all over including her back legs :) and then i took her to the tractor tire and lined her up like i was going to get on. I again rubber her all over and was massaging her neck and back and then i layed across her, as much as i could. My feet were still on the tire, wasnt that brave to do it without anyone around. I just spent over a half hour just loving her. She is so beautiful.

Lidlebit of Painted Skye....welcome to the family

Just want to see how long it takes to get a phone call from Keri and Mrs. Standish. lol

Part 2 for the day

Well i am back for part 2. I gave my mom a call this afternoon, and said that it was a beautiful day to come and ride Poncho and she agreed. So needless to say it kind of gave me a reason to show off a bit of what i have been doing. This afternoon, my wonderful girl didnt even hesitate walking over the tarp, not even a second glance at it. Wow. I just pretended not to even notice the tarp and i guess she didnt even notice it as well. So then we worked a little on some figure 8's and it was ok but didnt go as well as the other day. It was just ok. Then we walked back over the tarp thinking it was just a fluke and its not. haha. she proved me wrong yet again, i love it. We played a bit around the bridge that i made and she yet again surprised me. The first attempt and well she was on it briefly with 2 feet, 2nd attempt she stood on it with the front feet and i was just happy about that, i didnt dare push it without having someone who knows the Parelli around. I dont want to lose any of Freya's confidence. Then to end this beautiful day, we decided to walk over to the tire, and to tell you the truth i dont know whose horse i have here because there was no reaction to it. She was almost a little lazy at this point. She stood with her feet right infront of the tire and well lifted her leg a little but well....that was just too much effort for today. I guess she just wanted to sun bathe today. lol

So i just came in from outside with the horses and remembered that there was a few things i forgot to mention on my last post. Freya also was touching everything. She was biting the edge of the barrels, and she had no problem playing tug of war with my carrot stick. I think she may be starting to play with me a little. Keri said that when i got her to trot, and she kicked up her heals a bit, she was playing, and i guess maybe she was playing with me. It kind of makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. While i was out there this morning, i decided to grab a rope and a thingy to drag on the ground (you guys know the thingy) and i just dragged it everywhere. Between Freya and Poncho, behind Freya (not to close) and around Nigel, and no one seemed to care. I fed the hay on the tarp thinking maybe someone would go and stand on it to eat, which Nigel did, but Freya is big enough she didnt have to stand on it, she could just reach, lol. Anyway, we didnt do a whole lot of anything and on Tuesday, i am going to play with Freya for real. As soon as Ry gets on the bus i am going to play for a bit. Hopefully Jayda isnt awake yet otherwise she will be wherever she wants to be. The barn, or watching TV.

My parelli journey continues. What an incrediable day. Miss Freya and i were a great team. I had no intentions of doing my level 1 audition. Heck i wasn't even a Savvy member yet. I offered for Sue to play with Freya thinking maybe she would like play with her again and she said no right away, and said that there was no reason i couldn't do it. OK then i would do it. She is my horse of course :). Almost immediatley after we started on the friendly, Sue said that i should do my level 1 audition. After all Mrs. Standish had the video camera. lol. I him and hawed not thinking that i was good enough to do it, and just tried to forget about it. There was no way i felt good enough to do it and Sue knew how far to push me. After we played for a bit i thought the thought had left every ones mind......well it didn't. Rose tried to say that after lunch might be good, but Sue knew not. I later that night found out that my dear and wonderful friend Sue knew that if i let Freya go, there was no way i would do my audition. Smart isn't she. Anyway, it all come down to me actually doing it, and i was so thrilled to finally say i was Parelli. Freya and I had gotten through all of the requirements to pass this savvy in 6 minutes, wow. We are good. lol . Now that i am on this high, We come in for lunch and watch what we had done for our play day, and I decided it was time for me to become a Savvy member. It cant hurt right. It is only going to make the relationship between Freya and I that much better, and in time my confidence will be where it was a year and a half ago. When i had balance. lol.

OK so that was my blurb on my level 1 experience, now for what actually happened for the day. Freya and I started out with a little bit of Friendly. I know that i have to gain a little more confidence in her with the string. She did get better at the end, but i just don't think she is 100% comfortable with it. She is fine with the rubbing of the string, but when i throw it over her she seems just a little unsure. We then worked on the figure of 8 pattern around some barrels, and by George i think i have got the concept. She did 2 complete figure of 8's without even hesitating. Wooooooo. It was so cool. The tarp had my eye the whole time though. That is the one thing that i wanted to conquer. And.......we did. It was so awesome. Cant wait to see the video on that. My mouth was on top of the tarp, in awe, i cant believe this just happened. There she was standing on it with all 4 of those pretty little toes. It was a huge break through. Now for my next big task, i would like to get her to jump. Keri has had her jumping a few times but i want to do it now. There is a lot that i would like to be able to do and this tarp is just the first step to what we can get done. I think i am hooked with my mare from here on out. I cant see me offering for someone else to play with her from now on. She is my girl, and our journey really has just begun. I will however still use my friends to either show me or tell me what to try different, to get the task done. Like for intense. I couldn't get Freya to trot with me, so i let Keri attempt it, and she of course got it, but there wasn't any doubt that she wouldn't. So after a few tries with Keri it was my turn. And lo and behold i think i got better results than Keri ( i don't want to toot my own horn) but now that i understand a little better, i realize it really does come down to the relationship and Freya and i really do have more of a relationship than Keri and Freya. Over all it was an incredible day and i cant wait until the next play day. I really do have the best friends in the world. Rose who i always there to guide you and help you find another solution. Keri, wow what to say about Keri. I think Keri is like my best friend. She doesn't make you feel out of place, or uncomfortable at all, doesn't make you feel like you haven't a clue, which of course i do. That girl will make millions one day.

And Sue. Sue knows how to push me. She knows me the best and knows that if i put things off, i will never do them. She knows just how far she can push me, and everyone as a group, the support and confidence they have in me, i would hate to let them down. I have found myself my new best of friends who will take this journey with me.

Well well well, I can start by saying that i am busy trying to get the horsey area ready to go for winter blah. I have made and finished my bridge for them to walk on and my big tire is ready to be filled with dirt. Jay and i will fill it after lunch today. I will also get my electric fence rope ready not hooked up but ready. The barn is ready to go, with the water feeder filled and ready to be plugged in, it is clean well for the most part. The next thing i have to do is get my straw. And get it straightened out. Couple more things to do before the snow flies.

Anyway back to the topic of my blog, while i am outside doing everything My Freya is checking everything out. She walked right over to the bridge (after poncho was on it) and touched it and then snorted, i had a wee laugh about that, she didnt run from it at all. Just walked away. The next thing Jay and i did was fill that tire i was talking about. I had to shoosh them away and they just wouldnt go. They had to check out everything little move we made. LOL I then got my gate and i was hoping to get it set up, but i have to wait for a super spike before i can do that, or figure out where else to put it. That scared my girl quite a bit. She almost fell over on that one, but....after she figured it wasnt going after her she came back and touched it on the ground.

Last but not least I love her, she has changed so much. I can now walk right up to her and pet her on her head or neck, with no questions asked and she will stay there. I am rubbing her legs and trying to pick them up all from the same side. Got the front ones down pat, now i have to do the back ones, eek, all i will get there. So i didnt really play today, however she played by herself and i did some friendly just by walking around. Everytime she came around she would get another pat, or rub. Guess i should go back to work now.

They are slowly becoming Friends

What a good day on Friday. Wow. I was very impressed with Freya, maybe i should say i was impressed with me, but i was actually a little dissapointed in myself. We actually did quite a bit. I was working on my self assesment. We have almost finished our level 1, we probably have but there are a few things i want to work on before i say we are done. Circling is one thing i want to work on a lot and same as the figure of 8's. I guess we need to work on our sideways too. lol. Maybe i should just start from the top. We need to perfect everything, before i will be confident enough to say we are good. I guess the good news is is we played all the games today. Things i need to build. I would like to build a bridge and a gate that we can play with, when it comes to backing up. Keri and Sue had a wonderful play date as well. Sue played with Nigel pony and had him doing all kinds of things. She had no problem catching him but mostly hung out with him. She had him walking over the tarp and doing figure of 8's. I am not too sure what else she had him doing, but he did good, the kids even got involved. Ryland had no problem walking behind the pony and hugging his head and standing in front of him. Mommy on the other hand was ekkkkkkkkk. A ball of nerves. Jayda sat with Nigel and held on to him and petted him and hung out with him as well as she had no problem getting down and standing in front of him and petting him. As for Keri, any one reading this can go and check out her blog to find out the amazing things she did with Poncho. He was pretty amazing, and i think she really likes working with him. He is such a good boy. I guess this is it for now. I have to go and check out what she wrote about Poncho. LOL

Keri this is for you!

So i dont have too much to say. I have been laid up with a cast to my knee for a good 4 weeks. I am now out of the cast but still walking a bit funny. My muscles are a bit sore in my calf. From not using it i guess. I havent really played with the kids outside, well maybe i have, a lot of friendly. I go out to see them on a daily basis, and am rubbing and touching all of them. I think deep down inside Poncho is sorry, because i just cant get him out of my face and out of my space. Needless to say i have done a lot of friendly. So the other day the kids and i walked around the field and tightened up the electric fence, I also got my small horse trailer moved and a for sale sign on it. Hopefully that goes, before the snow settles in. I am going to try to work on my riding area before Friday. I would like to move the black horse trailer to where the little one was and move the back part of the fence back more to make a bigger area to play in. And besides that they will live there for the winter months, I somehow have to run the electric fence there so Nigel pony cant get out. LOL

A GRUMPY GIRL

So yes i am a grumpy girl. On Tuesday Aug 25 we started out with a wonderful day. My mom, Mike and his 2 girls were all here as well as my 2. We had a good day with pony rides and poncho rides, we were all having a lot of fun. All the kids had their turns and mom and i had our turns. Then my mom wanted to go into the field to ride poncho, so we put Freya and Nigel into the riding ring so we didnt have to worry about them. Things were going great for my mom so i told her i wanted a turn. I got on and headed out just a bit when i noticed that Nigel was following us. Of course these boys really are not friends yet. Anyway, when we turned to head home Poncho thought he would start bucking and trying to kick Nigel. I did good at staying on and just when i thought he was stopping he started again, and........over his shoulder i went. Landed on the ground all i could do was sit up and yell to my mom not to let him get away, and then the pain set in. I am now stuck in a cast for 6 lovely weeks, lots of fun. The End

I hope you like the ending.

Aug. 4

Need i say more, i love my new pony. This is a very big deal for Ry, not so much for Jay, she will get on anything.

Sun Aug. 2
So this morning was pretty sad, my (actually Sue's) Charlie boy left 2208 Fourth Chute Rd. Him and Freya were screaming back and fourth for quit a little while, it was heart breaking. She lost her love. On a good note though, my pony arrived and is way more than i could have hoped. Nigel, omg is he a cute and loveable pony. Very sensitive and a real lap dog. Too bad he has to be alone for now, Poncho and Freya want to eat him right now.
Also in the afternoon, my cousin who is an eventer came to give Poncho a good ride to push his threshold to see if he was going to buck or do anything nasty, we came to the decision that he is bomb proof. While my cuz was riding Poncho, i decided to play with Freya. I love just hanging out and doing the friendly, porcupine and yo- yo. I hope with doing this it will make her happy and catch on a bit. I want to work a lot with her on the ground, and Poncho can be my confidence building boy.

August 1

Well well well 2 days in a row. Today i played a little with Poncho. Just some friendly and a little bit of yo-yo. My mom came out to ride her horse today. I think he is going to be good for anyone to ride, i cant wait until its my turn. I just ponied my mom around a bit and then let her go. All they did was walk and i think that was really good for my mom. It has been close or more than 10 years since she has been on one. Way to go ma.

July 30
Today we had our meet up at my house. Rose is absolutley wonderful and video taped and tooksome pictures for me. Keri started out playing with my Mom's new horse Poncho. He is so cute and from what i am told he is pretty smart. She didnt do a whole lot with him and kept it all pretty friendly, it will be very interesting to see how de-sensitized he gets, i dont think it will take much work. While Keri was playing with Poncho i was doing some friendly with Freya. We worked on some porcupine and driving as well. I attempted to do some circling and managed to get her to do a complete rotation. I guess it is still good but not as good as the last time, which was forever ago. Keri then worked her magic on her and had her jumping in know time. Freya was being a little dominate but it was quickly worked out of her.

This is a video of Freya and I

Wonderful

Well....wow is about all i can say. I did it. I rode my horse, and can actually say i rode. I started out playing with Freya for quite awhile. I did a lot of things that i hadnt done or havent done in quite awhile. We worked on Figure 8's a little and she was wonderful, we did a little bit of yo-yo work and circles, she did really well on circles. The last time we worked on them we could only make it around half of the way and today when i did them she ended up going one and a half times around. When we were done playing it was time to go on. I didnt even need Sue to get on her first, that was a very big step for me. It was so nice having a bunch of girls there, because i could hide my nervousness and get on and just do it. I knew i was at the point where i had to do it. So the next step was to walk around the ring a couple of times and figure out if the order for the trail ride was going to work. My big girl gave me a bit of a scare because she kept creeping forward and ended up trying to kick Ginger, anyway then we headed out and it was amazing. I had such a good time. We ran into a bunch of baby Turkeys and a mom on the way back and I am not even sure she saw them, she was good. When we got back to the barnyard Freya did what she did when i came off of her twice, went sideways and was kind of skidish, i think it was because i was taking my foot out of the stirrup and i think it just caught her off gaurd, at least that is what i am telling myself well i managed to stay on and wheee, what a confidence booster to finally be back on my horse. That wonderful Marie, brought my girl home today and i am so excited to finally have her home and play with her a lot, we need to build our relationship again. WELCOME HOME GIRL

So i got to go and ride my horse yesterday, well if you want to call what i did riding. lol. It was a little better than the last time My confidence grows a little more with every time i get on her. I am going out again to ride her tomorrow. Sue is going to be glad to see us go, lol.

My Parelli Journey

July 10/09
So today is day 1 of my very own blog spot. Whoo. Today i watched my friend Keri work her magic on one of the horses i have here named Charlie. Charlie hasnt done any real work since the fall. He is a very dominate horse so needless to say he worked up just a little bit of a sweat, lol. Poor Charlie. My little pony Shrek is next. Shreky needs a little bit of work, just a little bit.