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.