DAY 4: Loaded up
and headed over to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Arena. Annie got a quick
(well it was about 30 minutes) review of the exercises we have been focusing
on. Since we were working on the line the goal was to see an improvement on
Lunge for Respect 1, Yield HQ 1 and Backing. Two mules…yes MULES (beautiful
too) were in the arena which was new to Miss Annie. Still her overall
performance was better. She was much calmer too, even hang out in the pens at
the end of the arena. She hung out as we worked with Argent and Ronan. We
wrapped the session with Ronan (and I) ponying Annie. Everyone did well. The
next two or three days will be days off for everyone. Good session (she has now had eight of them) all in all.
From this point forward there will be round pen and ground
work sessions on a regular basis happening at home. We hope to get her moving
over the various terrain we have and using the skills we are teaching her. We
will be hauling out quite a bit too. In May we will be heading to Aqua Dulce
(May 6-8 Sweetwater Movieland Ranch), Wallace (May 15 Hawks Landing Ranch) and
Paicines (May 27 -30 Bar SZ Ranch). She’ll be exposed to road trips, new
experiences, new places, new people and new horses! She’ll also be hauled locally
to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds (Placerville) and Pioneer Park Arena
(Somerset) for more rides and more training. She really is on a new adventure!
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