‘Tis the Season!
Yes, it is the season…of catching the flu, heavy rains and
increased workloads on the job and at school! Add to this the “cheerful chaos”
that the holidays bring to everyone! Both Laurie and I got the flu. Miserable.
It has been COLD and RAINY in the Sierra Foothills. Making the time when the
rain stopped and the footing was somewhat safe to do some basic groundwork
review with Cerra has been tough. We have sneaked in a few short session
between the showers and being sick (sneezing, coughing and sporting a fever
makes being in sync with the horse just plain hard) and the demands of home,
work and school. Sometimes they just get to be horses.
Sadly the weekend looks to be VERY wet so we have had to
reschedule both the G.S.H.C practice and the Horsemanship Workshop.
The last two families that met Cearra are BOTH interested.
Now they want to schedule time for their “trainers” to come out. Sigh. This is
always a challenge because 8 times out of 10 the “trainer” also has a horse
that they want to sell their student so it makes it very hard for any horse but
theirs to be “good enough.” Add to this most “trainers” train for the show…not
for the overall well-being of the horse or the advancement of horsemanship skills
in their students. We will see what happens but we are not holding our breath.We
Today was a sunny and mild day. Tomorrow and Sunday we get
more RAIN so we decided to medicate the heck out of ourselves, bundle up and
get out there and work ALL the horses. Cearra got a “skills review” which is
basically a review of EVERYTHING we have been working on both on the ground and
under saddle. Took about 90 minutes or so. She was a little frisky at first but
after a few athletic direction changes in the round pen she was focused and
thinking. We have added new suppling/ feel exercises and new desensitizing
exercises to her skill set. Very happy with how she is doing. Her confidence,
fitness and carriage is really improving and she is enjoying having a family
and herd that is active. While our original plan was to sell her, we REALLY
like her so…well…we are in NO RUSH nor will we be accepting anything less than
fair market value for her AND the family has to be just right. We might be
shooting ourselves in the foot taking this attitude but that is how we feel.
After her session she got to pal around with Argent and
Ronan as we did our sessions with them. Nothing like having a 1000 pound dog
follow you around as you ride the obstacle course. Never a dull moment!
Cearra following her "boyfriend" Ronan.
...and we're cruising..
...and more crusing...
STOP! Time to look AWESOME!
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