Level 2 Online Audition

I finally got my Online Audition video taped! Now I just gotta send it in. Then do my freestyle and I'll be an official Level 2 graduate!! Woo!

I actually think I'm going to redo it because I forgot to use my 22 ft line. I accidentally used the 12 ft line. And I ended up having to cut a couple mins worth of video out of it because it was a little too long. Oh well hopefully I'll do everything right next time.

Finally Bridleless!!

I started riding Elliot bridleless for the first time this week! It's amazing! It's like magic when you feel so connected to the horse and him to you that you can ride without a bridle or anything. I feel like my relationship with Elliot has just soared over that past couple of weeks. I've been able to do things with him that I wasn't able to before and he just does things so easily and willingly now. I'm not sure exactly what changed but I'm SO glad it did. I've recently been thinking that we just weren't making any progress and I felt like our relationship just wasn't there. Then recently everything just started getting better and better. I love him so much! :o) I'll try and get a video soon of us riding bridleless and put it up.

Hill Therapy

In case anyone was interested in reading more about the Parelli's "Hill Therapy" program that I'm doing with Elliot now, I thought I would post a link to some information about it.

Hill Therapy

Of course the Parelli's are not the first people to come up with using hill work to get horses in shape. Just like they did not create natural horsemanship. They just created their own programs for them.

P.S. Happy April Fools Day!! :P