The lastest....

The last couple of days have been awesome, although the weather hasn't always been great. Monday we had massage and anatomy. I love our massage classes! I always learn something new whether it be a new technique, something about the horse or something about myself. The anatomy class was probably the best one yet. We got to go and work with the horses finding where their bones and muscles wear at, it really started to piece things together for me! It's one thing reading about all the muscles but it's another thing putting them to the horse.


Tuesday was wet and cold but great all the same! We spent the morning working on Polo horses which was great. It was nice to get out hands on different horses, ones that don't just stand there (which is a nice luxury but wont be the case when we get out into the real world!). The afternoon was spent doing quieting and handling. We watched a demo of one of the horses going around a course being lead by crystal through feel. She had to get him to stand on the pallet and back into stables whilst sitting on a barrel among other things. I learn a lot with Rick working in the round pen, getting the pony to move through indirect feel.


Today was great, still very cold! It started with a big breakfast at Vern's Diner where we met the rest of the class before heading to a ranch up in the hills where there was snow, no blankets but more than enough to make you go oooooo, ahhhhh. It was all so pretty! It was good to work on other ranch horses that work in a different environment.

An old wagon at the Ranch

Tomorrow night we are off to see the Lipizzaner's, should be great I can't wait!


Missing you all muchly xx