Wow, 2016 is really flying by. Lots of changes for me, but not many on the horse front.
In the next few weeks I will be down to one job and no college for the summer. I will have so much time on my hands I won't know what to do,lol. Wait...yes, I will. Navi and I will hit the ground running with our driving training. We continue to pick at it slowly due to lack of time, but soon that won't be an issue. She is doing well and we had our 1st successful long lining lesson. Although it wasn't pretty (due to me and my clumsiness) she did great!
Pixie and I continue to just refine our work on the ground and undersaddle. We have been out on a few rides and she has been awesome. We got our new saddle and it seems to be working well for both of us :)
As far as changes for me, I am now working a Mon-Fri job and off by 4pm, so that leaves me with the ability to look into doing something I have always wanted to do, but haven't been able to due to an every changing schedule and having to be available to cover at work if something happened. I really want to look into doing some actual training/lessons for people. My new job will give me the ability to leave work at work and have a life outside of work :) And for that reason I am considering doing what I wanted to do last year and that was actually start training people and their horses. I have always believed that if you want change you have to be the change. So I decided last year I wanted to help people gain the confidence and knowledge they needed to train their horses, but work never really allowed me to get it off the ground. So I decided to change fields, and lucky for me I was hired in my new field long before I was expecting it. Change is scary to me, but I knew if I wanted to follow my passions I had to change something. So here I sit, in a few weeks I will be done at the job that I have known for 12+ years and will be down to 1 job with a set schedule and way less stress. I am excited at all the possibilities and look forward to following my dreams.
You and Pixie and all your family continue to be such an inspiration to us! Mel and I have learned so much from you and from your example. Pixie is a highly sensitive soul and her temperament and breed are naturally hot and excitable, so as a test case of your training methods, she could hardly have been more of a challenge. That makes seeing her calm, contented demeanor while going bridle less all the more compelling to both of us. I know Mel decided yesterday to follow her example as his lead mare once again and to just relax and be calm and peaceful while another was running barrels behind him. Prior to our working with you, Mel would have been in hyper-race mode, as his 10 year career as a racehorse would have kicked in without a doubt. I am so grateful to you and Sarah K. for teaching us another way. Mel was clearly enjoying the attention of being petted and complimented and rewarded with carrots for being in a Zen mode of relaxation. Thank you from the depths of our beings for your shining example!
ReplyDeleteAwww :) Thank you so much for your kind words. We love you and Mel!
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