February 26, 2013

What are you passionate about? Do you think you can never use that passion for God’s glory? Who do you think gave you that passion? God did.

I love working with horses. That is my passion. How can God use me in that field? I’m not rich nor do I have endless researches. I pray, each day, that God will show me how to use this passion for His glory.

I also have a passion for physically challenged kids. Could the two fit together? If God wills it!

My dream: Train a specific horse for a specific person. Everybody should be able to enjoy owning a horse, even if they don’t have a leg or an arm. If someone didn’t have a right arm, I could train the horse so the person wouldn’t need one. No right leg? Same thing. A crop or special reign cues could be used instead of the other leg. Does the person want to compete in a specific event? Train the horse so the person can compete safely.

I don’t see how I will have enough money, but if God’s desire is for me to do this, He will provide a way.

Anything is possible if I continue to follow God’s plan.

Trust Him with your life today!

January 14, 2013

I will be taking more sorting lessons with Seyvilla starting this Friday. I am excited to see how much better she is this time, especially now that she knows what I am asking her to do. She is good at turning quickly and powering through the turn to go back the other way. I will be sure to relate how my lessons go. I am excited! I spoke to the manager today and I will be taking a month of lessons, every Friday. Fun!

December 24, 2012

I have now uploaded my best sorting video to YouTube. I have saved a link in the right column of this page. Have a look and let me know your comments. You will hear some other people talking on the video, but the most important part is how fast my team member and I sorted the first cow. We tied with lots of other teams going into the last round. The only reason we finished in 6th place is because we sorted the first cow so quickly. I am riding my Arabian horse, Seyvilla. My partner is Stephanie.

December 6, 2012

I just realized I didn't tell you about the sorting competition I was in a few weeks ago. It was a complete blast and I will be uploading a video of one of my runs in the next few days. I enjoy watching the videos almost as if I am doing the event again! Okay, but I am a horse lover. What can I say?

September 18, 2012

I have been enjoying working with Seyvilla on sorting the cows. It has been really fun to work on the specific techniques and see my cues to her get better and better each time. ‘Practice makes perfect’ and I definitely find that true. Now I am working on stamina for both her and me. Seyvilla will get so excited when working with the cows that she gets to the point where she doesn’t listen to me. I want to work through that so she understands what I want her to do and then we can both have fun in our communication with each other and with the cows.

Yes, we communicate with the cows. Interesting, right? My teacher said, ‘For every step forward take two steps back.’ The horse is really telling the cow what to do. I watched my teacher do the sorting and wow, it sure is true. You can definitely tell the professionals from the beginners!

I think it will be fun to be in a competition, but I want to make sure Seyvilla and I are both ready before we enter it. We want to both have fun and look good at the same time. I know the first time won’t be perfect, but I want to be the best I can be!

The specific technique I working on now is the rollback as I have mentioned before. I working with Seyvilla on the technique yesterday and I think she’s really understanding it. 

August 20, 2012

I have been really enjoying my sorting lessons on Friday afternoons. For those of you who don’t know what that is . . . I am riding my horse with cows and cutting the cow I want away from the others. For this sport the cows have numbers on their backs. A number is called as the time starts and the horse and rider go after that number. Each team has two horses and riders. One stays at the gate and doesn’t let any others through except the correct number. The cows are sorted in order according to the numbers on their backs.

Seyvilla loves working with the cows and is still trying to figure out exactly what I want her to do at any given time. It is fun that she is enjoying it because that makes it more fun for me too! Now as I get my techniques down I would really like to look like I am enjoying it. My teacher had to ask me if I was enjoying it because I wasn’t smiling. That is part of what I want to work on this next week.

July 30, 2012

I have really enjoyed both of the sorting lessons I have taken so far. Seyvilla likes working with the cows. Last Friday I learned more about where to be in relation to the cow. The most interesting thing was that for every step forward the horse and rider should take two steps back. With every step forward the cow is in control, with every step back the horse and rider are in control.

We did a couple of quick runs also and Seyvilla absolutely loved it! She cuts the specific cow away from the rest like a real pro! I have another lesson this Friday and hope to continue to learn more techniques.